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- Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian) 61
- Charles John Collings (1848 – 1931, British) 20
- Charles A. Beil (1894 – 1976, Canadian) 5
- George Bertrand Mitchell (1872 – 1966, American) 3
- Earl F. Spencer 1
- Eli Weetalooktook ( – 1958, Canadian) 1
- Henry George Glyde (1906 – 1998, Canadian) 1
- P. Tereszizuk 1
- Reinhold H. Palenske (1884 – 1955, American) 1
- Shoo 1
- Unknown 1
- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- 1880 – 1900
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.06.06
- Description
- ornately carved ivory sculpture of a man and a bird under a tree.
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- Artist
- Unknown
- Title
- The Bird Tree
- Date
- 1880 – 1900
- Dimensions
- 20.8 x 4.7 x 10.0 cm
- Description
- ornately carved ivory sculpture of a man and a bird under a tree.
- Subject
- figure, male
- animal
- mythological
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.06.06
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Untitled [horse]
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactbec.06.04
- Date
- 1936
- Medium
- plaster
- Catalogue Number
- BeC.06.04
- Description
- A blue /black horse makes it’s way down a green coloured rocky base. The horse’s back legs are bent.This is the only existing cast; there is no mould for it anymore, according to Mrs. Olive Beil. Charlie made it for the Whyte's.
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- Title
- Untitled [horse]
- Date
- 1936
- Medium
- plaster
- Dimensions
- 21.8 x 9.5 x 24.8 cm
- Description
- A blue /black horse makes it’s way down a green coloured rocky base. The horse’s back legs are bent.This is the only existing cast; there is no mould for it anymore, according to Mrs. Olive Beil. Charlie made it for the Whyte's.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- BeC.06.04
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- Date
- 1930
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Catalogue Number
- BeC.03.02
- Description
- Sketches of a man standing, a man running and a horse's fetlock and hoof on one side of fold; 4 sketches of horses on the other. The reverse on the sheet has two sketches of saddles, the other side of the fold has sketches of horses, one saddled (no bridle) one running, and the head and eye of anot…
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- Title
- Untitled
- Date
- 1930
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Dimensions
- 18.3 x 30.9 cm
- Description
- Sketches of a man standing, a man running and a horse's fetlock and hoof on one side of fold; 4 sketches of horses on the other. The reverse on the sheet has two sketches of saddles, the other side of the fold has sketches of horses, one saddled (no bridle) one running, and the head and eye of another.
- Subject
- figure, man
- animal, horse
- Credit
- Gift of Les Peters, Great Falls, USA, 1983
- Catalogue Number
- BeC.03.02
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- Date
- c. 1885
- Medium
- graphite on paper board
- Catalogue Number
- CoJ.03.071
- Description
- Drawing of a farming disc, the first few discs are show as the disappear into the piece, and the seat sits high up on the piece.“An unlikely combination of practical entrepreneur and preoccupied artist, Collings was involved with farm machinery sales between 1882 and 1888 in England. A writer who i…
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- Title
- Rusty Disk
- Date
- c. 1885
- Medium
- graphite on paper board
- Dimensions
- 25 x 30 cm
- Description
- Drawing of a farming disc, the first few discs are show as the disappear into the piece, and the seat sits high up on the piece.“An unlikely combination of practical entrepreneur and preoccupied artist, Collings was involved with farm machinery sales between 1882 and 1888 in England. A writer who interviewed the artist in 1924 had the impression that Collings envisaged farm equipment as means for creating an enormous painting-like but three-dimensional “landscape.” -- “Charles John Collings, 1848-1931” Catalogue Raisonne by Linda Heath
- Credit
- Gift of John Rivette, Seymour Arm, 1982
- Catalogue Number
- CoJ.03.071
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Hunter Pulling Up Seal
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactwes.06.01
- Date
- prior to 1958
- Medium
- stone; sinew; wood
- Catalogue Number
- WeS.06.01
- Description
- green stone; a parka clad Inuit hunter sitting with legs braced; leaning back to be almost horizontal; carved features; a piece of sinew in both hands which connects to a wood peg in a hole; the hole is in the centre of a carved point in a carved circle which is in a 2.5 wide carved depression ac…
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- Title
- Hunter Pulling Up Seal
- Date
- prior to 1958
- Medium
- stone; sinew; wood
- Dimensions
- 7.2 x 11.5 cm
- Description
- green stone; a parka clad Inuit hunter sitting with legs braced; leaning back to be almost horizontal; carved features; a piece of sinew in both hands which connects to a wood peg in a hole; the hole is in the centre of a carved point in a carved circle which is in a 2.5 wide carved depression across base foreground.
- Subject
- figure, male
- activity, hunting
- fishing
- Credit
- Gift of Doreen Hutchinson, Calgary, 1988
- Catalogue Number
- WeS.06.01
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- Date
- 1935
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Catalogue Number
- MiG.03.02
- Description
- Shoulders and head of a man, wearing suit and tie and a hat, facing right. G. B. Mitchell, Banff, Aug. 28/35.
- Title
- Untitled
- Date
- 1935
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Dimensions
- 25; 37.8 x 18; 25.3 cm
- Description
- Shoulders and head of a man, wearing suit and tie and a hat, facing right. G. B. Mitchell, Banff, Aug. 28/35.
- Subject
- portrait, male
- Credit
- Gift of Joe A. Brewster, Banff, 1980
- Catalogue Number
- MiG.03.02
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- Date
- 1935
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Catalogue Number
- MiG.03.01
- Description
- Torso and head of a man sitting in a tall backed wooden chair, facing right. To Jim Brewster - Whom I've known for 25 years - Banff - August 26/35 G. B. Mitchell
- Title
- Jim Brewster
- Date
- 1935
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Dimensions
- 25; 37.8 x 20.5; 25.3 cm
- Description
- Torso and head of a man sitting in a tall backed wooden chair, facing right. To Jim Brewster - Whom I've known for 25 years - Banff - August 26/35 G. B. Mitchell
- Subject
- portrait, male
- Credit
- Gift of Joe A. Brewster, Banff, 1980
- Catalogue Number
- MiG.03.01
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- Date
- 1934
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Catalogue Number
- PeR.03.05
- Description
- A drawing of Norman B. Sanson, Banff naturalist. Mr. Sanson, Trail Hiker's President, Twin Falls - Aug. 5 - 1934 Palenske. This drawing was taken from an album compiled by Norman B. Sanson (PD3(9) - 87).
- Title
- Mr. Sanson
- Date
- 1934
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Dimensions
- 18.5 x 15.3 cm
- Description
- A drawing of Norman B. Sanson, Banff naturalist. Mr. Sanson, Trail Hiker's President, Twin Falls - Aug. 5 - 1934 Palenske. This drawing was taken from an album compiled by Norman B. Sanson (PD3(9) - 87).
- Subject
- portrait, male
- Credit
- Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Norman Tabuteau, Banff, 1966
- Catalogue Number
- PeR.03.05
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Woman with Child
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactsho.06.01
- Artist
- Shoo
- Date
- prior to 1958
- Catalogue Number
- ShO.06.01
- Description
- Seated woman with child in amautiq (baby carrier), hands in lap. Details include braided hair, folds in clothing, kamituinaat or boots, fine scoring of hair. Set on rectangular base. “Shoo” scratched on base.
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- Artist
- Shoo
- Title
- Woman with Child
- Date
- prior to 1958
- Dimensions
- 10.0 x 6.0 x 7.0 cm
- Description
- Seated woman with child in amautiq (baby carrier), hands in lap. Details include braided hair, folds in clothing, kamituinaat or boots, fine scoring of hair. Set on rectangular base. “Shoo” scratched on base.
- Subject
- figure, female
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- ShO.06.01
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- Artist
- Earl F. Spencer
- Date
- 1936
- Medium
- wood; paint; glue
- Catalogue Number
- SpE.06.01
- Description
- . Circular base painted black, standing female figure with left toe pointed and arms clasped behind back, painted gold. Black hair and eyes, red lip and cheek colour. Rubber stamp on unpainted base says Earl F. Spencer Banff, Alberta, Canada
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- Artist
- Earl F. Spencer
- Title
- Untitled
- Date
- 1936
- Medium
- wood; paint; glue
- Dimensions
- 47.7 cm
- Description
- . Circular base painted black, standing female figure with left toe pointed and arms clasped behind back, painted gold. Black hair and eyes, red lip and cheek colour. Rubber stamp on unpainted base says Earl F. Spencer Banff, Alberta, Canada
- Subject
- figure, female
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- SpE.06.01
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Downhill Skier
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactwyp.06.01
- Date
- 1937
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.06.01
- Description
- A realistic rendering of a male downhill skier in action, right leg and ski slightly in front of left, knees bent, elbows up holding metal ski poles. The ski poles have metal baskets soldered on to main shaft. The base is a triangular shaped piece 8.7 cm at the back tapering to the front which is 2…
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- Title
- Downhill Skier
- Date
- 1937
- Dimensions
- 29.0 x 9.5 x 28.0 cm
- Description
- A realistic rendering of a male downhill skier in action, right leg and ski slightly in front of left, knees bent, elbows up holding metal ski poles. The ski poles have metal baskets soldered on to main shaft. The base is a triangular shaped piece 8.7 cm at the back tapering to the front which is 2.5 cm high. The whole sculpture, excluding the poles, is painted silver.
- Credit
- Gift of Bob Leighton, 1971
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.06.01
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- Artist
- P. Tereszizuk
- Date
- c. 1935
- Catalogue Number
- TeP.06.01
- Description
- bronze and ivory sculpture of standing male with cap and bouquet.
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- Artist
- P. Tereszizuk
- Title
- Young Man
- Date
- c. 1935
- Dimensions
- 31.0 cm
- Description
- bronze and ivory sculpture of standing male with cap and bouquet.
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- TeP.06.01
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Building and Tree
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactcoj.03.516
- Date
- c. 1890
- Medium
- graphite on board
- Catalogue Number
- CoJ.03.516
- Description
- Drawing of a building in the background, framed by trees in the foreground.
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- Title
- Building and Tree
- Date
- c. 1890
- Medium
- graphite on board
- Dimensions
- 28.0 x 38.0 cm
- Description
- Drawing of a building in the background, framed by trees in the foreground.
- Credit
- Gift of John Rivette, Seymour Arm, 1997
- Catalogue Number
- CoJ.03.516
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- Date
- 1936
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Catalogue Number
- GyH.03.10
- Description
- A portrait of a man, facing in three quarter profile to the left. He wears a cowboy hat and a knotted scarf around his neck. Inscribed at the bottom left “Bill Nish Warden”, signed “Glyde” at bottom right. On back “Bow Lake, 1936 with Reg Harvey.”
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- Title
- Bill Neish
- Date
- 1936
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Description
- A portrait of a man, facing in three quarter profile to the left. He wears a cowboy hat and a knotted scarf around his neck. Inscribed at the bottom left “Bill Nish Warden”, signed “Glyde” at bottom right. On back “Bow Lake, 1936 with Reg Harvey.”
- Subject
- Bill Neish
- portrait
- warden
- Credit
- Gift of Henry George Glyde, Victoria, 1997
- Catalogue Number
- GyH.03.10
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- Date
- 1934
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.03.081
- Description
- Drawing of people on a beach. Small preliminary sketch of man lying down in TRC.
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- Title
- Untitled
- Date
- 1934
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Dimensions
- 23 x 30 cm
- Description
- Drawing of people on a beach. Small preliminary sketch of man lying down in TRC.
- Subject
- beach
- bathing suit
- umbrella
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1975
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.03.081
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- Date
- 1939 – 1966
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.03.347
- Description
- A pencil drawing of a female figure in a nurse’s uniform. The woman wears pillbox hat with a sash of material hanging from it. Her face is not clearly rendered. She stands with her right side to the viewer and holds in her hand a cigarette,Beside this figure is a small square with a hospital scene.…
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- Title
- Untitled
- Date
- 1939 – 1966
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Dimensions
- 27.4 x 21.2 cm
- Description
- A pencil drawing of a female figure in a nurse’s uniform. The woman wears pillbox hat with a sash of material hanging from it. Her face is not clearly rendered. She stands with her right side to the viewer and holds in her hand a cigarette,Beside this figure is a small square with a hospital scene. Someone appears to be attending to a patient in bed, but the image is very crudely sketched.There is another drawing of what might be a disembodied hand holding a mug just below this hospital scene.Another sketch of a nurse’s head appears below the more finished nurse drawing.
- Subject
- recovery
- medicine
- hospital
- nurse
- Peter Whyte
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1975
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.03.347
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- Date
- 1930 – 1966
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.03.365
- Description
- A pencil sketch of two cars whose style appears to date to the 1930s or 1940s. THe sketches are arranged vertically and the top car is rendered more roughly than the bottom car, which appears to have human figures in it.
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- Title
- Untitled
- Date
- 1930 – 1966
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Dimensions
- 27.5 x 21.0 cm
- Description
- A pencil sketch of two cars whose style appears to date to the 1930s or 1940s. THe sketches are arranged vertically and the top car is rendered more roughly than the bottom car, which appears to have human figures in it.
- Subject
- cars
- vehicles
- transportation
- drawing
- Peter Whyte
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1975
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.03.365
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Skiing in Skoki is Grand
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactwyp.03.281
- Date
- 1930 – 1940
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.03.281
- Description
- Pencil drawing on paper of skiing figures. Image has three sections. Top right is a man skiing downhill. The word SKIING. Left image is of man falling on skis. The phrase AT SKOKI. Third image, in bottom right is man on ground. The phrase IS GRAND.Bottom left. Indistinguishable, semi-erased pencil:…
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- Title
- Skiing in Skoki is Grand
- Date
- 1930 – 1940
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Dimensions
- 13.0 x 10.0 cm
- Description
- Pencil drawing on paper of skiing figures. Image has three sections. Top right is a man skiing downhill. The word SKIING. Left image is of man falling on skis. The phrase AT SKOKI. Third image, in bottom right is man on ground. The phrase IS GRAND.Bottom left. Indistinguishable, semi-erased pencil: PLEASE ...[illegible] with an arrow pointing to right side.
- Subject
- skiing, Skoki
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1975
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.03.281
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- Date
- 1930 – 1939
- Medium
- graphite on paper with decorative taped border
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.03.289
- Description
- Pencil drawing of man in hospital bed and nurse. The man sits up in a bed in the right side of the image with a surprised expression. He looks towards the nurse, who enters the room from the left, pushing a cart that holds many sharp instruments. On the left wall, a mirrored dresser and door is vis…
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- Title
- Untitled
- Date
- 1930 – 1939
- Medium
- graphite on paper with decorative taped border
- Dimensions
- 30.5 x 45.5 cm
- Description
- Pencil drawing of man in hospital bed and nurse. The man sits up in a bed in the right side of the image with a surprised expression. He looks towards the nurse, who enters the room from the left, pushing a cart that holds many sharp instruments. On the left wall, a mirrored dresser and door is visible. To the right of the bed is a night table with various cups sitting on top. Inscription in top right corner: TWENTY DIFFERENT KINDS OF SAWS AND KNIVES MAY HAVE TO BE MANUFACTURED BY MASS PRODUCTION TO REMOVE THE THING WHICH YOU HAD FIRST.verso, in cursive: never lose hope when you fall sick and they don’t know what it is. You may be the [person/primer/premier?], the first joyful victim of a new surgical era. TWENTY DIFFERENT KINDS OF SAWS AND KNIVES MAY HAVE TO BE MANUFACTURED BY MASS PRODUCTION TO REMOVE THE THING WHICH YOU HAD FIRST.Support is framed with tape that is marbled green and dark green
- Subject
- hospital
- nurse
- medical, sickness
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1975
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.03.289
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- Date
- 1930 – 1945
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.03.294
- Description
- Various pencil dawaings of figures on rowboats, canoes, and bicycles. Some figures, such as the one on the bicycle appear to be in uniform, whether that be military or postman?. One of the more comical drawings is in the top right corner, where a woman rides in a rowboat called DAISY. She is so hea…
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- Title
- Untitled
- Date
- 1930 – 1945
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Dimensions
- 52.5 x 35.5 cm
- Description
- Various pencil dawaings of figures on rowboats, canoes, and bicycles. Some figures, such as the one on the bicycle appear to be in uniform, whether that be military or postman?. One of the more comical drawings is in the top right corner, where a woman rides in a rowboat called DAISY. She is so heavy that the man rowing is lifted out of the water in the opposite side of the boat. One boat is called DAISY, another canoe is called BABE.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1975
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.03.294
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