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Portrait of Enos Hunter

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Artist: Gerda Christoffersen ( – 2012, Canadian)

Date: n.d.

Medium: oil on board

Catalogue Number: ChG.02.01

Description: Portrait of a man (Enos Hunter) sitting straight on and looking slightly to the right. His braids run down off the canvas. He wears a necklace of beads and a circular medallion. From his shoulders hang yellow and dark green feathers. The background is tan and grey.

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Artist: Gerda Christoffersen ( – 2012, Canadian)

Title: Portrait of Enos Hunter

Date: n.d.

Medium: oil on board

Dimensions: 59.7 x 49.6 cm

Description: Portrait of a man (Enos Hunter) sitting straight on and looking slightly to the right. His braids run down off the canvas. He wears a necklace of beads and a circular medallion. From his shoulders hang yellow and dark green feathers. The background is tan and grey.

Subject: portrait; male; Enos Hunter

Credit: Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1969

Catalogue Number: ChG.02.01

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Ernest Grant, Chief of the Ravens

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Artist: Sir Aubrey Alexander Creed (1912 – 1998, Canadian)

Date: n.d.

Medium: oil on fibre

Catalogue Number: CrA.02.01

Description: General Colour: pale blue, rust and white on black velvet. A man's face, looking to the right is placed left of center. Behind him filling the right side of the picture looms a large black raven. At the bottom of the painting is a mask with the profile of a bird hinged to both sides of it. The left…

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Artist: Sir Aubrey Alexander Creed (1912 – 1998, Canadian)

Title: Ernest Grant, Chief of the Ravens

Date: n.d.

Medium: oil on fibre

Dimensions: 39.2 x 49.2 cm

Description: General Colour: pale blue, rust and white on black velvet. A man's face, looking to the right is placed left of center. Behind him filling the right side of the picture looms a large black raven. At the bottom of the painting is a mask with the profile of a bird hinged to both sides of it. The left and right sides of the frame represent the two sides of a bird.

Subject: portrait; male; Ernest Grant

Credit: Gift of Sir Aubrey Alexander Creed, Kitimat, 1971

Catalogue Number: CrA.02.01

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Miner with His Beer

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

Date: n.d.

Medium: graphite on paper

Catalogue Number: DaK.03.06

Description: General colour: pencil on white. Man in a hat and suit jacket sits at a table (left side). Two glasses of beer sit on the table. His hands rest across his knees. He looks to the right.

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

Title: Miner with His Beer

Date: n.d.

Medium: graphite on paper

Dimensions: 35.0 x 27.5 cm

Description: General colour: pencil on white. Man in a hat and suit jacket sits at a table (left side). Two glasses of beer sit on the table. His hands rest across his knees. He looks to the right.

Subject: figure; male; industry; coal mining

Credit: Purchased from Kathleen Frances Daly Pepper, 1970

Catalogue Number: DaK.03.06

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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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Canmore Miner with Safety Lamp

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

Date: 1945

Medium: graphite; charcoal on paper

Catalogue Number: DaK.03.08

Description: General colour: charcoal on white. Looking down at a man in a coat and hat sitting on a bench with a safety lamp on the floor between his legs. Behind him on the left is his lunch box. His hat shadows his face which looks down right.

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

Title: Canmore Miner with Safety Lamp

Date: 1945

Medium: graphite; charcoal on paper

Dimensions: 29.0 x 37.0 cm

Description: General colour: charcoal on white. Looking down at a man in a coat and hat sitting on a bench with a safety lamp on the floor between his legs. Behind him on the left is his lunch box. His hat shadows his face which looks down right.

Subject: figure; male; industry; coal mining

Credit: Purchased from Kathleen Frances Daly Pepper, 1970

Catalogue Number: DaK.03.08

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Miner with Safety Lamp

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

Date: 1944

Medium: graphite; charcoal on paper

Catalogue Number: DaK.03.09

Description: General colour: black on white. A man with a miners cap on, holds up a lantern to the right.

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

Title: Miner with Safety Lamp

Date: 1944

Medium: graphite; charcoal on paper

Dimensions: 29.0 x 37.0 cm

Description: General colour: black on white. A man with a miners cap on, holds up a lantern to the right.

Subject: figure; male; industry; coal mining

Credit: Gift of W. J. Wright, Kamloops, 1969

Catalogue Number: DaK.03.09

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Two Miners

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

Date: 1944

Medium: graphite; charcoal on paper

Catalogue Number: DaK.03.12

Description: General colour: black on white. Two miners stand left and right. The right man faces left and behind him to the right is an object with wheels on it. They are both outfitted with hats, coats, boots, pants and various bags and containers slung over their shoulders and off their belts.

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

Title: Two Miners

Date: 1944

Medium: graphite; charcoal on paper

Dimensions: 29.0 x 37.0 cm

Description: General colour: black on white. Two miners stand left and right. The right man faces left and behind him to the right is an object with wheels on it. They are both outfitted with hats, coats, boots, pants and various bags and containers slung over their shoulders and off their belts.

Subject: figure; male; industry; coal mining

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

Catalogue Number: DaK.03.12

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John Brewster

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Artist: Nicholas Raffael de Grandmaison (1892 – 1978, Canadian)

Date: n.d.

Medium: pastel on paper

Catalogue Number: DgN.03.03

Description: General colour: black, brown. Head and shoulders of a balding man who wears a shirt and tie under the vague outline of a suit and jacket. He looks out at the viewer and has a short mustache.

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Artist: Nicholas Raffael de Grandmaison (1892 – 1978, Canadian)

Title: John Brewster

Date: n.d.

Medium: pastel on paper

Dimensions: 56.8 x 43.9 cm

Description: General colour: black, brown. Head and shoulders of a balding man who wears a shirt and tie under the vague outline of a suit and jacket. He looks out at the viewer and has a short mustache.

Subject: portrait; male

Credit: Gift of Dell Brewster, Banff, 1967

Catalogue Number: DgN.03.03

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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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English Plough Horses

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

Date: n.d.

Medium: oil on masonite

Catalogue Number: DmN.02.02

Description: General colour: brown. Central image is two horses, (one white, one brown) pulling a plough (man walks behind) towards the left side of the picture. In the upper right corner is a large tree and some bush. On the left side is more woods and sky beyond.

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

Title: English Plough Horses

Date: n.d.

Medium: oil on masonite

Dimensions: 24.8 x 35.5 cm

Description: General colour: brown. Central image is two horses, (one white, one brown) pulling a plough (man walks behind) towards the left side of the picture. In the upper right corner is a large tree and some bush. On the left side is more woods and sky beyond.

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

Credit: Gift of Robert Peyto, Shawnigan Lake, 1967

Catalogue Number: DmN.02.02

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Tom Wilson

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Artist: Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C. (1906 – 1979, Canadian)

Date: 1932

Medium: oil on canvas

Catalogue Number: WyC.02.05

Description: Colour: brown, blue. An older man sits in a chair - a Hudson Bay blanket showing on the left side. His right leg is up. His left hand is on the arm of the chair. His right hand holds a pipe to his mouth - ring on fourth finger. He wears a navy blue suit and a grey felt hat. He's looking to the righ…

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Artist: Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C. (1906 – 1979, Canadian)

Title: Tom Wilson

Date: 1932

Medium: oil on canvas

Dimensions: 74.9 x 62.2 cm

Description: Colour: brown, blue. An older man sits in a chair - a Hudson Bay blanket showing on the left side. His right leg is up. His left hand is on the arm of the chair. His right hand holds a pipe to his mouth - ring on fourth finger. He wears a navy blue suit and a grey felt hat. He's looking to the right although facing out. The background is brown.

Subject: portrait; male

Credit: Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1974

Catalogue Number: WyC.02.05

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

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Job Stevens, Stoney, Morley

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

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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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

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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Mark Poucette

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

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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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

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

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

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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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

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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George McLean

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

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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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

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.

Subject: portrait; male; George McLean; Walking Buffalo; Indigenous

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

Catalogue Number: WyP.02.024

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Chief Dan Wildman

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

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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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

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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Violation

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Artist: Jane Zednik (1953 – , Canadian)

Date: 1979

Medium: oil on paper

Catalogue Number: ZeJ.02.01

Description: A woman in black dress and a man in a blue suit fly, twisting through the air. A yellow house in the background with a grey road leading up to it. Dark green grass and two trees surround the house.

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Artist: Jane Zednik (1953 – , Canadian)

Title: Violation

Date: 1979

Medium: oil on paper

Description: A woman in black dress and a man in a blue suit fly, twisting through the air. A yellow house in the background with a grey road leading up to it. Dark green grass and two trees surround the house.