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Painting; Fine Art Easel; Presentation Case
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact104.39.1011%20a%2cb
- Date
- 1930 – 1940
- Material
- wood; fibre; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 104.39.1011 a,b
- Description
- Elaborately carved, W. J. Phillips' (a) presentation case: 61.5x79.3x12.5, hinged lid drops open, held by 52.5 long chains both sides. Lid elaborately carved, centre design 34.0x27.0,leaves, berries, etc. Border 8.0 wide carved square chain design, corners pinwheel, inside lined with green velvet …
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- Title
- Painting; Fine Art Easel; Presentation Case
- Date
- 1930 – 1940
- Material
- wood; fibre; metal
- Description
- Elaborately carved, W. J. Phillips' (a) presentation case: 61.5x79.3x12.5, hinged lid drops open, held by 52.5 long chains both sides. Lid elaborately carved, centre design 34.0x27.0,leaves, berries, etc. Border 8.0 wide carved square chain design, corners pinwheel, inside lined with green velvet (b) easel: 183.0x71.0, top of upright ca 40.0x30.0 elaborately carved, also carving on upright and both wings, more carving at cross bar. Feet of wings curve out into scroll. Tray has turned outer edge with carved design brace, brace broken in 2 places (old), the upright has 9 holes for movement of tray, the 2 wings have 2 holes near top for installation of case. The back lever is 140.0 long with 21.5 foot, attached to the back of the upright with a bolt and brace mechanism. Condition: water spots over all, left wing foot broken off and secured with 3 screws, piece broken off right wing top, glued back on, gouges from improper moving of tray, lever slightly warped.
- Credit
- Gift of Grace Turner, Calgary, 1988
- Catalogue Number
- 104.39.1011 a,b
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Camp Many-Haw-Haw-s
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact107.02.1027
- Date
- 1930 – 1970
- Material
- paper; glass; wood
- Catalogue Number
- 107.02.1027
- Description
- A mixed media picture of a Girl Guides camp scene. Mountains in the background. Girls are involved in the many camp activities. Signed brc "CJL" Titled "Camp Many-Haw-Haw-s”.
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- Title
- Camp Many-Haw-Haw-s
- Date
- 1930 – 1970
- Material
- paper; glass; wood
- Dimensions
- 51.0 x 58.5 cm
- Description
- A mixed media picture of a Girl Guides camp scene. Mountains in the background. Girls are involved in the many camp activities. Signed brc "CJL" Titled "Camp Many-Haw-Haw-s”.
- Credit
- Gift of Unknown, 1968
- Catalogue Number
- 107.02.1027
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- Date
- 1930 – 1970
- Material
- paper; glass; wood
- Catalogue Number
- 107.02.1028
- Description
- A watercolour of a Girl Guides camp scene. Forest in the background. Girls are involved in the many camp activities. Signed brc "Gail Grady" blc red ribbon with" First Handicraft" printed on it. In tlc is a blue card "Class 1, Age 14, Name Gail Grady, Company or Pack 2nd"
- Title
- Painting
- Date
- 1930 – 1970
- Material
- paper; glass; wood
- Dimensions
- 49.5 x 57.3 cm
- Description
- A watercolour of a Girl Guides camp scene. Forest in the background. Girls are involved in the many camp activities. Signed brc "Gail Grady" blc red ribbon with" First Handicraft" printed on it. In tlc is a blue card "Class 1, Age 14, Name Gail Grady, Company or Pack 2nd"
- Credit
- Gift of Unknown, 1968
- Catalogue Number
- 107.02.1028
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Untitled [cowboy roping horse]
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactbec.05.01
- Date
- 1930
- Medium
- watercolour on pressed paper
- Catalogue Number
- BeC.05.01
- Description
- A cowboy wearing a blue shirt, brown vest, green neckerchief, orange/yellow chaps, a holster and gun, in bottom right of picture, has roped a horse on front legs, center left. The roped horse is falling forward. Six other horses are running in the background, a lot of dust in corral. The sky is yel…
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- Title
- Untitled [cowboy roping horse]
- Date
- 1930
- Medium
- watercolour on pressed paper
- Dimensions
- 32.5 x 25.4 cm
- Description
- A cowboy wearing a blue shirt, brown vest, green neckerchief, orange/yellow chaps, a holster and gun, in bottom right of picture, has roped a horse on front legs, center left. The roped horse is falling forward. Six other horses are running in the background, a lot of dust in corral. The sky is yellow. The roped horse has a brand on left shoulder: lazy N over bar one.
- Subject
- figure, cowboy
- animal, horse
- Credit
- Gift of Les Peters, Great Falls, USA, 1983
- Catalogue Number
- BeC.05.01
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Avalanche Slope
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactdgo.02.02
- Date
- 1955 – 1970
- Medium
- oil on masonite
- Catalogue Number
- DgO.02.02
- Description
- tlc and along top is a cloudy sky, below that is a mountain face. The slope runs tr to bl. The mountain has a long expanse of white from tr to bl interspersed with trees and shadows. Stylized tree forms all along bottom edge.
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- Title
- Avalanche Slope
- Date
- 1955 – 1970
- Medium
- oil on masonite
- Dimensions
- 120.0 x 120.00 cm
- Description
- tlc and along top is a cloudy sky, below that is a mountain face. The slope runs tr to bl. The mountain has a long expanse of white from tr to bl interspersed with trees and shadows. Stylized tree forms all along bottom edge.
- Subject
- Canadian Rockies
- landscape
- winter
- Credit
- Gift of John P. Crabb, Winnipeg, 1995
- Catalogue Number
- DgO.02.02
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Down Before the Storm
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactdgo.02.03
- Date
- 1955 – 1970
- Medium
- oil on masonite
- Catalogue Number
- DgO.02.03
- Description
- The foreground of snow covers approximately one quarter of the picture, slopes from cr to bl. Two skiers, one in a yellow jacket, stand on the edge of the slope looking inwards. The rest of the picture is mostly grey clouds, covering the slopes in the background.
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- Title
- Down Before the Storm
- Date
- 1955 – 1970
- Medium
- oil on masonite
- Dimensions
- 120.0 x 120.0 cm
- Description
- The foreground of snow covers approximately one quarter of the picture, slopes from cr to bl. Two skiers, one in a yellow jacket, stand on the edge of the slope looking inwards. The rest of the picture is mostly grey clouds, covering the slopes in the background.
- Credit
- Gift of John P. Crabb, Winnipeg, 1995
- Catalogue Number
- DgO.02.03
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- Artist
- A Hunter
- Title
- Yoho Valley
- Date
- 1932
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Dimensions
- 19.5 x 25.0 cm
- Subject
- landscape
- mountain
- Canadian Rockies
- forest
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- HuA.05.01
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Evening, Lake O'Hara
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactjkr.02.02
- Date
- 1931
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Catalogue Number
- JkR.02.02
- Description
- In the foreground on the right side of the painting there are four green trees and a shore made out of mostly rocks. To the left and along the bottom edge a lake of bluegreen water sits in front of a brown mountain range. The mountains have snow on parts of the peaks and the sky is blue with white …
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- Title
- Evening, Lake O'Hara
- Date
- 1931
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- 69.9 x 90.0 cm
- Description
- In the foreground on the right side of the painting there are four green trees and a shore made out of mostly rocks. To the left and along the bottom edge a lake of bluegreen water sits in front of a brown mountain range. The mountains have snow on parts of the peaks and the sky is blue with white clouds.
- Subject
- landscape
- Canadian Rockies
- lake
- Lake O'Hara
- Credit
- Gift of Donald Grace, Saanichton, 1996
- Catalogue Number
- JkR.02.02
- Notes
- Artistry Revealed: Peter Whyte, Catharine Robb Whyte and Their Contemporaries; June 17, 2018 to October 21, 2018
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Flower illustrations
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- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 6 coloured illustrations depicting wildflowers. Two items are annotated on reverse sides; one reads "Bell wood" and other is signed "Hugh"[?].
- Date Range
- [1930-1950]
- Reference Code
- LUX / III / D / 29
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Drawing
- Painting
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- LUX
- Series
- LUX / III / D : Other material
- Sous-Fonds
- LUX / III : Luxton family sous-fonds
- Accession Number
- LUX
- Reference Code
- LUX / III / D / 29
- Date Range
- [1930-1950]
- Physical Description
- 6 drawings : illustration, pencil and paint ; 16 x 22.5 cm or smaller
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 6 coloured illustrations depicting wildflowers. Two items are annotated on reverse sides; one reads "Bell wood" and other is signed "Hugh"[?].
- Notes
- Artist(s) and date(s) of materials unknown; date range provided is estimate by Processing Archivist
- Material Details
- Illustrations traced in pencil and filled in with watercolour paints.
- Language
- English
- Category
- Arts
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Mount Balfour from Bow Pass
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactlac.05.08
- Date
- 1954
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Catalogue Number
- LaC.05.08
- Description
- General colour: grey, blue. The foreground rocks and boulders go into the picture to the right. A hill comes down on the left. In the background, filling most of the right side are rock pinnacles running off the top of the picture. In the upper left is blue sky.
- Title
- Mount Balfour from Bow Pass
- Date
- 1954
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Dimensions
- 22.8 x 31.2 cm
- Description
- General colour: grey, blue. The foreground rocks and boulders go into the picture to the right. A hill comes down on the left. In the background, filling most of the right side are rock pinnacles running off the top of the picture. In the upper left is blue sky.
- Subject
- landscape
- Canadian Rockies
- Credit
- Gift of Peter and Judith Jekill, Calgary, 1973
- Catalogue Number
- LaC.05.08
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- Date
- 1954
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Catalogue Number
- LaC.05.10
- Description
- General colour: blue, grey. Rocks go along the bottom edge and out from the left in big boulders. These mark the edge of a pool of water. A piece of land with boulders comes out from the right one third up. Behind are blue mountains partly hidden by enveloping clouds.
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- Title
- Molar Pass
- Date
- 1954
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Dimensions
- 26.5 x 38.0 cm
- Description
- General colour: blue, grey. Rocks go along the bottom edge and out from the left in big boulders. These mark the edge of a pool of water. A piece of land with boulders comes out from the right one third up. Behind are blue mountains partly hidden by enveloping clouds.
- Subject
- landscape
- Canadian Rockies
- Credit
- Gift of Peter and Judith Jekill, Calgary, 1973
- Catalogue Number
- LaC.05.10
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Goodsir Plateau
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactlac.05.11
- Date
- 1937
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Catalogue Number
- LaC.05.11
- Description
- General colour: grey, blue, beige, white. There is a lake in the lower left foreground; a cloudy sky in the upper right corner; a glacier rises from the lake left of center; the peaks run off the picture at the left but appear in the distance down towards the right of the picture.
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- Title
- Goodsir Plateau
- Date
- 1937
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Dimensions
- 27.5 x 38.0 cm
- Description
- General colour: grey, blue, beige, white. There is a lake in the lower left foreground; a cloudy sky in the upper right corner; a glacier rises from the lake left of center; the peaks run off the picture at the left but appear in the distance down towards the right of the picture.
- Subject
- landscape
- Canadian Rockies
- Credit
- Gift of Peter and Judith Jekill, Calgary, 1973
- Catalogue Number
- LaC.05.11
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- Date
- 1937
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Catalogue Number
- LaC.05.16
- Description
- General colour: blue, brown. Central image is a man standing in a cart drawn by two horses. Behind this are two elevators. To the left is a fence and in the background another elevator. To the right is a tower and a train steaming by to the right. The sky is blue with a few clouds.
- Title
- Tinder Den
- Date
- 1937
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Dimensions
- 27.0 x 38.0 cm
- Description
- General colour: blue, brown. Central image is a man standing in a cart drawn by two horses. Behind this are two elevators. To the left is a fence and in the background another elevator. To the right is a tower and a train steaming by to the right. The sky is blue with a few clouds.
- Subject
- landscape
- rural
- animal, horse
- figure, male
- Credit
- Gift of Peter and Judith Jekill, Calgary, 1973
- Catalogue Number
- LaC.05.16
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- Date
- 1930
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Catalogue Number
- LaC.05.17
- Description
- General colour: teal green lake, purple tan mountains, grey clouds. Lower right corner there is a group of scraggly trees on rock. The lake fills the lower third. Two bars of sand and grass come in from either side. The mountains sweep up to bluestery clouds which come down over the peeks.
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- Title
- Bow Lake
- Date
- 1930
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Dimensions
- 33.9 x 44.1 cm
- Description
- General colour: teal green lake, purple tan mountains, grey clouds. Lower right corner there is a group of scraggly trees on rock. The lake fills the lower third. Two bars of sand and grass come in from either side. The mountains sweep up to bluestery clouds which come down over the peeks.
- Subject
- landscape
- Canadian Rockies
- Credit
- Gift of Peter and Judith Jekill, Calgary, 1973
- Catalogue Number
- LaC.05.17
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Oak Bay From Boathouse, Victoria, B.C
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactlac.05.18
- Date
- 1957 – 1959
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Catalogue Number
- LaC.05.18
- Description
- General colour: blue, grey. A walkway with a fence runs in a crescent shape from lower center left to a third the way up the right side. A tree fills the left side and several more trees and a large white building fill the middle. Tide is out and figures walk the beach left and on the board walk al…
- Title
- Oak Bay From Boathouse, Victoria, B.C
- Date
- 1957 – 1959
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Dimensions
- 24.0 x 31.0 cm
- Description
- General colour: blue, grey. A walkway with a fence runs in a crescent shape from lower center left to a third the way up the right side. A tree fills the left side and several more trees and a large white building fill the middle. Tide is out and figures walk the beach left and on the board walk also. Sky has clouds.
- Subject
- seascape, Pacific
- architecture, urban
- Credit
- Gift of Peter and Judith Jekill, Calgary, 1973
- Catalogue Number
- LaC.05.18
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Beacon Hill Park, Victoria, British Columbia
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactlac.05.19
- Date
- 1957
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Catalogue Number
- LaC.05.19
- Description
- General colour: brown, grey. A row of eight trees crosses the picture - the foliage filling the upper left area and across the middle. Two or three figures can be seen in the left area. Back ground image is somewhat vague. The sky is cloudless.
- Title
- Beacon Hill Park, Victoria, British Columbia
- Date
- 1957
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Dimensions
- 22.8 x 27.8 cm
- Description
- General colour: brown, grey. A row of eight trees crosses the picture - the foliage filling the upper left area and across the middle. Two or three figures can be seen in the left area. Back ground image is somewhat vague. The sky is cloudless.
- Subject
- seascape, Pacific
- trees
- Credit
- Gift of Peter and Judith Jekill, Calgary, 1973
- Catalogue Number
- LaC.05.19
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Cadboro Bay Yacht Club, Victoria, British Columbia
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactlac.05.20
- Date
- 1957 – 1959
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Catalogue Number
- LaC.05.20
- Description
- General colour: grey. Lower edge is sand with birds - posts go out into the water at an angle from the right to left - there is a buoy or marker at the end.The horizon is one third up. Land can be seen out from the right side. The sky is filled with clouds.
- Title
- Cadboro Bay Yacht Club, Victoria, British Columbia
- Date
- 1957 – 1959
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Dimensions
- 22.8 x 26.6 cm
- Description
- General colour: grey. Lower edge is sand with birds - posts go out into the water at an angle from the right to left - there is a buoy or marker at the end.The horizon is one third up. Land can be seen out from the right side. The sky is filled with clouds.
- Subject
- seascape, Pacific
- skyline
- Credit
- Gift of Peter and Judith Jekill, Calgary, 1973
- Catalogue Number
- LaC.05.20
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Old Wreck near Sidney, B.C.
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactlac.05.21
- Date
- 1958 – 1959
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Catalogue Number
- LaC.05.21
- Description
- General colour: grey, blue. The beach runs along the bottom and up the left side a third. The wrecked timbers of a boat lie on the beach left of center. Posts go out into the water from the right side. The sky is filled with clouds. The sea is calm.
- Title
- Old Wreck near Sidney, B.C.
- Date
- 1958 – 1959
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Dimensions
- 22.8 x 27.9 cm
- Description
- General colour: grey, blue. The beach runs along the bottom and up the left side a third. The wrecked timbers of a boat lie on the beach left of center. Posts go out into the water from the right side. The sky is filled with clouds. The sea is calm.
- Subject
- landscape
- Canadian Rockies
- Credit
- Gift of Peter and Judith Jekill, Calgary, 1973
- Catalogue Number
- LaC.05.21
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Deception Pass
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactlac.05.22
- Date
- 1934
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Catalogue Number
- LaC.05.22
- Description
- General colour: brown, blue. Lower two thirds is filled with the dry rock slopes of a mountain which peaks in the upper enter. Blue sky comes down from both upper corners. One large cloud sits upper center.
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- Title
- Deception Pass
- Date
- 1934
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Dimensions
- 27.2 x 36.8 cm
- Description
- General colour: brown, blue. Lower two thirds is filled with the dry rock slopes of a mountain which peaks in the upper enter. Blue sky comes down from both upper corners. One large cloud sits upper center.
- Subject
- landscape
- Canadian Rockies
- Credit
- Gift of Peter and Judith Jekill, Calgary, 1973
- Catalogue Number
- LaC.05.22
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Airdrie, Alberta
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactlac.05.24
- Date
- 1957
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Catalogue Number
- LaC.05.24
- Description
- General colour: blue grey, brown, pink. Two elevators stand at the right side on the horizon. A train chugs past on the left. The foreround is brown fields - a fence appears from the left. The sky fills the upper two thirds and is spotted with clouds.
- Title
- Airdrie, Alberta
- Date
- 1957
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Dimensions
- 22.8 x 27.8 cm
- Description
- General colour: blue grey, brown, pink. Two elevators stand at the right side on the horizon. A train chugs past on the left. The foreround is brown fields - a fence appears from the left. The sky fills the upper two thirds and is spotted with clouds.
- Credit
- Gift of Peter and Judith Jekill, Calgary, 1973
- Catalogue Number
- LaC.05.24
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