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Creatures [Title Page]
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactarp.04.01
- Date
- 1978
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Catalogue Number
- ArP.04.01
- Description
- Title page of the portfolio reads: Creatures by Patricia Alice Askren. A book of prints in limited edition. Published by Lettuce Press in the Spring of 1978.
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- Title
- Creatures [Title Page]
- Date
- 1978
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- 17.4 x 17.6 cm
- Description
- Title page of the portfolio reads: Creatures by Patricia Alice Askren. A book of prints in limited edition. Published by Lettuce Press in the Spring of 1978.
- Subject
- animal
- mythological
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- ArP.04.01
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There are creatures who live...
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactarp.04.02
- Date
- 1978
- Medium
- ink; watercolour on paper
- Catalogue Number
- ArP.04.02
- Description
- The story begins on page 1:There are creatures who live on the ground and catch falling leaves. Some of them spend all their lives in the pursuit of leaves; eat them; make shoes of them, sleep under beds of the leaves and carry baskets of the things around. Occasionally, there is a special leaf to …
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- Title
- There are creatures who live...
- Date
- 1978
- Medium
- ink; watercolour on paper
- Dimensions
- 17.6 x 17.6 cm
- Description
- The story begins on page 1:There are creatures who live on the ground and catch falling leaves. Some of them spend all their lives in the pursuit of leaves; eat them; make shoes of them, sleep under beds of the leaves and carry baskets of the things around. Occasionally, there is a special leaf to search for and go after until you've got it.
- Subject
- animal
- mythological
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- ArP.04.02
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These are creatures who swim...
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactarp.04.03
- Date
- 1978
- Medium
- ink; watercolour on paper
- Catalogue Number
- ArP.04.03
- Description
- The story - page 2:There are creatures who swim in the deep blue seas. Things with teeth, these creatures wait under the surface, watching everything. But there is nothing to worry about, they only live in the north.
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- Title
- These are creatures who swim...
- Date
- 1978
- Medium
- ink; watercolour on paper
- Dimensions
- 17.6 x 17.6 cm
- Description
- The story - page 2:There are creatures who swim in the deep blue seas. Things with teeth, these creatures wait under the surface, watching everything. But there is nothing to worry about, they only live in the north.
- Subject
- animal
- mythological
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- ArP.04.03
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The creatures in Southern waters...
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactarp.04.04
- Date
- 1978
- Medium
- ink; watercolour on paper
- Catalogue Number
- ArP.04.04
- Description
- The story - page 3:The creatures in southern waters are known for their cleverness. Jacques Cousteau has found them invaluable.
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- Title
- The creatures in Southern waters...
- Date
- 1978
- Medium
- ink; watercolour on paper
- Dimensions
- 17.5 x 17.5 cm
- Description
- The story - page 3:The creatures in southern waters are known for their cleverness. Jacques Cousteau has found them invaluable.
- Subject
- animal
- mythological
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- ArP.04.04
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Some of them like...
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactarp.04.05
- Date
- 1978
- Medium
- ink; watercolour on paper
- Catalogue Number
- ArP.04.05
- Description
- The story - page 4 :Some of them like jungles. Hummingbirds and pellikans are up there, but once in awhile those fisheaters fall off their perches (How else do they remember to go look for supper?)
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- Title
- Some of them like...
- Date
- 1978
- Medium
- ink; watercolour on paper
- Dimensions
- 17.5 x 17.5 cm
- Description
- The story - page 4 :Some of them like jungles. Hummingbirds and pellikans are up there, but once in awhile those fisheaters fall off their perches (How else do they remember to go look for supper?)
- Subject
- animal
- mythological
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- ArP.04.05
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Once they are up there...
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactarp.04.06
- Date
- 1978
- Medium
- ink; watercolour on paper
- Catalogue Number
- ArP.04.06
- Description
- The story - page 5:Once they are up there it is hard to tell if it is night or day. The stars are out, the sky is bright.
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- Title
- Once they are up there...
- Date
- 1978
- Medium
- ink; watercolour on paper
- Dimensions
- 17.5 x 17.5 cm
- Description
- The story - page 5:Once they are up there it is hard to tell if it is night or day. The stars are out, the sky is bright.
- Subject
- animal
- mythological
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- ArP.04.06
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Creatures must be careful...
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactarp.04.07
- Date
- 1978
- Medium
- ink; watercolour on paper
- Catalogue Number
- ArP.04.07
- Description
- The story - page 6:Creatures must be careful if it should happen to get dark up there, they lose their gravity and go coasting through the night.
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- Title
- Creatures must be careful...
- Date
- 1978
- Medium
- ink; watercolour on paper
- Dimensions
- 17.5 x 17.5 cm
- Description
- The story - page 6:Creatures must be careful if it should happen to get dark up there, they lose their gravity and go coasting through the night.
- Subject
- animal
- mythological
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- ArP.04.07
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There are creatures who sleep...
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactarp.04.08
- Date
- 1978
- Medium
- ink; watercolour on paper
- Catalogue Number
- ArP.04.08
- Description
- The story - page 7:There are creatures who sleep all night except on those tropic nights no one can sleep and they all go out for a stroll.
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- Title
- There are creatures who sleep...
- Date
- 1978
- Medium
- ink; watercolour on paper
- Dimensions
- 17.5 x 17.5 cm
- Description
- The story - page 7:There are creatures who sleep all night except on those tropic nights no one can sleep and they all go out for a stroll.
- Subject
- animal
- mythological
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- ArP.04.08
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A few of them I know...
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactarp.04.09
- Date
- 1978
- Medium
- ink; watercolour on paper
- Catalogue Number
- ArP.04.09
- Description
- The story - page 8: A few of them I have know have a wonderful time changing personalities once in a while. I find the clothes all over everytime I go into the bathroom.
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- Title
- A few of them I know...
- Date
- 1978
- Medium
- ink; watercolour on paper
- Dimensions
- 17.5 x 17.5 cm
- Description
- The story - page 8: A few of them I have know have a wonderful time changing personalities once in a while. I find the clothes all over everytime I go into the bathroom.
- Subject
- animal
- mythological
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- ArP.04.09
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Lizards and frogs...
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactarp.04.10
- Date
- 1978
- Medium
- ink; watercolour on paper
- Catalogue Number
- ArP.04.10
- Description
- The story - page 9:Lizards and frogs, monkeys and toads. You know most of them can't see in the dark.
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- Title
- Lizards and frogs...
- Date
- 1978
- Medium
- ink; watercolour on paper
- Dimensions
- 17.5 x 17.5 cm
- Description
- The story - page 9:Lizards and frogs, monkeys and toads. You know most of them can't see in the dark.
- Subject
- animal
- mythological
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- ArP.04.10
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But of all the creatures...
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactarp.04.11
- Date
- 1978
- Medium
- ink; watercolour on paper
- Catalogue Number
- ArP.04.11
- Description
- The story - page 10:But of all the creatures I've run across, there is nothing so wonderful as a banquet. They all eat supper just about the same.
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- Title
- But of all the creatures...
- Date
- 1978
- Medium
- ink; watercolour on paper
- Dimensions
- 17.5 x 17.5 cm
- Description
- The story - page 10:But of all the creatures I've run across, there is nothing so wonderful as a banquet. They all eat supper just about the same.
- Subject
- animal
- mythological
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- ArP.04.11
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A Day at the Races
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactarp.04.12
- Date
- 1978
- Medium
- ink; watercolour on paper
- Catalogue Number
- ArP.04.12
- Description
- This image has many people shaped figures with animal or bird type heads sitting on other animals or frogs that are racing each other. In the sky are flying fish in the shape of airplanes and it is raining from the clouds above. The race has started at the left side of the image and is headed towar…
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- Title
- A Day at the Races
- Date
- 1978
- Medium
- ink; watercolour on paper
- Dimensions
- 24.5 x 30.0 cm
- Description
- This image has many people shaped figures with animal or bird type heads sitting on other animals or frogs that are racing each other. In the sky are flying fish in the shape of airplanes and it is raining from the clouds above. The race has started at the left side of the image and is headed toward the right.
- Subject
- animal
- mythological
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- ArP.04.12
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Trout Stream Quilt
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactarp.05.01
- Date
- 1977
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Catalogue Number
- ArP.05.01
- Description
- General colour: blue, grey on white. A striped stuffed bedspread, on which a bubbling river pours out of and over the left end. Three green fish can be seen moving up the falls.
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- Title
- Trout Stream Quilt
- Date
- 1977
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Dimensions
- 49.3 x 49.3 cm
- Description
- General colour: blue, grey on white. A striped stuffed bedspread, on which a bubbling river pours out of and over the left end. Three green fish can be seen moving up the falls.
- Subject
- animal
- mythological
- craft
- quilt
- Credit
- Purchased from Dundurn Press, 1977
- Catalogue Number
- ArP.05.01
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The Development of Society: A Collection of Towers
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactarp.05.08
- Date
- 1982
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Catalogue Number
- ArP.05.08
- Description
- Multi-coloured towers and animal chesspieces rising to the left on green hills against a white background.
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- Title
- The Development of Society: A Collection of Towers
- Date
- 1982
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Dimensions
- 54.0 x 74.0 cm
- Description
- Multi-coloured towers and animal chesspieces rising to the left on green hills against a white background.
- Subject
- whimsey
- architecture
- animal
- chesspieces
- Pat Askren
- Credit
- Gift of Jon Whyte, Banff, 1992
- Catalogue Number
- ArP.05.08
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The Battle of Cressy
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactunk.04.03
- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- 1792
- Medium
- engraving on paper
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.04.03
- Description
- A black and white print showing a battle scene from a classical era with knights in armour. Script at the top reads “Engraved for Ashburton’s History of England” and the bottom reads “The Battle of Cressy” and “Published by W.&J. Stratfords No. 112 Helborn Hill, March 10, 1792”. A label on the back…
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- Artist
- Unknown
- Title
- The Battle of Cressy
- Date
- 1792
- Medium
- engraving on paper
- Dimensions
- 18.0 x 28.5 cm
- Description
- A black and white print showing a battle scene from a classical era with knights in armour. Script at the top reads “Engraved for Ashburton’s History of England” and the bottom reads “The Battle of Cressy” and “Published by W.&J. Stratfords No. 112 Helborn Hill, March 10, 1792”. A label on the back paper reads “Johnson Art Galleries Limited Pictures Fine Framing. Montreal 634 St. Catherine West.”
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.04.03
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Two Fish on Base
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactunk.06.01a-c
- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- prior to 1962
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.06.01a-c
- Description
- Two black fish,long and narrow carved out of a black colored stone. The detail of the gills, eyes ,mouth and fins are carved.The two fish one a bit larger then the other have bone pegs that hold them on to the base which is also stone. The base has yellow and light green colors.
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- Artist
- Unknown
- Title
- Two Fish on Base
- Date
- prior to 1962
- Dimensions
- 7.0 x 8.2 x 13.3 cm
- Description
- Two black fish,long and narrow carved out of a black colored stone. The detail of the gills, eyes ,mouth and fins are carved.The two fish one a bit larger then the other have bone pegs that hold them on to the base which is also stone. The base has yellow and light green colors.
- Credit
- Gift of Doreen Hutchinson, Calgary, 1988
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.06.01a-c
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- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- 1880 – 1900
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.06.06
- Description
- ornately carved ivory sculpture of a man and a bird under a tree.
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- Artist
- Unknown
- Title
- The Bird Tree
- Date
- 1880 – 1900
- Dimensions
- 20.8 x 4.7 x 10.0 cm
- Description
- ornately carved ivory sculpture of a man and a bird under a tree.
- Subject
- figure, male
- animal
- mythological
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.06.06
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Untitled (Ivory birds on an ivory table)
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactunk.06.107%20a-e
- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- c. 1920
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.06.107 a-e
- Description
- a) Table is 11 x 1.8 cm and stands 2 cm high. Pattern of circular incised and stained motifs in two sizes appears on top and underneath table. Holes, to take birds, are drilled through the table. Table supports are carved and incised recto and verso.b) Flying ivory bird has carved feet, incised and…
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- Artist
- Unknown
- Title
- Untitled (Ivory birds on an ivory table)
- Date
- c. 1920
- Dimensions
- 2 x 1.8 x 11 cm
- Description
- a) Table is 11 x 1.8 cm and stands 2 cm high. Pattern of circular incised and stained motifs in two sizes appears on top and underneath table. Holes, to take birds, are drilled through the table. Table supports are carved and incised recto and verso.b) Flying ivory bird has carved feet, incised and stained eyes and tail feathers. Support peg is of same material as body.c) Ivory bird. Incised and stained eyes, support peg is of same material as body.d) Ivory bird. Incised and stained eyes, support peg of differing material (wood?) Possible repair. e) Ivory bird. Incised and stained eyes, three holes in bottom, one of which has support peg of differing material (wood?) Possible repair.
- Credit
- Gift of Hubert E. Green Jr., Banff, 2014
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.06.107 a-e
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Untitled (Ivory kayak with ivory figure, paddle and stone seal)
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactunk.06.108%20a-c
- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- c. 1920
- Medium
- stone; ivory
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.06.108 a-c
- Description
- a) Kayak in ivory: Pattern of incised and stained circles on top of kayak, four holes without patterning on the prow of the kayak are drilled through the piece. Two of the same circular patterns, incised and stained, appear on the base of the prow of the kayak which is convex. Figure in ivory is at…
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- Artist
- Unknown
- Title
- Untitled (Ivory kayak with ivory figure, paddle and stone seal)
- Date
- c. 1920
- Medium
- stone; ivory
- Dimensions
- 1.8 x 16.5 cm
- Description
- a) Kayak in ivory: Pattern of incised and stained circles on top of kayak, four holes without patterning on the prow of the kayak are drilled through the piece. Two of the same circular patterns, incised and stained, appear on the base of the prow of the kayak which is convex. Figure in ivory is attached to kayak at base. Face is incised and stained, back of figure has carved fringed coat details. Raised hand is fitted to hold spear (?) which is missing. b) Ivory paddle is 7 x .3 cm drilled at centre and at end where line is attached. c) Seal on line is in steatite, line tied to neck, line appears to be twisted string.
- Credit
- Gift of Hubert E. Green Jr., Banff, 2014
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.06.108 a-c
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Untitled (Goose)
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactunk.06.112
- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- c. 1920
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.06.112
- Description
- A goose with a long neck is carved from a taupe porous whalebone.
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- Artist
- Unknown
- Title
- Untitled (Goose)
- Date
- c. 1920
- Dimensions
- 4 x 3.5 cm
- Description
- A goose with a long neck is carved from a taupe porous whalebone.
- Credit
- Gift of Hubert E. Green Jr., Banff, 2014
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.06.112
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