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Nearing Calgary from Regina

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Date: 1928

Medium: graphite on paper

Catalogue Number: CoJ.03.399

Description: Landscapes where the focal point is in betwwern the artist / viewer and the hill or mountain in the background of each drawing . Writing denotes details and colour scheme.Writing on back: “nearing Calgary from Regina - March 12th - 28”

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Title: Nearing Calgary from Regina

Date: 1928

Medium: graphite on paper

Dimensions: 28.0 x 35.5 cm

Description: Landscapes where the focal point is in betwwern the artist / viewer and the hill or mountain in the background of each drawing . Writing denotes details and colour scheme.Writing on back: “nearing Calgary from Regina - March 12th - 28”

Subject: landscape

Credit: Gift of John Rivette, Seymour Arm, 1997

Catalogue Number: CoJ.03.399

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Purse

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Date: 1920 – 1935

Material: fibre, silk

Catalogue Number: 103.08.0040 a,b

Description: Two matching small gold silk drawstring purses whose drawstrings are tied together. Each purse has delicate purple and blue flowers embroidered with silk and metallic thread, and two long red silk tassels hanging from the top of either side. Both purses are padded.

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Title: Purse

Date: 1920 – 1935

Material: fibre, silk

Dimensions: 2.0 x 7.0 x 7.0 cm

Description: Two matching small gold silk drawstring purses whose drawstrings are tied together. Each purse has delicate purple and blue flowers embroidered with silk and metallic thread, and two long red silk tassels hanging from the top of either side. Both purses are padded.

Subject: households; crafts; needlework

Credit: Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979

Catalogue Number: 103.08.0040 a,b

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Purse

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Date: 1920 – 1950

Material: fibre, cotton

Catalogue Number: 103.08.0063

Description: A pouch-shaped bag of white cotton with a drawstring at the neck. The bag is decorated with narrow bands of red, green and yellow embroidery following the shape of the bag, and with a pink tassel at the bottom. The bag’s drawstring is made of twisted pink and black threads, and has a green tasse…

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Title: Purse

Date: 1920 – 1950

Material: fibre, cotton

Dimensions: 16.0 x 32.0 cm

Description: A pouch-shaped bag of white cotton with a drawstring at the neck. The bag is decorated with narrow bands of red, green and yellow embroidery following the shape of the bag, and with a pink tassel at the bottom. The bag’s drawstring is made of twisted pink and black threads, and has a green tassel at each end.

Subject: households; crafts; needlework

Credit: Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979

Catalogue Number: 103.08.0063

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Purse

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Date: 1920 – 1940

Material: fibre, silk; wood

Catalogue Number: 103.08.0079

Description: A printed silk chiffon bag with a pattern of flowers and horizontal stripes. The bag has a wooden frame at the opening, and fastens with a wooden bead button. The bag has two handles made of the same fabric as the bag.

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Title: Purse

Date: 1920 – 1940

Material: fibre, silk; wood

Dimensions: 40.0 x 32.0 cm

Description: A printed silk chiffon bag with a pattern of flowers and horizontal stripes. The bag has a wooden frame at the opening, and fastens with a wooden bead button. The bag has two handles made of the same fabric as the bag.

Subject: households

Credit: Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979

Catalogue Number: 103.08.0079

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Purse

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Date: 1920 – 1940

Material: fibre, silk

Catalogue Number: 103.08.0143

Description: A small, flat, red silk purse with curved sides and single pink and white peony applique on the front. The purse has a green and a red silk tassel that hang from each side, and a silk loop at the top.

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Title: Purse

Date: 1920 – 1940

Material: fibre, silk

Dimensions: 12.0 x 8.3 cm

Description: A small, flat, red silk purse with curved sides and single pink and white peony applique on the front. The purse has a green and a red silk tassel that hang from each side, and a silk loop at the top.

Subject: households; crafts; needlework

Credit: Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979

Catalogue Number: 103.08.0143

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Purse

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Date: 1890 – 1910

Material: metal; skin; fibre

Catalogue Number: 103.08.0161

Description: A brown suede purse which hangs by two straps from a fabric belt. There is a small money holder with a metal frame that fits inside a pocket. The money holder fastens with two snaps. The lining of the purse is stamped with a patent note.

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Title: Purse

Date: 1890 – 1910

Material: metal; skin; fibre

Dimensions: 24.0 x 1.0 x 14.5 cm

Description: A brown suede purse which hangs by two straps from a fabric belt. There is a small money holder with a metal frame that fits inside a pocket. The money holder fastens with two snaps. The lining of the purse is stamped with a patent note.

Subject: tourism

Credit: Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979

Catalogue Number: 103.08.0161

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Purse

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Date: 1920 – 1940

Material: skin, snake

Catalogue Number: 103.08.0207 a,b

Description: A black and white snakeskin change purse with two pieces. The smaller section (a) slides into the larger section (b) to close the purse.

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Title: Purse

Date: 1920 – 1940

Material: skin, snake

Dimensions: 2.5 x 9.2 x 10.5 cm

Description: A black and white snakeskin change purse with two pieces. The smaller section (a) slides into the larger section (b) to close the purse.

Subject: travel; households; animals, snake

Credit: Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979

Catalogue Number: 103.08.0207 a,b

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Purse

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Date: 1920 – 1930

Material: fibre

Catalogue Number: 103.08.0363 a,b

Description: A pair of flat, silk bags both lined with the same pink and purple striped silk fabric. (a) black rounded bottom , printed with rows of stylized flowers of red, blue, and pink. A row of black thread loops passing around bag just below mouth holds double drawstring cord of pink and green twisted co…

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Title: Purse

Date: 1920 – 1930

Material: fibre

Dimensions: 28.0 x 23.9 cm

Description: A pair of flat, silk bags both lined with the same pink and purple striped silk fabric. (a) black rounded bottom , printed with rows of stylized flowers of red, blue, and pink. A row of black thread loops passing around bag just below mouth holds double drawstring cord of pink and green twisted cotton threads knotted at each end with small tassels. (b) blue square, printed with small scattered bouquets of stylized pink and yellow flowers, and small comb like symbol. Casing sewn below mouth holds double drawstring cord of twisted black cotton threads.

Subject: households

Credit: Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979

Catalogue Number: 103.08.0363 a,b

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Mt. Biddle

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Artist: Arthur Lismer (1885 – 1969, Canadian)

Date: 1928

Medium: graphite on paper

Catalogue Number: LiA.03.01

Description: This drawing is a stylistically loose portrayal of a mountain scene. This scene is comprised only of mountains and rock - no trees or such other landscape. There is a peak in TLC and the mountain slopes downward to another smaller peak in the TRC. The foreground of the piece is comprised of many…

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Artist: Arthur Lismer (1885 – 1969, Canadian)

Title: Mt. Biddle

Date: 1928

Medium: graphite on paper

Description: This drawing is a stylistically loose portrayal of a mountain scene. This scene is comprised only of mountains and rock - no trees or such other landscape. There is a peak in TLC and the mountain slopes downward to another smaller peak in the TRC. The foreground of the piece is comprised of many loose rocks that are piled on top of one another and recede into the background. The line quality of the drawing in the foreground is much heavier and more detailed than the background. Shading in the piece is done mostly with cross-hatching.

Subject: Landscape; Canadian Rockies; Mountains

Credit: Gift of Donald Grace, Saanichton, 1997

Catalogue Number: LiA.03.01

Notes: Artistry Revealed: Peter Whyte, Catharine Robb Whyte and Their Contemporaries; June 17, 2018 to October 21, 2018

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Untitled

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Artist: Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C. (1906 – 1979, Canadian)

Date: 1928

Medium: graphite on conte paper

Catalogue Number: WyC.03.002

Description: A life drawing of a female model. She is standing with her back to the viewer at a 3/4 angle. The quality of light is significant in this detailed rendering.

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Artist: Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C. (1906 – 1979, Canadian)

Title: Untitled

Date: 1928

Medium: graphite on conte paper

Dimensions: 63.0 x 48.0 cm

Description: A life drawing of a female model. She is standing with her back to the viewer at a 3/4 angle. The quality of light is significant in this detailed rendering.