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- Peter or Catharine Whyte 53
- Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
- Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C. (1906 – 1979, Canadian) 34
- Robin Sturdy (1946 – 1998, Canadian) 31
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- Kathleen Frances Daly Pepper (1898 – 1994, Canadian) 11
- Nicholas Raffael de Grandmaison (1892 – 1978, Canadian) 10
- Reinhold H. Palenske (1884 – 1955, American) 10
- James Agrell Smith (1913 – 1988, Canadian)
- Charles A. Beil (1894 – 1976, Canadian) 4
- Clarence Ingwall Tillenius (1913 – 2012, Canadian) 3
- Gerda Christoffersen ( – 2012, Canadian) 3
The Man from Big Stone
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactsmj.04.04
- Date
- prior to 1988
- Medium
- woodcut on paper
- Catalogue Number
- SmJ.04.04
- Description
- Colour: black on white. Left profile and upper torso of a man in a coat and hat, holding a lighted match in his right hand and a pape in his left. In the lower left corner is a stone.
- Title
- The Man from Big Stone
- Date
- prior to 1988
- Medium
- woodcut on paper
- Dimensions
- 22.0 x 28.3 cm
- Description
- Colour: black on white. Left profile and upper torso of a man in a coat and hat, holding a lighted match in his right hand and a pape in his left. In the lower left corner is a stone.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1977
- Catalogue Number
- SmJ.04.04
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The Man in a Fur Coat
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactsmj.04.05
- Date
- prior to 1988
- Medium
- woodcut on paper
- Catalogue Number
- SmJ.04.05
- Description
- Colour: black on white. Left profile and upper torso of a man in a fur hat and coat. He is pulling on his gloves. Beyond on the left side are two figures with their backs facing the viewer.
- Title
- The Man in a Fur Coat
- Date
- prior to 1988
- Medium
- woodcut on paper
- Dimensions
- 22.1 x 28.4 cm
- Description
- Colour: black on white. Left profile and upper torso of a man in a fur hat and coat. He is pulling on his gloves. Beyond on the left side are two figures with their backs facing the viewer.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1977
- Catalogue Number
- SmJ.04.05
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Reflection on a Great Grandfather
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactsmj.04.07
- Date
- prior to 1988
- Medium
- woodcut on paper
- Catalogue Number
- SmJ.04.07
- Description
- Colour: black on white. A glassed portrait of an elderly man hangs on a flowered wall paper. Reflected in the glass is the artist, his easel and a window to the right.
- Title
- Reflection on a Great Grandfather
- Date
- prior to 1988
- Medium
- woodcut on paper
- Dimensions
- 14.8 x 19.5 cm
- Description
- Colour: black on white. A glassed portrait of an elderly man hangs on a flowered wall paper. Reflected in the glass is the artist, his easel and a window to the right.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1977
- Catalogue Number
- SmJ.04.07
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Job Stevens, Stoney, Morley
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactwyp.01.129
- Date
- 1930
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.01.129
- Description
- Colour: grey, black, brown, bits of orange, white. The left profile of a man.His black hair is short on top and at the back two braids come down over his white garment which is trimmed with orange and green. There seems to be a dark piece of cloth around his neck. The background is dark grey.
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- Title
- Job Stevens, Stoney, Morley
- Date
- 1930
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- 35.4 x 27.8 cm
- Description
- Colour: grey, black, brown, bits of orange, white. The left profile of a man.His black hair is short on top and at the back two braids come down over his white garment which is trimmed with orange and green. There seems to be a dark piece of cloth around his neck. The background is dark grey.
- Subject
- portrait
- male
- Stoney
- Job Stevens
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1968
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.01.129
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- Date
- 1933
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.01.119
- Description
- Colour: orange, grey, white, brown, blue. The head and shoulder of a man looking left from under a large grey hat. There is royal blue scarf/neckerchief at his neck - his garment is white and the background is orange.
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- Title
- Mark Poucette
- Date
- 1933
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- 27.5 x 35 cm
- Description
- Colour: orange, grey, white, brown, blue. The head and shoulder of a man looking left from under a large grey hat. There is royal blue scarf/neckerchief at his neck - his garment is white and the background is orange.
- Subject
- portrait
- male
- Mark Poucette
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1968
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.01.119
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Chief David Bearspaw
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactwyp.01.120
- Date
- 1933
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.01.120
- Description
- Colour: white, brown, red, orange. A man looks to the right, wearing a feather headress which runs off the picture at the upper left. While ermine streamers come down either side of his face. He wears a red neckerchief. There is blue, orange and red trim on the headress.
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- Title
- Chief David Bearspaw
- Date
- 1933
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- 27.5 x 35 cm
- Description
- Colour: white, brown, red, orange. A man looks to the right, wearing a feather headress which runs off the picture at the upper left. While ermine streamers come down either side of his face. He wears a red neckerchief. There is blue, orange and red trim on the headress.
- Subject
- portrait
- male
- Chief David Bearspaw
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1968
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.01.120
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- Date
- 1930 – 1940
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.02.024
- Description
- Colour: blue, brown, red. The head and shoulders on a man facing left. He has short hair and wears a hat. There is a red scarf around his neck. The background is blue.
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- Title
- George McLean
- Date
- 1930 – 1940
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- 40.5 x 51 cm
- Description
- Colour: blue, brown, red. The head and shoulders on a man facing left. He has short hair and wears a hat. There is a red scarf around his neck. The background is blue.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1968
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.02.024
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- Date
- 1977
- Medium
- wood engraving on paper
- Catalogue Number
- SmJ.04.08
- Description
- Two people dressed in outerwear, are standing facing to the right, the one in front has a cigarette in his left hand, right hand in pocket, the other has his hands behind his back, image in black ink. Initialed JAS in block brc: in pencil from l: Two Indians 27/50 James Agrell Smith.
- Title
- Two Indians
- Date
- 1977
- Medium
- wood engraving on paper
- Dimensions
- 19.7;21.0 x 12.3;14.2 cm
- Description
- Two people dressed in outerwear, are standing facing to the right, the one in front has a cigarette in his left hand, right hand in pocket, the other has his hands behind his back, image in black ink. Initialed JAS in block brc: in pencil from l: Two Indians 27/50 James Agrell Smith.
- Subject
- figure
- male
- group
- Indigenous
- Credit
- Gift of Dorothy Cranstone, Banff, 1986
- Catalogue Number
- SmJ.04.08
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Untitled [Seated Japanese man]
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactunk.06.11
- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- n.d.
- Medium
- sculpture
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.06.11
- Description
- Hotei (one of seven gods of Bliss) sits on the ground holding a basket with a smile on his roly poly face. Both hands are holding onto the basket and consequently folded across his chest. The colour of the figure is a very dark colour with hints of red-brown where the light hits it.
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- Artist
- Unknown
- Title
- Untitled [Seated Japanese man]
- Date
- n.d.
- Medium
- sculpture
- Dimensions
- 8.5 x 10.7 cm
- Description
- Hotei (one of seven gods of Bliss) sits on the ground holding a basket with a smile on his roly poly face. Both hands are holding onto the basket and consequently folded across his chest. The colour of the figure is a very dark colour with hints of red-brown where the light hits it.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.06.11
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Chief Dan Wildman
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactwyp.02.075
- Date
- 1930
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.02.075
- Description
- Dan Wildman is facing toward the left side of the image and takes up most of the right side of the image. The left half of the painting is a grey-green colour. Dan Wildman is wearing traditional Stoney clothing and head dress. He wears a bear tooth necklace and extensive beadwork is visible on h…
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- Title
- Chief Dan Wildman
- Date
- 1930
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- 75.0 x 62.3 cm
- Description
- Dan Wildman is facing toward the left side of the image and takes up most of the right side of the image. The left half of the painting is a grey-green colour. Dan Wildman is wearing traditional Stoney clothing and head dress. He wears a bear tooth necklace and extensive beadwork is visible on his shirt. His eyes appear as if they are slightly closed.
- Subject
- portrait
- male
- Stoney
- Dan Wildman
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.02.075
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Untitled [Jimmy Simpson]
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactunk.03.16
- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- 1970
- Medium
- pastel on paper
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.03.16
- Description
- Pastel portrait of Jimmy Simpson on pale green papaer. He wears a wide-brimmed, brown hat, yellow shirt, and blue tie.
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- Artist
- Unknown
- Title
- Untitled [Jimmy Simpson]
- Date
- 1970
- Medium
- pastel on paper
- Description
- Pastel portrait of Jimmy Simpson on pale green papaer. He wears a wide-brimmed, brown hat, yellow shirt, and blue tie.
- Subject
- portrait
- male
- Jimmy Simpson
- Credit
- Gift of Harold C. Whyte, Penticton, 2003
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.03.16
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Untitled [Peter Whyte]
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactbrt.03.01
- Date
- 1928
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Catalogue Number
- BrT.03.01
- Description
- A portrait of Peter looking to the left. Peters collar is suggested with a few lines.
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- Title
- Untitled [Peter Whyte]
- Date
- 1928
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Dimensions
- 32.5 x 22.3 cm
- Description
- A portrait of Peter looking to the left. Peters collar is suggested with a few lines.
- Subject
- portrait
- male
- Peter Whyte
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- BrT.03.01
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- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- prior to 1962
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.06.49
- Description
- mottled grey/green stone; man in parka in semi-kneeling position; right leg bent back, hands in front, palms down; carved features; left leg has a hole in centre bottom.
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- Artist
- Unknown
- Title
- Man
- Date
- prior to 1962
- Dimensions
- 8.8 x 4.8 cm
- Description
- mottled grey/green stone; man in parka in semi-kneeling position; right leg bent back, hands in front, palms down; carved features; left leg has a hole in centre bottom.
- Credit
- Gift of Doreen Hutchinson, Calgary, 1988
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.06.49
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Caribou Hunt, Bird Hunt
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactunk.08.11%20a%2cb
- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- prior to 1962
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.08.11 a,b
- Description
- hunting scenes; appliqued figures; (a) Bird Hunt (46.0x69.0) white background; bound edges; purple fabric with red and green stitching; 2 hunters, pink and black, with blue weapons; one hunter pulling 2 pink fish; blue bird on black patch; tail and back legs of animal with black patch brc; blue k…
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- Artist
- Unknown
- Title
- Caribou Hunt, Bird Hunt
- Date
- prior to 1962
- Description
- hunting scenes; appliqued figures; (a) Bird Hunt (46.0x69.0) white background; bound edges; purple fabric with red and green stitching; 2 hunters, pink and black, with blue weapons; one hunter pulling 2 pink fish; blue bird on black patch; tail and back legs of animal with black patch brc; blue knit loops at each corner; (b) Caribou Hunt; (46.0x69.0) white background, bound edges; purple fabric with red and green stitching; 3 hunters, pink and black; 2 black dogs, one pulling a sled; pink caribou with arrow in shoulder, bleeding from wound and mouth; blue knit loops at each corner.
- Credit
- Gift of Doreen Hutchinson, Calgary, 1988
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.08.11 a,b
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- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- prior to 1962
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.06.44 a,b
- Description
- green stone; man holding fish over head; (a) man 9.0x4.2x3.3; standing, knees slightly bent; arms straight up from shoulders; fingers indicated right hand; both hands open, holes in centre; (b) fish 2.8x6.5x1.2; carved and incised features; hole in centre; piece of bone ca .2 goes into holes in ha…
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- Artist
- Unknown
- Title
- Man with Fish
- Date
- prior to 1962
- Dimensions
- 11.5 x 6.8 cm
- Description
- green stone; man holding fish over head; (a) man 9.0x4.2x3.3; standing, knees slightly bent; arms straight up from shoulders; fingers indicated right hand; both hands open, holes in centre; (b) fish 2.8x6.5x1.2; carved and incised features; hole in centre; piece of bone ca .2 goes into holes in hand and fish.
- Credit
- Gift of Doreen Hutchinson, Calgary, 1988
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.06.44 a,b
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- Date
- 1978
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Catalogue Number
- SmJ.03.02
- Description
- A pencil sketch of the head of F.O. Pat Brewster. The face is detailed and shaded, the shirt and tie lightly sketched in. A 3/4 left profile. Signed James Agrell Smith 25-5-78. On back of picture in Pat Brewster's handwriting: Forrest Oliver 'Pat' Brewster Sept. 19, 1896 to -
- Title
- Pat Brewster
- Date
- 1978
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Dimensions
- 32.0 x 25.0 cm
- Description
- A pencil sketch of the head of F.O. Pat Brewster. The face is detailed and shaded, the shirt and tie lightly sketched in. A 3/4 left profile. Signed James Agrell Smith 25-5-78. On back of picture in Pat Brewster's handwriting: Forrest Oliver 'Pat' Brewster Sept. 19, 1896 to -
- Credit
- Gift of Forrest (Pat) Oliver Brewster, Banff, 1984
- Catalogue Number
- SmJ.03.02
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Untitled [Sarcee]
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactwyp.02.072
- Date
- 1937
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.02.072
- Description
- Head and shoulders portrait dominates right side of picture. The headdress covers top and left centre. The feathers appear black with red beaded tubes at head band. He is wearing a white beaded vest with red and green design on chest. A row of teepees are in bottom left background.A gold plaque…
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- Title
- Untitled [Sarcee]
- Date
- 1937
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- 76.5 x 64.2 cm
- Description
- Head and shoulders portrait dominates right side of picture. The headdress covers top and left centre. The feathers appear black with red beaded tubes at head band. He is wearing a white beaded vest with red and green design on chest. A row of teepees are in bottom left background.A gold plaque is affixed to the bottom of the frame Donated by A. Gordon Burton (Estate)
- Subject
- portrait
- male
- Mark Poucette
- Credit
- Gift of Mary Burton, Calgary, 1988
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.02.072
- Notes
- Artistry Revealed: Peter Whyte, Catharine Robb Whyte and Their Contemporaries; June 17, 2018 to October 21, 2018
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Hunter with Two Ivory Bears
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactunk.06.42%20a-e
- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- prior to 1962
- Medium
- stone; ivory; bone; sinew
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.06.42 a-e
- Description
- Mottled green stone for the base is shaped with a ledge. (a) Lower base has 2 holes drilled for the man. (b) The man is dressed in full parka , his face is carved out of ivory and set into parka, carved features with red orange markings. Both hands have a hole drilled through, no fingers. The t…
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- Unknown
- Title
- Hunter with Two Ivory Bears
- Date
- prior to 1962
- Medium
- stone; ivory; bone; sinew
- Dimensions
- 11.5 x 6.2 x 16.5 cm
- Description
- Mottled green stone for the base is shaped with a ledge. (a) Lower base has 2 holes drilled for the man. (b) The man is dressed in full parka , his face is carved out of ivory and set into parka, carved features with red orange markings. Both hands have a hole drilled through, no fingers. The two bears are carved out of ivory. Both have carved features with black and claws in black. (d) One is sitting and looking over his left shoulder, (c) the other is standing on his back legs, he has a hole drilled in right chest. The bow (e) is slightly curved with notched both ends to which is tied a long piece of very thin sinew. It appears that a spear is missing.
- Credit
- Gift of Doreen Hutchinson, Calgary, 1988
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.06.42 a-e
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Sealskin Hunter and Bear
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactunk.08.18
- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- prior to 1962
- Medium
- fur; seal; grass; skin; wood
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.08.18
- Description
- A male figure wearing a parka is standing over a polar bear that he has shot. The figure is holding a wood rifle in his left hand. The parka and polar bear are made from seal fur. The polar bear is a beige color and the man's parka is a medium brown color. Both the man and the bear are placed on a …
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- Artist
- Unknown
- Title
- Sealskin Hunter and Bear
- Date
- prior to 1962
- Medium
- fur; seal; grass; skin; wood
- Dimensions
- 20.5 cm
- Description
- A male figure wearing a parka is standing over a polar bear that he has shot. The figure is holding a wood rifle in his left hand. The parka and polar bear are made from seal fur. The polar bear is a beige color and the man's parka is a medium brown color. Both the man and the bear are placed on a woven grass circle. The man has painted black features and a skin fringe hanging from the edges of his parka. The polar bear has painted features and an open mouth.
- Credit
- Gift of Doreen Hutchinson, Calgary, 1988
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.08.18
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Women and Children with Dogs
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactunk.08.09
- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- prior to 1962
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.08.09
- Description
- A rectangular shaped wall hanging with a red border. The outer edge and the border between the red and the light yellow background is stitched with criss cross and straight stitches. Inside the light yellow background are women and children with dogs. The scene is set up in three tears. Along the u…
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- Artist
- Unknown
- Title
- Women and Children with Dogs
- Date
- prior to 1962
- Dimensions
- 57.5 x 80.0 cm
- Description
- A rectangular shaped wall hanging with a red border. The outer edge and the border between the red and the light yellow background is stitched with criss cross and straight stitches. Inside the light yellow background are women and children with dogs. The scene is set up in three tears. Along the upper section on the left are two dogs, in the center there is a male, female and a child. On the far right is a teepee. The middle section includes a couple of dogs and a female with a child on her back. The bottom section showes two more dogs on the left, a male figure in the center and a small animal on the far right is being attacked by four birds. All of the figures and most of the animals are made from skin cut out shapes and are stitched on and detailed with black, yellow, blue, red and a light pink fiber thread. The outside red border is made up of six pieces that are attached to create the full border.
- Credit
- Gift of Doreen Hutchinson, Calgary, 1988
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.08.09
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