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Artist
Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C. (1906 – 1979, Canadian)
Date
1930
Medium
oil on canvas
Catalogue Number
WyC.02.01
Description
Colour: brown, grey, red. Head and upper torso of a man facing left. He wears a large feather headress and a buckskin jacket with beaded trim. He wears a claw or teeth necklace. The background is grey.
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Artist
Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C. (1906 – 1979, Canadian)
Title
Chief Dan Wildman
Date
1930
Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
63.4 x 76.7 cm
Description
Colour: brown, grey, red. Head and upper torso of a man facing left. He wears a large feather headress and a buckskin jacket with beaded trim. He wears a claw or teeth necklace. The background is grey.
Subject
portrait, male
Dan Wildman
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1971
Catalogue Number
WyC.02.01
Notes
Artistry Revealed: Peter Whyte, Catharine Robb Whyte and Their Contemporaries; June 17, 2018 to October 21, 2018
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John Donaldson Curren

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Artist
Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C. (1906 – 1979, Canadian)
Date
1931 – 1936
Medium
oil on canvas
Catalogue Number
WyC.02.02
Description
Colour: grey, black, flesh. Slightly turned to the left is the head of an elderly man who wears a dark suit and sports a white walrus mustache.
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Artist
Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C. (1906 – 1979, Canadian)
Title
John Donaldson Curren
Date
1931 – 1936
Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
53.5 x 43.2 cm
Description
Colour: grey, black, flesh. Slightly turned to the left is the head of an elderly man who wears a dark suit and sports a white walrus mustache.
Subject
portrait, male
John Donaldson Curren
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
WyC.02.02
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John Donaldson Curren

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Artist
Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C. (1906 – 1979, Canadian)
Date
1931 – 1936
Medium
oil on canvas
Catalogue Number
WyC.02.03
Description
Colour: brown, grey, flesh. The frontal view of the hand and shoulders of an elderly man who wears a shirt and tie under a brown sweater under a suit jacket.He looks left, his white hair stands on end and his mouth is smothered in a large walrus mustache.
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Artist
Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C. (1906 – 1979, Canadian)
Title
John Donaldson Curren
Date
1931 – 1936
Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
43.1 x 52.9 cm
Description
Colour: brown, grey, flesh. The frontal view of the hand and shoulders of an elderly man who wears a shirt and tie under a brown sweater under a suit jacket.He looks left, his white hair stands on end and his mouth is smothered in a large walrus mustache.
Subject
portrait, male
John Donaldson Curren
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1974
Catalogue Number
WyC.02.03
Notes
Artistry Revealed: Peter Whyte, Catharine Robb Whyte and Their Contemporaries; June 17, 2018 to October 21, 2018
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Opabin Dome, Lake O'Hara

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Artist
Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C. (1906 – 1979, Canadian)
Date
1930 – 1931
Medium
oil on board
Catalogue Number
WyC.02.04
Description
Colour: blue, white, purple. In the lower right section a peak rises four inches up to a large diagonal cloud which runs from upper left to lower right. A second cloud runs underneath it. A small third cloud appears to be breaking off to the upper right corner. Looks like Opabin Dome
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Artist
Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C. (1906 – 1979, Canadian)
Title
Opabin Dome, Lake O'Hara
Date
1930 – 1931
Medium
oil on board
Dimensions
10.5 x 13.5 cm
Description
Colour: blue, white, purple. In the lower right section a peak rises four inches up to a large diagonal cloud which runs from upper left to lower right. A second cloud runs underneath it. A small third cloud appears to be breaking off to the upper right corner. Looks like Opabin Dome
Subject
landscape
Canadian Rockies
mountain
lake
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1975
Catalogue Number
WyC.02.04
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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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Artist
Unknown
Date
n.d.
Medium
oil on wood
Catalogue Number
UnK.02.01
Description
Colour: blue; brown; railroad goes from lower center up the left side across the middle and disappears into the bush at center; in the distance up left are trees and a building; in the upper right is a mountain; clouded blue sky fills the top quarter.
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Artist
Unknown
Title
Untitled
Date
n.d.
Medium
oil on wood
Dimensions
25.4 x 27.9 cm
Description
Colour: blue; brown; railroad goes from lower center up the left side across the middle and disappears into the bush at center; in the distance up left are trees and a building; in the upper right is a mountain; clouded blue sky fills the top quarter.
Subject
landscape, mountain
railroad
Credit
Gift of Unknown, 1968
Catalogue Number
UnK.02.01
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An Awkward Juxtaposition

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Artist
Unknown
Date
n.d.
Medium
graphite on paper
Catalogue Number
UnK.03.11
Description
A man wearing a dark jacket, white pants, a hat down over his eyes, a cane and a cigarette in a long holder, stands facing left under a sign which reads Curios.
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Artist
Unknown
Title
An Awkward Juxtaposition
Date
n.d.
Medium
graphite on paper
Dimensions
25.8 x 20.2 cm
Description
A man wearing a dark jacket, white pants, a hat down over his eyes, a cane and a cigarette in a long holder, stands facing left under a sign which reads Curios.
Subject
figure, male
cartoon
Credit
Gift of Iva (Mrs. Len) Smith, 1976
Catalogue Number
UnK.03.11
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Artist
Unknown
Date
n.d.
Medium
pastel on paper
Catalogue Number
UnK.03.09
Description
Colour: blue, orange on brown; a boy, seated, wears a blue hat and jacket, an orange scarf and pants with stripes on them; his shadow falls to the right.
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Artist
Unknown
Title
Untitled
Date
n.d.
Medium
pastel on paper
Dimensions
50.0 x 30.0 cm
Description
Colour: blue, orange on brown; a boy, seated, wears a blue hat and jacket, an orange scarf and pants with stripes on them; his shadow falls to the right.
Subject
portrait, boy
Credit
Gift of H. (Mrs.) T. Montgomery, Banff, 1965
Catalogue Number
UnK.03.09
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Artist
Unknown
Date
n.d.
Medium
oil on glass
Catalogue Number
UnK.01.01
Description
Colour: green, brown, blue; two colts stand facing left on a green ground; behind and above is a blue lake shape and a grey mountain shape with a white peak.
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Artist
Unknown
Title
Untitled
Date
n.d.
Medium
oil on glass
Dimensions
14.0 x 24.5 cm
Description
Colour: green, brown, blue; two colts stand facing left on a green ground; behind and above is a blue lake shape and a grey mountain shape with a white peak.
Subject
animal, horse
Credit
Gift of Peter Whyte, 1966
Catalogue Number
UnK.01.01
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Artist
Unknown
Date
prior to 1976
Medium
pastel on paper
Catalogue Number
UnK.03.12
Description
Colour: black and brown on white. Head and shoulders of a man looking right. His hair is in long braids.
Artist
Unknown
Title
Untitled
Date
prior to 1976
Medium
pastel on paper
Dimensions
61.0 x 48.0 cm
Description
Colour: black and brown on white. Head and shoulders of a man looking right. His hair is in long braids.
Subject
portrait
Indigenous
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1976
Catalogue Number
UnK.03.12
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Artist
Unknown
Date
n.d.
Medium
oil on board
Catalogue Number
UnK.02.04
Description
Colour: cobalt blue, brown. Upper two thirds is sky; pink and yellow near the horizon which is blue and brown hills sloping down to a streak of blue water across the bottom.
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Artist
Unknown
Title
Untitled
Date
n.d.
Medium
oil on board
Dimensions
12.7 x 14.3 cm
Description
Colour: cobalt blue, brown. Upper two thirds is sky; pink and yellow near the horizon which is blue and brown hills sloping down to a streak of blue water across the bottom.
Subject
landscape, mountain
Credit
Gift of Iva (Mrs. Len) Smith, 1976
Catalogue Number
UnK.02.04
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Artist
Unknown
Date
n.d.
Medium
oil on board
Catalogue Number
UnK.02.12
Description
Colour: brown greys, blue, green. The upper two thirds is sky and hills. Lower third is blue water with a green shore in the foreground.
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Artist
Unknown
Title
Untitled
Date
n.d.
Medium
oil on board
Dimensions
14.0 x 15.2 cm
Description
Colour: brown greys, blue, green. The upper two thirds is sky and hills. Lower third is blue water with a green shore in the foreground.
Subject
landscape, mountain
lake
Credit
Gift of Iva (Mrs. Len) Smith, 1976
Catalogue Number
UnK.02.12
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Artist
Unknown
Date
1899
Medium
ink; graphite on paper
Catalogue Number
UnK.03.06
Description
Colour: black on white; a wounded bison with three arrows in his side and blood coming out of his mouth, kneels in the center of the picture;to the left and right are large leafless trees; a huge sun sits halfway on the horizon of rolling hills; in the background to the right, six figures with stic…
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Artist
Unknown
Title
Neolithic Age
Date
1899
Medium
ink; graphite on paper
Dimensions
10.7 x 18.4 cm
Description
Colour: black on white; a wounded bison with three arrows in his side and blood coming out of his mouth, kneels in the center of the picture;to the left and right are large leafless trees; a huge sun sits halfway on the horizon of rolling hills; in the background to the right, six figures with sticks run up from behind a tree; to the left, in the background are two bears.
Subject
animal, buffalo
hunting
Credit
Gift of Iva (Mrs. Len) Smith, 1970
Catalogue Number
UnK.03.06
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Artist
Unknown
Date
prior to 1975
Medium
graphite on paper
Catalogue Number
UnK.03.08
Description
Colour: black on white. The head and upper torso of a man looking to the right. He wears a large headdress of feathers, a buckskin jacket with a decorative pattern on the sleeve, and a medallion on his chest.
Artist
Unknown
Title
Untitled
Date
prior to 1975
Medium
graphite on paper
Dimensions
25.0 x 15.8 cm
Description
Colour: black on white. The head and upper torso of a man looking to the right. He wears a large headdress of feathers, a buckskin jacket with a decorative pattern on the sleeve, and a medallion on his chest.
Subject
portrait, male
Indigenous
Credit
Gift of Iva (Mrs. Len) Smith, 1976
Catalogue Number
UnK.03.08
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Small lake in Mountains

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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.
Subject
landscape
mountains
lake
Credit
Gift of Lillian Gest, Philadelphia, USA, 1986
Catalogue Number
UnK.03.13
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Artist
Unknown
Date
c. 1945
Medium
oil on canvas paper
Catalogue Number
UnK.02.15
Artist
Unknown
Title
Untitled
Date
c. 1945
Medium
oil on canvas paper
Dimensions
40.0 x 30.0 cm
Subject
Landscape
Canadian Rockies
Credit
Gift of Unknown, 1999
Catalogue Number
UnK.02.15
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Untitled [Wood Sculpture]

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Artist
Unknown
Date
n.d.
Medium
wood, oil paint
Catalogue Number
UnK.16.05
Description
Flat wood, bark on each side. At the top on the carved side of the wood is the head of an Indigenous man. Below is a drum. Behind are two crossed spears. Surrounding the drum and spears are various tools.
Artist
Unknown
Title
Untitled [Wood Sculpture]
Date
n.d.
Medium
wood, oil paint
Dimensions
46.8 x 12.0 cm
Description
Flat wood, bark on each side. At the top on the carved side of the wood is the head of an Indigenous man. Below is a drum. Behind are two crossed spears. Surrounding the drum and spears are various tools.
Subject
culture
Indigenous
tools
Credit
Gift of Marnie Huckvale, Delta, 2003
Catalogue Number
UnK.16.05
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Peaks 3 and 4, Moraine Lake

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Artist
Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C. (1906 – 1979, Canadian)
Date
1945 – 1955
Medium
oil on canvas
Catalogue Number
WyC.01.083
Description
Moraine Lake and Mount Bowlen and Tonsa.
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Artist
Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C. (1906 – 1979, Canadian)
Title
Peaks 3 and 4, Moraine Lake
Date
1945 – 1955
Medium
oil on canvas
Description
Moraine Lake and Mount Bowlen and Tonsa.
Subject
landscape
Canadian Rockies
Moraine Lake
Mt. Bowlen
Tonsa
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
WyC.01.083
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Mount Temple and Larches

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Artist
Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C. (1906 – 1979, Canadian)
Date
1937 – 1945
Medium
oil on canvas
Catalogue Number
WyC.02.14
Description
The foreground is a trail starting at the centre, leading right, then left, towards a snow-covered Mt. Temple. There is a stand (one large and four small ones) of larches on viewer’s left, and on viewer’s right one large larch and one small, plus four evergreens. The sky is blue with white clouds.
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Artist
Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C. (1906 – 1979, Canadian)
Title
Mount Temple and Larches
Date
1937 – 1945
Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
40.8 x 50.8 cm
Description
The foreground is a trail starting at the centre, leading right, then left, towards a snow-covered Mt. Temple. There is a stand (one large and four small ones) of larches on viewer’s left, and on viewer’s right one large larch and one small, plus four evergreens. The sky is blue with white clouds.
Subject
landscape
Mt. Temple
larch trees
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
WyC.02.14
Notes
Artistry Revealed: Peter Whyte, Catharine Robb Whyte and Their Contemporaries; June 17, 2018 to October 21, 2018
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Artist
Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C. (1906 – 1979, Canadian)
Date
c. 1934
Medium
oil on canvas
Catalogue Number
WyC.01.432
Description
an unfinished painting of a woman wearing a red lei. She is painted in 3/4 view facing to viewers left. HEr brown hair is in a ponytail at the nape of her neck.
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Artist
Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C. (1906 – 1979, Canadian)
Title
[Mabel?]
Date
c. 1934
Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
63.0 x 53.0 cm
Description
an unfinished painting of a woman wearing a red lei. She is painted in 3/4 view facing to viewers left. HEr brown hair is in a ponytail at the nape of her neck.
Subject
portrait
woman
Hawai’i
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
WyC.01.432
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