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To Smell Balsam
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactjva.07.01
- Date
- 1975
- Medium
- gouache on paper
- Catalogue Number
- JvA.07.01
- Description
- General colour: green. Long green configurations move across from left to right several tendrils break off from the main line upwards and downwards. The central shape is a slanted 'N' shape.
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- Title
- To Smell Balsam
- Date
- 1975
- Medium
- gouache on paper
- Dimensions
- 59.0 x 77.5 cm
- Description
- General colour: green. Long green configurations move across from left to right several tendrils break off from the main line upwards and downwards. The central shape is a slanted 'N' shape.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- JvA.07.01
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- Artist
- Brian Joseph Grandbois
- Date
- 1973
- Medium
- acrylic on paper
- Catalogue Number
- GrB.12.01
- Description
- General colour: red, yellow, blue, black on white - equal portions. A single figure showing a force looking right, above that a fish looking left and above that a bird, wings spread, and legs coming down, looking right. Symbolic meanings - mother and child on her back, fish with eggs and an eagle -…
- Artist
- Brian Joseph Grandbois
- Title
- LIfe Cycle
- Date
- 1973
- Medium
- acrylic on paper
- Dimensions
- 152 x 30.5 cm
- Description
- General colour: red, yellow, blue, black on white - equal portions. A single figure showing a force looking right, above that a fish looking left and above that a bird, wings spread, and legs coming down, looking right. Symbolic meanings - mother and child on her back, fish with eggs and an eagle - all powerful symbols.
- Subject
- mythological
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1977
- Catalogue Number
- GrB.12.01
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Yellow Totem Pole
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- Artist
- Brian Joseph Grandbois
- Date
- 1973
- Medium
- acrylic on canvas board
- Catalogue Number
- GrB.12.09
- Description
- The image is centered with a great deal of white background on all sides; the image appears to be a totem pole, yellow; other images extend from it, these are red with black.
- Artist
- Brian Joseph Grandbois
- Title
- Yellow Totem Pole
- Date
- 1973
- Medium
- acrylic on canvas board
- Dimensions
- 25.5;50.4 x 17.5;40.4 cm
- Description
- The image is centered with a great deal of white background on all sides; the image appears to be a totem pole, yellow; other images extend from it, these are red with black.
- Subject
- mythological
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- GrB.12.09
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- Artist
- Brian Joseph Grandbois
- Date
- 1976
- Medium
- acrylic on canvas board
- Catalogue Number
- GrB.12.08
- Description
- Colours blue, black, orange, yellow, gold; a stylized head in left centre of picture; long blue and gold earrings; a continuous line runs to centre left of picture, all very stylized, could be a lance with feathers hanging from it; the design at his neck resembles a bird's head; the background is l…
- Artist
- Brian Joseph Grandbois
- Title
- Indian Head
- Date
- 1976
- Medium
- acrylic on canvas board
- Dimensions
- 35.5 x 45.5 cm
- Description
- Colours blue, black, orange, yellow, gold; a stylized head in left centre of picture; long blue and gold earrings; a continuous line runs to centre left of picture, all very stylized, could be a lance with feathers hanging from it; the design at his neck resembles a bird's head; the background is left white.
- Subject
- mythological
- Indigenous
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- GrB.12.08
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- Artist
- Brian Joseph Grandbois
- Date
- 1976
- Medium
- acrylic on canvas board
- Catalogue Number
- GrB.12.07
- Description
- Colours gold, black, orange, yellow, blue, green; a stylized bird with a bear inside; object in centre of picture rest of background left white.
- Artist
- Brian Joseph Grandbois
- Title
- Indian Legend
- Date
- 1976
- Medium
- acrylic on canvas board
- Dimensions
- 35.5 x 45.5 cm
- Description
- Colours gold, black, orange, yellow, blue, green; a stylized bird with a bear inside; object in centre of picture rest of background left white.
- Subject
- mythological
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- GrB.12.07
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- Artist
- Brian Joseph Grandbois
- Date
- 1976
- Medium
- acrylic on canvas board
- Catalogue Number
- GrB.12.06
- Description
- A stylized open painting, colours yellow, orange, gold and black; symbols non-representational; background unpainted - left white.
- Artist
- Brian Joseph Grandbois
- Title
- Indian Legend
- Date
- 1976
- Medium
- acrylic on canvas board
- Dimensions
- 35.5 x 45.5 cm
- Description
- A stylized open painting, colours yellow, orange, gold and black; symbols non-representational; background unpainted - left white.
- Subject
- mythological
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- GrB.12.06
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- Artist
- Brian Joseph Grandbois
- Date
- 1976
- Medium
- acrylic on canvas board
- Catalogue Number
- GrB.12.05
- Description
- Colours yellow, orange, gold and black stylized animals and birds; open drawing background left white.
- Artist
- Brian Joseph Grandbois
- Title
- Indian Legend
- Date
- 1976
- Medium
- acrylic on canvas board
- Dimensions
- 30.5 x 41.0 cm
- Description
- Colours yellow, orange, gold and black stylized animals and birds; open drawing background left white.
- Subject
- mythological
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- GrB.12.05
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- Artist
- Brian Joseph Grandbois
- Date
- 1970 – 1975
- Medium
- acrylic on heavy watercolour paper
- Catalogue Number
- GrB.12.04
- Description
- Stylized painting, Indigenous man’s head all in red. Unfinished.
- Artist
- Brian Joseph Grandbois
- Title
- Untitled
- Date
- 1970 – 1975
- Medium
- acrylic on heavy watercolour paper
- Dimensions
- 16.5 x 22.0 cm
- Description
- Stylized painting, Indigenous man’s head all in red. Unfinished.
- Subject
- mythological
- Indigenous
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- GrB.12.04
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- Artist
- Brian Joseph Grandbois
- Date
- 1978
- Medium
- acrylic on paper
- Catalogue Number
- GrB.12.02
- Description
- Large stylized eagle looking to the left, another bird under its breast, another bird looking to the right behind wings. Predominate colours light blue, maroon and yellow.
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- Artist
- Brian Joseph Grandbois
- Title
- Untitled
- Date
- 1978
- Medium
- acrylic on paper
- Dimensions
- 25; 38 x 35; 45.5 cm
- Description
- Large stylized eagle looking to the left, another bird under its breast, another bird looking to the right behind wings. Predominate colours light blue, maroon and yellow.
- Subject
- mythological
- bird
- eagle
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- GrB.12.02
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- Artist
- Brian Joseph Grandbois
- Date
- 1978
- Medium
- acrylic on paper
- Catalogue Number
- GrB.12.03
- Description
- Stylized symbolic? drawing. Predominate colours, yellow, brown, orange, a little blue a little red.
- Artist
- Brian Joseph Grandbois
- Title
- Untitled
- Date
- 1978
- Medium
- acrylic on paper
- Dimensions
- 19; 38 x 28; 45.5 cm
- Description
- Stylized symbolic? drawing. Predominate colours, yellow, brown, orange, a little blue a little red.
- Subject
- mythological
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- GrB.12.03
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- Artist
- Brian Joseph Grandbois
- Date
- 1978
- Medium
- acrylic on paper
- Catalogue Number
- GrB.12.10
- Description
- Two central images are painted in shades of light blue, yellow and red. A bear rendered in lines and shapes faces the viewer at the bottom right. A bird-like figure sits at the upper left.
1 image
- Artist
- Brian Joseph Grandbois
- Title
- Untitled
- Date
- 1978
- Medium
- acrylic on paper
- Dimensions
- 56.25 x 76 cm
- Description
- Two central images are painted in shades of light blue, yellow and red. A bear rendered in lines and shapes faces the viewer at the bottom right. A bird-like figure sits at the upper left.
- Subject
- mythological
- animal, bear;
- Credit
- Gift of Unknown, 2014
- Catalogue Number
- GrB.12.10
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Custer's Last Stand
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactmud.02.01
- Artist
- David Muskego
- Date
- 1972
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Catalogue Number
- MuD.02.01
- Description
- Dominant yellow/rust/blue on white ground symbolic painting; initialled brc DM/72 and written on back brace Custer's Last Stand (symbolic) by David Muskego, LeGoff Reserve, Alta. in Catharine's handwriting; also 109 Frank Kaquitts.
- Artist
- David Muskego
- Title
- Custer's Last Stand
- Date
- 1972
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- 20.6 x 45.8 cm
- Description
- Dominant yellow/rust/blue on white ground symbolic painting; initialled brc DM/72 and written on back brace Custer's Last Stand (symbolic) by David Muskego, LeGoff Reserve, Alta. in Catharine's handwriting; also 109 Frank Kaquitts.
- Subject
- symbolism
- mythological
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- MuD.02.01
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The Messengers
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- Artist
- David Muskego
- Date
- 1972
- Medium
- oil on board
- Catalogue Number
- MuD.02.02
- Description
- Label removed from back said The Messengers - The Great Eagle Spirit talks to the Medicine man at the centre. He then speaks to the messengers at his left and right who guide him to carry the message and power of the Great Spirit to the people. David Muskego Age: 18, LeGoff Reserve signed brc 72' D…
- Artist
- David Muskego
- Title
- The Messengers
- Date
- 1972
- Medium
- oil on board
- Dimensions
- 40.5 x 50.7 cm
- Description
- Label removed from back said The Messengers - The Great Eagle Spirit talks to the Medicine man at the centre. He then speaks to the messengers at his left and right who guide him to carry the message and power of the Great Spirit to the people. David Muskego Age: 18, LeGoff Reserve signed brc 72' D. Muskego.
- Subject
- symbolism
- mythological
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- MuD.02.02
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Woman in the Sea
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifacteeg.04.01
- Date
- 1977
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Catalogue Number
- EeG.04.01
- Description
- A mermaid, happy face with arms outstretched, has a blue fish-scale body, fish tail. She is enclosed in a ribbon of bark textured seaweed? black with yellow tinge.
1 image
- Title
- Woman in the Sea
- Date
- 1977
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- 42; 44 x 50; 50 cm
- Description
- A mermaid, happy face with arms outstretched, has a blue fish-scale body, fish tail. She is enclosed in a ribbon of bark textured seaweed? black with yellow tinge.
- Subject
- mythological
- female
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- EeG.04.01
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- Date
- 1970
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Catalogue Number
- ClG.03.04
- Description
- A large black and white bird bends over to examine a red ball in the lower right corner. The left side is empty.
1 image
- Title
- Untitled
- Date
- 1970
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- 19.0 x 26.5 cm
- Description
- A large black and white bird bends over to examine a red ball in the lower right corner. The left side is empty.
- Subject
- mythological
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1977
- Catalogue Number
- ClG.03.04
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- Date
- 1970
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Catalogue Number
- ClG.03.03
- Description
- General colour: green on white. Two frog shaped creatures with large heads face out. Along the upper edge is a green raining stripe.
1 image
- Title
- Untitled
- Date
- 1970
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Dimensions
- 30.4 x 45.5 cm
- Description
- General colour: green on white. Two frog shaped creatures with large heads face out. Along the upper edge is a green raining stripe.
- Subject
- mythological
- Credit
- Purchased from Unknown, 1969
- Catalogue Number
- ClG.03.03
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- Date
- 1970
- Medium
- ink; watercolour on paper
- Catalogue Number
- ClG.03.02
- Description
- General colour: black on white. A whale going to the left. A long feather shape comes down from behind the tail.
1 image
- Title
- Mahuk
- Date
- 1970
- Medium
- ink; watercolour on paper
- Dimensions
- 30.5 x 45.5 cm
- Description
- General colour: black on white. A whale going to the left. A long feather shape comes down from behind the tail.
- Subject
- mythological
- Credit
- Purchased from Unknown, 1969
- Catalogue Number
- ClG.03.02
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- Date
- 1970
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Catalogue Number
- ClG.03.01
- Description
- General colour: blue on white. A serpent shaped creature whose tail in the lower left has three ends. Two flanges come out of the body in the upper right. The head is turned to the left.
1 image
- Title
- The Wolf
- Date
- 1970
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Dimensions
- 43.8 x 30.2 cm
- Description
- General colour: blue on white. A serpent shaped creature whose tail in the lower left has three ends. Two flanges come out of the body in the upper right. The head is turned to the left.
- Subject
- mythological
- Credit
- Purchased from Unknown, 1969
- Catalogue Number
- ClG.03.01
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- Date
- 1976
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Catalogue Number
- EsK.04.02
- Description
- The bottom two thirds of the print is white with an interconnecting web of straight lines throughout. Above this light section are two low tent shaped images with a gray shadow. The top third is a combination of straight and crossed lines and shapes differing in colours ranging from dark blue and g…
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- Title
- Boreas
- Date
- 1976
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Description
- The bottom two thirds of the print is white with an interconnecting web of straight lines throughout. Above this light section are two low tent shaped images with a gray shadow. The top third is a combination of straight and crossed lines and shapes differing in colours ranging from dark blue and gray to a maroon colour.
- Subject
- mythological
- Boreas
- Credit
- Gift of Dora Helen Mackie, Calgary, 1998
- Catalogue Number
- EsK.04.02
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- Artist
- Leslie Reid
- Date
- 1975
- Medium
- serigraph on paper
- Catalogue Number
- ReL.04.01
- Description
- Colour: pale pink. One third the way up across the picture a horizon line of trees seen faintly against a flat pink background.
- Artist
- Leslie Reid
- Title
- Galetta
- Date
- 1975
- Medium
- serigraph on paper
- Dimensions
- 75.6 x 56.5 cm
- Description
- Colour: pale pink. One third the way up across the picture a horizon line of trees seen faintly against a flat pink background.
- Subject
- abstract
- mythological
- Credit
- Gift of Jon Whyte, Banff, 1978
- Catalogue Number
- ReL.04.01
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