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Three Companeros

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Artist: Ken Christopher (1942 – , Canadian)

Date: 1994

Medium: oil on canvas

Catalogue Number: ChK.02.01

Description: With in the image frame of this painting there are three horses with three people sitting on horseback. The three figures are female and are centered. The background area is full of trees and the bottom area around the ground is brown in colour. The three horses and riders are facing away from the …

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Artist: Ken Christopher (1942 – , Canadian)

Title: Three Companeros

Date: 1994

Medium: oil on canvas

Dimensions: 42.0 x 48.0 cm

Description: With in the image frame of this painting there are three horses with three people sitting on horseback. The three figures are female and are centered. The background area is full of trees and the bottom area around the ground is brown in colour. The three horses and riders are facing away from the viewer and are riding off through the forest. The horses are brown. One of the riders has a white shirt or jacket and another has a light colour hat.

Subject: animal; horses; landscape; forest; activity; trail riding; figure; group; female

Credit: Gift of Robert Blair, Calgary, 1996

Catalogue Number: ChK.02.01

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Eskimo Children II, Resolute Bay, N.W.T.

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Artist: Kathleen Frances Daly Pepper (1898 – 1994, Canadian)

Date: 1960

Medium: oil on canvas

Catalogue Number: DaK.02.01

Description: The faces of three children look out from parka hoods. Behind in the distance are mountains.

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Artist: Kathleen Frances Daly Pepper (1898 – 1994, Canadian)

Title: Eskimo Children II, Resolute Bay, N.W.T.

Date: 1960

Medium: oil on canvas

Dimensions: 75.0 x 62.3 cm

Description: The faces of three children look out from parka hoods. Behind in the distance are mountains.

Subject: portrait; child; group; Inuit

Credit: Purchased from Kathleen Frances Daly Pepper, 1969

Catalogue Number: DaK.02.01

Notes: Artistry Revealed: Peter Whyte, Catharine Robb Whyte and Their Contemporaries; June 17, 2018 to October 21, 2018

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Miners at Bar

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Artist: Kathleen Frances Daly Pepper (1898 – 1994, Canadian)

Date: 1944

Medium: charcoal on paper

Catalogue Number: DaK.03.07

Description: General colour: charcoal on white. Three men sit at a table. The chair in front faces out. The man on the left holds a glass. Other glasses are on the table. Two other men can be seen behind presumably sitting at another table. They wear hats.

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Artist: Kathleen Frances Daly Pepper (1898 – 1994, Canadian)

Title: Miners at Bar

Date: 1944

Medium: charcoal on paper

Dimensions: 29.0 x 36.0 cm

Description: General colour: charcoal on white. Three men sit at a table. The chair in front faces out. The man on the left holds a glass. Other glasses are on the table. Two other men can be seen behind presumably sitting at another table. They wear hats.

Subject: figure; group; male; industry; coal mining

Credit: Purchased from Kathleen Frances Daly Pepper, 1970

Catalogue Number: DaK.03.07

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Miners in Coal Cart

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Artist: Kathleen Frances Daly Pepper (1898 – 1994, Canadian)

Date: n.d.

Medium: graphite; charcoal on paper

Catalogue Number: DaK.03.11

Description: General colour: black on white. Three tracks of coal carts. Left one has six figures in two carts. The middle track has none but the right track has nine men in four carts. The tracks lead up from the lower right across the upper left into a group of buildings across the area. Mountains and trees c…

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Artist: Kathleen Frances Daly Pepper (1898 – 1994, Canadian)

Title: Miners in Coal Cart

Date: n.d.

Medium: graphite; charcoal on paper

Dimensions: 29.0 x 37.0 cm

Description: General colour: black on white. Three tracks of coal carts. Left one has six figures in two carts. The middle track has none but the right track has nine men in four carts. The tracks lead up from the lower right across the upper left into a group of buildings across the area. Mountains and trees can be seen at the top in the distance.

Subject: figure; group; landscape; mountains; industry; coal mining

Credit: Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1968

Catalogue Number: DaK.03.11

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The Mine Trip, Canmore

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Artist: Kathleen Frances Daly Pepper (1898 – 1994, Canadian)

Date: 1944

Medium: crayon on paper

Catalogue Number: DaK.03.17

Description: Bird's eye view, two open rail cars, four men in car to the left, two men in other car.

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Artist: Kathleen Frances Daly Pepper (1898 – 1994, Canadian)

Title: The Mine Trip, Canmore

Date: 1944

Medium: crayon on paper

Dimensions: 29.8 x 36.4 cm

Description: Bird's eye view, two open rail cars, four men in car to the left, two men in other car.

Subject: figure; group; male; industry; coal mining

Credit: Purchased from Kathleen Frances Daly Pepper, 1989

Catalogue Number: DaK.03.17

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Indian Scouts

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Artist: Norah Drummond-Davies (1862 – 1949, Canadian)

Date: n.d.

Medium: oil on canvas

Catalogue Number: DmN.02.01

Description: Colour: brown, green, blue. Three scouts (two on horses) stand on a rise of grass and rocks, overlooking a distant valley to the right and behind. The sky is yellow near the horizon.

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Artist: Norah Drummond-Davies (1862 – 1949, Canadian)

Title: Indian Scouts

Date: n.d.

Medium: oil on canvas

Dimensions: 69.5 x 54.2 cm

Description: Colour: brown, green, blue. Three scouts (two on horses) stand on a rise of grass and rocks, overlooking a distant valley to the right and behind. The sky is yellow near the horizon.

Subject: landscape; animal, horse; figure; group; male

Credit: Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1967

Catalogue Number: DmN.02.01

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Parade

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Artist: Tsering Dorjee (1948 – , Tibetan)

Date: 1996

Medium: oil on canvas

Catalogue Number: DoT.02.01

Description: A full length portrait of Tibetan Bhuddist monks or priests. All are dressed in red and gold ceremonial robes. The man at the right of the painting has his eyes closed. His arm is extended and he holds an ornate tray or bowl which the man on the left is pouring water into from an ornate ewer. T…

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Artist: Tsering Dorjee (1948 – , Tibetan)

Title: Parade

Date: 1996

Medium: oil on canvas

Description: A full length portrait of Tibetan Bhuddist monks or priests. All are dressed in red and gold ceremonial robes. The man at the right of the painting has his eyes closed. His arm is extended and he holds an ornate tray or bowl which the man on the left is pouring water into from an ornate ewer. The man in the middle has a moustache and looks directly at the viewer. An image of a Bhuddist deity is visible in the dark behind the man on the left and the man in the middle.

Subject: figure; group; religious; Tibetan Bhuddism

Credit: Purchased from Tsering Dorjee, Lhasa, Tibet, 2001

Catalogue Number: DoT.02.01

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Indian Life 1952

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Artist: R. L. Hunter

Date: 1952

Medium: felt maker; ink; graphite crayon on paper

Catalogue Number: HlR.03.01

Description: Four figures sitting in the centre left foreground, group of people centre of drawing around a green clump of bush and multi-coloured banners flying on the air centre. Tents and teepees set around the central banner area.

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Artist: R. L. Hunter

Title: Indian Life 1952

Date: 1952

Medium: felt maker; ink; graphite crayon on paper

Dimensions: 45.0 x 56.0 cm

Description: Four figures sitting in the centre left foreground, group of people centre of drawing around a green clump of bush and multi-coloured banners flying on the air centre. Tents and teepees set around the central banner area.

Subject: figure; group; ceremonial

Credit: Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979

Catalogue Number: HlR.03.01

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Two Indians

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Artist: Reinhold H. Palenske (1884 – 1955, American)

Date: 1930 – 1950

Medium: graphite on paper

Catalogue Number: PeR.03.04

Description: Two men are sitting in front of a tepee. The one nearest is smoking a long pipe.

Artist: Reinhold H. Palenske (1884 – 1955, American)

Title: Two Indians

Date: 1930 – 1950

Medium: graphite on paper

Dimensions: 21.3 x 13.7 cm

Description: Two men are sitting in front of a tepee. The one nearest is smoking a long pipe.

Subject: figure; male; group; Indigenous

Credit: Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979

Catalogue Number: PeR.03.04

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Figures on the Sand II

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Artist: Elizabeth Wentworth Roberts (1871 – 1927, American)

Date: c. 1920

Medium: oil on canvas

Catalogue Number: RoE.02.01

Description: Purchased by Mrs. Russell Robb, 1927. See RoE.02.02 for more info.

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Artist: Elizabeth Wentworth Roberts (1871 – 1927, American)

Title: Figures on the Sand II

Date: c. 1920

Medium: oil on canvas

Dimensions: 24.3 x 49.8 cm

Description: Purchased by Mrs. Russell Robb, 1927. See RoE.02.02 for more info.

Subject: landscape; ocean; figure; child; group

Credit: Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979

Catalogue Number: RoE.02.01

Notes: Artistry Revealed: Peter Whyte, Catharine Robb Whyte and Their Contemporaries; June 17, 2018 to October 21, 2018

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Figures in Fading Light

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Artist: James Agrell Smith (1913 – 1988, Canadian)

Date: 1975

Medium: ink, Sumi, graphite on paper

Catalogue Number: SmJ.03.01

Description: Two figures, a man and a woman, are seated on grass, both are facing to the left, the woman is covered by a cloak with only her head showing, the man is behind her also facing to the left, lying down resting on his elbows, the grass is bottomn quarter of picture and finely detailed, a clear backgro…

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Artist: James Agrell Smith (1913 – 1988, Canadian)

Title: Figures in Fading Light

Date: 1975

Medium: ink, Sumi, graphite on paper

Dimensions: 59.6 x 82.3 cm

Description: Two figures, a man and a woman, are seated on grass, both are facing to the left, the woman is covered by a cloak with only her head showing, the man is behind her also facing to the left, lying down resting on his elbows, the grass is bottomn quarter of picture and finely detailed, a clear background behind the figures.

Subject: figure; group

Credit: Purchased from James Agrell Smith, 1978

Catalogue Number: SmJ.03.01

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Banyan Tree, Bali

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Date: 1934

Medium: oil on canvas

Catalogue Number: WyP.01.023

Description: Colour: brown, green. Two banyon trees fill the outer edges of the picture and the foreground. Behind n the distance are a few figures and a building to the left. Bits of sky can be seen through the branches of the trees.

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Title: Banyan Tree, Bali

Date: 1934

Medium: oil on canvas

Dimensions: 35 x 27.5 cm

Description: Colour: brown, green. Two banyon trees fill the outer edges of the picture and the foreground. Behind n the distance are a few figures and a building to the left. Bits of sky can be seen through the branches of the trees.

Subject: landscape; architecture; figure; group; Pacific

Credit: Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1968

Catalogue Number: WyP.01.023

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Plantation Houses, Hawaii

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Date: 1934

Medium: oil on canvas

Catalogue Number: WyP.01.046

Description: Colour: white, green, brown. In the foreground are large green round shaped plants which give way to an open space which is in front of a group of white buildings. There is a woman carrying two water pails in the center. Two more figures are at the right and another group further right. At the righ…

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Title: Plantation Houses, Hawaii

Date: 1934

Medium: oil on canvas

Dimensions: 27.5 x 35 cm

Description: Colour: white, green, brown. In the foreground are large green round shaped plants which give way to an open space which is in front of a group of white buildings. There is a woman carrying two water pails in the center. Two more figures are at the right and another group further right. At the right edge is a building, a line of laundry, another building back further. Behind these is a dark green forest.

Subject: architecture; rural; figure; group; Pacific; Hawaii

Credit: Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1968

Catalogue Number: WyP.01.046

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Teepees at Banff Indian Days

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Date: 1932

Medium: oil on canvas

Catalogue Number: WyP.01.056

Description: Colour: blue, red, yellow, green, tan. Five teepees (the center three going into the distance) with figures grouped around them fills the lower two thirds. The edge of a sixth teepee can be seen in the lower night corner. Behind is a bank of green trees and beyond a blue mountain side and sky in th…

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Title: Teepees at Banff Indian Days

Date: 1932

Medium: oil on canvas

Dimensions: 27.5 x 35 cm

Description: Colour: blue, red, yellow, green, tan. Five teepees (the center three going into the distance) with figures grouped around them fills the lower two thirds. The edge of a sixth teepee can be seen in the lower night corner. Behind is a bank of green trees and beyond a blue mountain side and sky in the upper left corner.

Subject: landscape; mountain; Canadian Rockies; camp; figure; group

Credit: Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1968

Catalogue Number: WyP.01.056

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Shanghai

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Date: 1929

Medium: oil on canvas

Catalogue Number: WyP.01.135

Description: Colour: blue, white, orange brown. This is a street scene with buildings on either side. White laundry is strung between and orange signs hang out with East-Asian characters on them. There's a blue sign on the left building. There are people in the lower area. A man in a hat with a blue bundle is i…

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Title: Shanghai

Date: 1929

Medium: oil on canvas

Dimensions: 11 x 9 cm

Description: Colour: blue, white, orange brown. This is a street scene with buildings on either side. White laundry is strung between and orange signs hang out with East-Asian characters on them. There's a blue sign on the left building. There are people in the lower area. A man in a hat with a blue bundle is in the lower right corner.

Subject: architecture; urban; figure; group

Credit: Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1975

Catalogue Number: WyP.01.135

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Chinese Junk

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Date: 1929

Medium: oil on canvas

Catalogue Number: WyP.01.137

Description: Colour: blue, pink, yellow. Central image is a boat with its sail up. The head and shoulders of three figures can be seen in the boat. On the horizon to the right side is another boat. Distant mauve mountains can be seen behind and soft white blue sky above.

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Title: Chinese Junk

Date: 1929

Medium: oil on canvas

Dimensions: 11 x 9 cm

Description: Colour: blue, pink, yellow. Central image is a boat with its sail up. The head and shoulders of three figures can be seen in the boat. On the horizon to the right side is another boat. Distant mauve mountains can be seen behind and soft white blue sky above.