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- Robert William Sinclair (1939 – , Canadian) 76
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- Date
- 1870 – 1890
- Medium
- wood; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0261 a,b
- Description
- Palmate, flat fans with carved, black gold lacquer handles with purple tassels. (a) lady in a house reading, lady is quilted to create relief. Lamp, books and table and teapot are appliqued cut outs;. Calligraphy and chop mark on right. Obverse of fan is trellis and blossoms (b) two ladies with …
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- Title
- fan
- Date
- 1870 – 1890
- Medium
- wood; fibre
- Dimensions
- 0.7 x 23.0 x 35.8 cm
- Description
- Palmate, flat fans with carved, black gold lacquer handles with purple tassels. (a) lady in a house reading, lady is quilted to create relief. Lamp, books and table and teapot are appliqued cut outs;. Calligraphy and chop mark on right. Obverse of fan is trellis and blossoms (b) two ladies with insect cage, hunting in reeds. Ladies and cage quilted to create relief. Calligraphy and chop mark on right, obverse plain. Both fans are fabric over bamboo or reed with painted and appliqued designs.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0261 a,b
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Sunrise - Lake Louise
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactald.04.01
- Artist
- Douglas Allen (1935 – )
- Date
- 1982
- Medium
- commercial reproduction on paper
- Catalogue Number
- AlD.04.01
- Description
- Lake Louise in foreground. Victoria Glacier, Mt. Lefroy and Mt. Victoria in background. Glacier is pink.
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- Artist
- Douglas Allen (1935 – )
- Title
- Sunrise - Lake Louise
- Date
- 1982
- Medium
- commercial reproduction on paper
- Dimensions
- 39.3 x 43.0 cm
- Description
- Lake Louise in foreground. Victoria Glacier, Mt. Lefroy and Mt. Victoria in background. Glacier is pink.
- Credit
- Gift of Harold C. Whyte, Penticton, 2003
- Catalogue Number
- AlD.04.01
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The Magic Teapot
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactank.05.01
- Artist
- Katie Anderson
- Date
- 1987
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Catalogue Number
- AnK.05.01
- Description
- Centered in the picture is a vertical rectangle in which is a steaming tea pot and cup and saucer, the steam turns into butterflies and books, trees and mountains in background, around the edge of this picture are other scenes, the sides show various kinds of cakes and cookies, top and bottom shows…
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- Artist
- Katie Anderson
- Title
- The Magic Teapot
- Date
- 1987
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Dimensions
- 38.0 x 28.0 cm
- Description
- Centered in the picture is a vertical rectangle in which is a steaming tea pot and cup and saucer, the steam turns into butterflies and books, trees and mountains in background, around the edge of this picture are other scenes, the sides show various kinds of cakes and cookies, top and bottom shows shelves of books, each with a teacup.
- Subject
- mythological
- event
- Tea at the Whyte
- Credit
- Purchased from Katie Anderson, Canmore, 1988
- Catalogue Number
- AnK.05.01
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Untitled (weaving patterns)
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactanm.03.01
- Date
- 1982
- Medium
- ink; graphite on paper
- Catalogue Number
- AnM.03.01
- Description
- A framed piece of graph paper with six patterns of different sizes. There are notations on the bottom and side for each one. The work is done with India ink and pencil; six different ways of threading with one tie-up (the same tie-ups on the six examples) woven as drawn in. Measurements: top left a…
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- Title
- Untitled (weaving patterns)
- Date
- 1982
- Medium
- ink; graphite on paper
- Dimensions
- 39.0 x 56.5 cm
- Description
- A framed piece of graph paper with six patterns of different sizes. There are notations on the bottom and side for each one. The work is done with India ink and pencil; six different ways of threading with one tie-up (the same tie-ups on the six examples) woven as drawn in. Measurements: top left and bottom left (14.8cmx14.8cm wide), middle top (14.5cm square), middle bottom(14.2cm square), top right (14.4cmx14.4cm wide) and bottom right (14.2cmx14.4cm wide).
- Subject
- weaving
- pattern
- Mary Andrews
- Credit
- Gift of Mary Garnham Andrews, Banff, 2009
- Catalogue Number
- AnM.03.01
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untitled (stole)
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactanm.08.031%20j
- Date
- 1980
- Catalogue Number
- AnM.08.031 j
- Description
- A blue stole with silver metallic threads; “Andrews” written in felt pen on lower edge.
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- Title
- untitled (stole)
- Date
- 1980
- Dimensions
- 52.0 x 174.0 cm
- Description
- A blue stole with silver metallic threads; “Andrews” written in felt pen on lower edge.
- Subject
- crafts
- weaving
- Mary Andrews
- Credit
- Gift of Mary Garnham Andrews, Banff, 1998
- Catalogue Number
- AnM.08.031 j
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Untitled [wall hanging]
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactanm.08.034
- Date
- 1980
- Medium
- fibre; cotton, wool; wood
- Catalogue Number
- AnM.08.034
- Description
- A fringed orange cotton wall hanging woven in plain weaving with a piece of undulating, unbleached wool in various sheds through to create a design (there was no pattern); 1.0 cm from the top fringe there is a piece of flat varnished bamboo (1.0cmx13.5cm wide) passed through the weaving horizontall…
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- Title
- Untitled [wall hanging]
- Date
- 1980
- Medium
- fibre; cotton, wool; wood
- Dimensions
- 10.5 x 55.0 cm
- Description
- A fringed orange cotton wall hanging woven in plain weaving with a piece of undulating, unbleached wool in various sheds through to create a design (there was no pattern); 1.0 cm from the top fringe there is a piece of flat varnished bamboo (1.0cmx13.5cm wide) passed through the weaving horizontally enabling it to be attached to something for hanging on the wall. The bamboo piece could also sit on wall pegs or small nails.
- Subject
- crafts
- weaving
- Mary G. Andrews
- Credit
- Gift of Mary Garnham Andrews, Banff, 2009
- Catalogue Number
- AnM.08.034
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Untitled (weaving sample of bookmarks)
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactanm.08.037
- Date
- 1980
- Catalogue Number
- AnM.08.037
- Description
- A weaving sample of two bookmarks (still attached to each other). It is woven with blue, brown and yellow cotton. The warp has paper inserted in two places (1.50cm wide) in the middle of the sample. After the hem stitching was done it could be cut; when cut between the inserted papers it would have…
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- Title
- Untitled (weaving sample of bookmarks)
- Date
- 1980
- Dimensions
- 5.0 x 44.0 cm
- Description
- A weaving sample of two bookmarks (still attached to each other). It is woven with blue, brown and yellow cotton. The warp has paper inserted in two places (1.50cm wide) in the middle of the sample. After the hem stitching was done it could be cut; when cut between the inserted papers it would have a perfect fringe on each bookmark.
- Subject
- crafts
- weaving
- Mary G. Andrews
- Credit
- Gift of Mary Garnham Andrews, Banff, 2009
- Catalogue Number
- AnM.08.037
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Mountain/Moutard
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactarp.05.05
- Date
- 1982
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Catalogue Number
- ArP.05.05
- Description
- 3 cone-shaped mountains have heads and arms, they are holding up letters spelling moutain, mountain, motard. Other colourful figures are playing with letters, left centre background is a tall tree with yellow mountains, one of which has a teacup and saucer, another has only a saucer In right backgr…
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- Title
- Mountain/Moutard
- Date
- 1982
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Dimensions
- 38.0 x 56.3 cm
- Description
- 3 cone-shaped mountains have heads and arms, they are holding up letters spelling moutain, mountain, motard. Other colourful figures are playing with letters, left centre background is a tall tree with yellow mountains, one of which has a teacup and saucer, another has only a saucer In right background is a window through which grey mountains and blue sky can be seen
- Credit
- Gift of Jon Whyte, Banff, 1992
- Catalogue Number
- ArP.05.05
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- Date
- 1982
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Catalogue Number
- ArP.05.06
- Description
- A blond woman wearing a mask, blue sweater, white and brown shirt and brown boots in centre of the room. Papers are spread on floor, paints and brushes, various pieces of brown furniture, a green plant, a television with a man's face on screen. She has a bowl in her right hand from which has spill…
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- Title
- Indoor World
- Date
- 1982
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Dimensions
- 38.0 x 56.3 cm
- Description
- A blond woman wearing a mask, blue sweater, white and brown shirt and brown boots in centre of the room. Papers are spread on floor, paints and brushes, various pieces of brown furniture, a green plant, a television with a man's face on screen. She has a bowl in her right hand from which has spilled an apple and orange and a teacup. Two rooms on either side with furniture.
- Subject
- whimsey
- figure
- female
- Pat Askren
- Credit
- Gift of Jon Whyte, Banff, 1992
- Catalogue Number
- ArP.05.06
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Boojum cactus / desert scene
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactarp.05.07
- Date
- 1981
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Catalogue Number
- ArP.05.07
- Description
- Multi-coloured cone shaped, spiked trees and cacti on and against grey rocks covers most of the left and centre top with smaller ones on mauve rocks to the right. In the centre are two mythological bird creatures perched on rocks.
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- Title
- Boojum cactus / desert scene
- Date
- 1981
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Dimensions
- 56.0 x 76.5 cm
- Description
- Multi-coloured cone shaped, spiked trees and cacti on and against grey rocks covers most of the left and centre top with smaller ones on mauve rocks to the right. In the centre are two mythological bird creatures perched on rocks.
- Subject
- botanical
- Boojum cactus
- Pat Askren
- Credit
- Gift of Jon Whyte, Banff, 1992
- Catalogue Number
- ArP.05.07
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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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- Date
- 1993
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Catalogue Number
- ArP.05.09
- Description
- A figure dressed in a black hat, black blouse, printed black pants, red socks, black shoes is at centre top, walking on grey crumbling blocks. Below and in the foreground is a range of peaked mountains, dark colours of blue, purple and some green with some snow cover on centre mountains. A row o…
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- Title
- Trusting
- Date
- 1993
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Dimensions
- 43.2 x 30.5 cm
- Description
- A figure dressed in a black hat, black blouse, printed black pants, red socks, black shoes is at centre top, walking on grey crumbling blocks. Below and in the foreground is a range of peaked mountains, dark colours of blue, purple and some green with some snow cover on centre mountains. A row of black trees lines a lake in the foreground, splashes of colour reflect in the lake. The sky has red, purple tones fading to white at the top.
- Subject
- landscape
- mountains
- mythological
- figure
- Credit
- Gift of Patricia Askren, Lakonias, Greece, 1993
- Catalogue Number
- ArP.05.09
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- Date
- 1983
- Medium
- pastel on paper
- Catalogue Number
- AsH.03.01
- Description
- Portrait of Jimmy Simpson.
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- Title
- Jimmy Simpson
- Date
- 1983
- Medium
- pastel on paper
- Dimensions
- 65.0 x 50.0 cm
- Description
- Portrait of Jimmy Simpson.
- Subject
- characters
- Jimmy Simpson
- portrait
- male
- Credit
- Gift of G. H. W Ashley, Salmon Arm, 1992
- Catalogue Number
- AsH.03.01
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Big Bear Medicine
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactaud.12.01
- Date
- 1998
- Medium
- acrylic on canvas
- Catalogue Number
- AuD.12.01
- Description
- A large painting of an Indigenous dressed as a bear. The man’s face is visible through the mouth of the bear fur that covers him. The man’s eyes are hidden by shadows. Yellow and black paint is on the rest of his face. In the claws, the man holds a wand-like stick, at the tip of which are four …
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- Title
- Big Bear Medicine
- Date
- 1998
- Medium
- acrylic on canvas
- Dimensions
- 92.5 x 92.5 cm
- Description
- A large painting of an Indigenous dressed as a bear. The man’s face is visible through the mouth of the bear fur that covers him. The man’s eyes are hidden by shadows. Yellow and black paint is on the rest of his face. In the claws, the man holds a wand-like stick, at the tip of which are four feathers. These are in the blc of the image. On either side of the bear’s head are patches of aquamarine.
- Subject
- religious
- Indigenous
- animal
- bear
- Credit
- Purchased from Bernie Makokis, St. Paul, 2001
- Catalogue Number
- AuD.12.01
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Eagle Lodge Offering
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactaud.12.02
- Date
- 1999
- Medium
- acrylic on canvas
- Catalogue Number
- AuD.12.02
- Description
- Un-framed acrylic on canvas entitled “eagle Lodge Offering”, 1999. All four sides are painted black with staples that are visible. The main image depicts a bird with red and white coloured sticks coming out of its mouth. The bird is perched on a white textured object (possibly a skull). The bird h…
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- Title
- Eagle Lodge Offering
- Date
- 1999
- Medium
- acrylic on canvas
- Dimensions
- 62.5 x 62.5 cm
- Description
- Un-framed acrylic on canvas entitled “eagle Lodge Offering”, 1999. All four sides are painted black with staples that are visible. The main image depicts a bird with red and white coloured sticks coming out of its mouth. The bird is perched on a white textured object (possibly a skull). The bird has a dot of red paint in its eye. The colour palette of this painting is very typical Auger: red, turquoise, yellow /gold, black and white.
- Credit
- Gift of Jim and Sue Van der Sloot, Medicine Hat , 2010
- Catalogue Number
- AuD.12.02
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Drawing on Peaks
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactaxd.12.01
- Date
- 1998
- Medium
- acrylic on canvas
- Catalogue Number
- AxD.12.01
- Description
- brown, blue and orange mountain peak
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- Title
- Drawing on Peaks
- Date
- 1998
- Medium
- acrylic on canvas
- Dimensions
- 172.72 x 121.92 cm
- Description
- brown, blue and orange mountain peak
- Credit
- Gift of David T. Alexander, Lake Country, 2017
- Catalogue Number
- AxD.12.01
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View of Beaver Pond
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactbab.12.01
- Date
- 1983
- Medium
- acrylic on paper
- Catalogue Number
- BaB.12.01
- Description
- A blue/purple pond is in centre foreground, surrounded with brownish and green solid shapes. Green foliage, with some distinct trees, are over all the picture, mainly in top third with some distinct trees in immediate foreground. Five grey, stark trees are in center of picture, some more grey at ex…
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- Title
- View of Beaver Pond
- Date
- 1983
- Medium
- acrylic on paper
- Dimensions
- 77.5 x 57.3 cm
- Description
- A blue/purple pond is in centre foreground, surrounded with brownish and green solid shapes. Green foliage, with some distinct trees, are over all the picture, mainly in top third with some distinct trees in immediate foreground. Five grey, stark trees are in center of picture, some more grey at extreme bottom left.
- Credit
- Purchased from Paul Kuhn Fine Arts, Calgary, 1985
- Catalogue Number
- BaB.12.01
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- Date
- 1992
- Catalogue Number
- BaE.06.01
- Description
- Slabs of clay, rolled ca. 1.0 cm thick in various widths and height of vessel, narrow at foot widen out at top into an irregular edge, earth colours with fire black near bottom and up sides
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- Title
- Vessel
- Date
- 1992
- Dimensions
- 74.5 x 38.0 cm
- Description
- Slabs of clay, rolled ca. 1.0 cm thick in various widths and height of vessel, narrow at foot widen out at top into an irregular edge, earth colours with fire black near bottom and up sides
- Subject
- abstract
- expressionist
- Credit
- Purchased from Edward Bamiling, Banff, 1992
- Catalogue Number
- BaE.06.01
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Perspective Range
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactbel.06.01
- Date
- 1982
- Medium
- ceramic
- Catalogue Number
- BeL.06.01
- Description
- A pie-shaped sculpture of a mountain range. The mountains gradually get taller, the shortest ones being at the tip of the wedge. On one side of the mountain range is a patchwork of prairies. On the other side is the Pacific Ocean. Along the bottom and back of the sculpture, the strata of the ea…
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- Title
- Perspective Range
- Date
- 1982
- Medium
- ceramic
- Dimensions
- 31.75 x 21.59 x 44.45 cm
- Description
- A pie-shaped sculpture of a mountain range. The mountains gradually get taller, the shortest ones being at the tip of the wedge. On one side of the mountain range is a patchwork of prairies. On the other side is the Pacific Ocean. Along the bottom and back of the sculpture, the strata of the earth is visible. The mountains are snow-capped and rivers run down either side of them, perhaps representing the Great Divide.
- Credit
- Gift of Lorne Beug, Regina, 2001
- Catalogue Number
- BeL.06.01
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Exceptional Pass - Geology
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactbel.13.01
- Date
- 1982
- Medium
- mixed media on paper
- Catalogue Number
- BeL.13.01
- Description
- The top left corner is a fragment of a map, predominantly yellow; the rest of the collage has diagonally coloured stripes of varying width and colours - mostly greens and browns. The bottom left corner is brown.
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- Title
- Exceptional Pass - Geology
- Date
- 1982
- Medium
- mixed media on paper
- Dimensions
- 15.0 x 9.5 cm
- Description
- The top left corner is a fragment of a map, predominantly yellow; the rest of the collage has diagonally coloured stripes of varying width and colours - mostly greens and browns. The bottom left corner is brown.
- Subject
- abstract, expressionist
- Credit
- Purchased from Lorne Beug, Regina, 1982
- Catalogue Number
- BeL.13.01
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