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- Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian) 611
- Charles John Collings (1848 – 1931, British) 545
- Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C. (1906 – 1979, Canadian) 340
- Robert William Sinclair (1939 – , Canadian) 162
- George Weber (1907 – 2002, Canadian) 124
- Les Graff (1936 – , Canadian) 101
- Ernest C. W Lamarque (1879 – 1970, Canadian) 78
- Henry George Glyde (1906 – 1998, Canadian) 68
- James (Sr.) Simpson (1877 – 1972, Canadian) 66
- Walter Joseph Phillips, R. C. A. (1884 – 1963, Canadian) 56
- Alfred Crocker Leighton, R. C. A. (1901 – 1965, Canadian) 52
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Old Banff Springs Hotel
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- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- n.d.
- Medium
- oil on wood
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.02.11
- Description
- A painting on a solid piece of wood of the early Banff Springs Hotel, probably 1888 circa. The Bow River runs in the left foreground of picture. It is a realistic painting of the mountains, Sulphur, Goat and the back of Rundle. The colours are darkish greens, blue river, the sky is yellowish (the …
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- Artist
- Unknown
- Title
- Old Banff Springs Hotel
- Date
- n.d.
- Medium
- oil on wood
- Dimensions
- 37.3 x 115.2 cm
- Description
- A painting on a solid piece of wood of the early Banff Springs Hotel, probably 1888 circa. The Bow River runs in the left foreground of picture. It is a realistic painting of the mountains, Sulphur, Goat and the back of Rundle. The colours are darkish greens, blue river, the sky is yellowish (the sky looks unfinished).
- Credit
- Purchased from Thomas N. Lackey, Halifax, 1983
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.02.11
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Small lake in Mountains
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactunk.03.13
- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- 1978
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.03.13
- Description
- A pencil drawing of a small lake in the foreground, the immediate foreground is marshy and some trees, this surrounds the lake; mountains in background; a few clouds indicated. A small brass plaque with the drawing reads: To Lillian Gest In Appreciation The Lake O'Hara Trails Club 1979.
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- Artist
- Unknown
- Title
- Small lake in Mountains
- Date
- 1978
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Dimensions
- 22.5; 26.7 x 26.7; 32.1 cm
- Description
- A pencil drawing of a small lake in the foreground, the immediate foreground is marshy and some trees, this surrounds the lake; mountains in background; a few clouds indicated. A small brass plaque with the drawing reads: To Lillian Gest In Appreciation The Lake O'Hara Trails Club 1979.
- Credit
- Gift of Lillian Gest, Philadelphia, USA, 1986
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.03.13
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Untitled [Mountains]
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactunk.03.17
- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- 1982
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.03.17
- Description
- Graphite drawing of mountains. Dark rounded shapes at bottom. Lighter, vertical peaks at the top. Beginning of drawing on verso.
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- Artist
- Unknown
- Title
- Untitled [Mountains]
- Date
- 1982
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Description
- Graphite drawing of mountains. Dark rounded shapes at bottom. Lighter, vertical peaks at the top. Beginning of drawing on verso.
- Credit
- Gift of Harold C. Whyte, Penticton, 2003
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.03.17
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Innesbruck M. Theresienstrasse
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactunk.04.02
- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- n.d.
- Medium
- etching on cloth
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.04.02
- Description
- A street scene in Innesbruck, Austria. Blue sky across top of picture, purple mountain range with some snow and a smaller green mountain backdrops the street scene. A tall statue is in the centre of the street.
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- Artist
- Unknown
- Title
- Innesbruck M. Theresienstrasse
- Date
- n.d.
- Medium
- etching on cloth
- Dimensions
- 17.0 x 20.3 cm
- Description
- A street scene in Innesbruck, Austria. Blue sky across top of picture, purple mountain range with some snow and a smaller green mountain backdrops the street scene. A tall statue is in the centre of the street.
- Subject
- architecture, urban
- mountains
- landscape
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.04.02
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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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Kabuki Theatre Poster
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactunk.04.08
- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- n.d.
- Medium
- woodblock on paper
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.04.08
- Description
- Small Kabuki Theatre Poster. A Man stands with legs far apart leaning back far to the right with his body and face facing left. He holds an umbrella that is cropped off by the edge of the print. He stands on a green ground. The backgroung is dark and features an almost black sky, a darkbrown hi…
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- Artist
- Unknown
- Title
- Kabuki Theatre Poster
- Date
- n.d.
- Medium
- woodblock on paper
- Dimensions
- 24.5 x 18.5 cm
- Description
- Small Kabuki Theatre Poster. A Man stands with legs far apart leaning back far to the right with his body and face facing left. He holds an umbrella that is cropped off by the edge of the print. He stands on a green ground. The backgroung is dark and features an almost black sky, a darkbrown hill, a small blue mountain, and a river. There are 2 text panels down the left side. Translator of print commented : Drawn by: Ichi bai tei(?), sai(?) ho. In images of the floating world Ichibaishi is also known as Yoshimine.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.04.08
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Watermill and Waterfall
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactunk.05.03
- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- c. 1930
- Medium
- ink and colour on silk; card
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.05.03
- Description
- A watermill is in top right of picture, a stone basement, wooden building with a large waterwheel, a waterfall comes tumbling down from wheel; a grassy slope is in the foreground, lake in foreground; a waterfall tumbles down from left top of picture; the paper is gold trimmed; the foldover paper pr…
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- Artist
- Unknown
- Title
- Watermill and Waterfall
- Date
- c. 1930
- Medium
- ink and colour on silk; card
- Dimensions
- 27.2 x 24.1 cm
- Description
- A watermill is in top right of picture, a stone basement, wooden building with a large waterwheel, a waterfall comes tumbling down from wheel; a grassy slope is in the foreground, lake in foreground; a waterfall tumbles down from left top of picture; the paper is gold trimmed; the foldover paper presentation cover has Japanese writing: Square Paper for Drawing/painting (translation by Maskao Tani, 8/86). A business card was enclosed in the case: printed: Tsunejiro Miyaoka; handwritten: To Mr. Jack White with kind remembrances, Banff.July 24th 1935.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.05.03
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Untitled [Moon through Branches]
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactunk.05.09
- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- n.d.
- Medium
- ink and colour on silk; paper
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.05.09
- Description
- Colour: black; green; white; two branches of a tree in bloom across the lower left corner in front of a huge full moon.
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- Artist
- Unknown
- Title
- Untitled [Moon through Branches]
- Date
- n.d.
- Medium
- ink and colour on silk; paper
- Dimensions
- 27.0 x 24.0 cm
- Description
- Colour: black; green; white; two branches of a tree in bloom across the lower left corner in front of a huge full moon.
- Subject
- landscape
- night time
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1977
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.05.09
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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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- 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)
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- 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)
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- 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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- 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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Untitled (Ivory seal)
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactunk.06.113
- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- c. 1920
- Medium
- ivory
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.06.113
- Description
- A seal carved from ivory. The forefins, tail, eyes, nostrils, mouth and anus are all incised and stained. Tool marks (scratches?) are visible on base.
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- Artist
- Unknown
- Title
- Untitled (Ivory seal)
- Date
- c. 1920
- Medium
- ivory
- Dimensions
- 1.5 x 1.8 x 6 cm
- Description
- A seal carved from ivory. The forefins, tail, eyes, nostrils, mouth and anus are all incised and stained. Tool marks (scratches?) are visible on base.
- Credit
- Gift of Hubert E. Green Jr., Banff, 2014
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.06.113
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Untitled (Ivory whale)
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactunk.06.114
- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- c. 1920
- Medium
- ivory
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.06.114
- Description
- An ivory whale or arctic char, with incised and stained eyes. The mouth is incised and stained on recto, and there is a small carved fin on the recto near the fin.
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- Artist
- Unknown
- Title
- Untitled (Ivory whale)
- Date
- c. 1920
- Medium
- ivory
- Dimensions
- 1.2 x 6 cm
- Description
- An ivory whale or arctic char, with incised and stained eyes. The mouth is incised and stained on recto, and there is a small carved fin on the recto near the fin.
- Subject
- animal
- whale
- arctic char
- Inuit
- Credit
- Gift of Hubert E. Green Jr., Banff, 2014
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.06.114
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Untitled (Ivory Musk Ox)
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactunk.06.115
- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- c. 1920
- Medium
- ivory
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.06.115
- Description
- A small ivory muskox. The horns are removable. The eyes are incised and stained.
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- Unknown
- Title
- Untitled (Ivory Musk Ox)
- Date
- c. 1920
- Medium
- ivory
- Dimensions
- 1.8 x 2 cm
- Description
- A small ivory muskox. The horns are removable. The eyes are incised and stained.
- Credit
- Gift of Hubert E. Green Jr., Banff, 2014
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.06.115
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Untitled (Ivory bird)
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactunk.06.116
- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- c. 1920
- Medium
- ivory
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.06.116
- Description
- A small ivory bird. The anus and eyes are incised and stained.
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- Artist
- Unknown
- Title
- Untitled (Ivory bird)
- Date
- c. 1920
- Medium
- ivory
- Dimensions
- 1.1 x 2.2 cm
- Description
- A small ivory bird. The anus and eyes are incised and stained.
- Credit
- Gift of Hubert E. Green Jr., Banff, 2014
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.06.116
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Untitled (Ivory wolf)
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactunk.06.117
- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- c. 1920
- Medium
- ivory
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.06.117
- Description
- A baying wolf carved in ivory has nostrils that are incised and stained. The wolf sits, with its head pointing above, with its front legs stretched slightly outward.
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- Unknown
- Title
- Untitled (Ivory wolf)
- Date
- c. 1920
- Medium
- ivory
- Dimensions
- 3 x 1.8 cm
- Description
- A baying wolf carved in ivory has nostrils that are incised and stained. The wolf sits, with its head pointing above, with its front legs stretched slightly outward.
- Credit
- Gift of Hubert E. Green Jr., Banff, 2014
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.06.117
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Untitled (Ivory walrus)
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactunk.06.118
- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- c. 1920
- Medium
- ivory
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.06.118
- Description
- An ivory walrus has tusks composed of a separate material (wood? stained ivory?) The figure’s eyes, nostrils and mouth are incised and stained.
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- Artist
- Unknown
- Title
- Untitled (Ivory walrus)
- Date
- c. 1920
- Medium
- ivory
- Dimensions
- 2.3 x 7.2 cm
- Description
- An ivory walrus has tusks composed of a separate material (wood? stained ivory?) The figure’s eyes, nostrils and mouth are incised and stained.
- Credit
- Gift of Hubert E. Green Jr., Banff, 2014
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.06.118
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Untitled (Ivory whale)
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactunk.06.119
- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- c. 1920
- Medium
- ivory
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.06.119
- Description
- An ivory whale is carved with a lifted, outstretched tail fin. The eyes and mouth are incised and stained.
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- Unknown
- Title
- Untitled (Ivory whale)
- Date
- c. 1920
- Medium
- ivory
- Dimensions
- 1.6 x 8 cm
- Description
- An ivory whale is carved with a lifted, outstretched tail fin. The eyes and mouth are incised and stained.
- Credit
- Gift of Hubert E. Green Jr., Banff, 2014
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.06.119
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