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- Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian) 195
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- Allan Harding MacKay (1944 – , Canadian) 4
- Charles John Collings (1848 – 1931, British) 4
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Kayaks and Caribou
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactags.04.01
- Date
- 1971
- Medium
- stonecut on paper
- Catalogue Number
- AgS.04.01
- Description
- Ten kayaks float on the right side to left of center. One kayak is upside down. Nine caribou head off to the left. All figures are black on a white ground.Bottom text line reads: Kayaks and Caribou 22/46 1971 Angosaglo, Skseegah [Skseegah, Dkseegah, Dksugah, Akseegah; Aksugah?]
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- Title
- Kayaks and Caribou
- Date
- 1971
- Medium
- stonecut on paper
- Dimensions
- 61.7 x 99.1 cm
- Description
- Ten kayaks float on the right side to left of center. One kayak is upside down. Nine caribou head off to the left. All figures are black on a white ground.Bottom text line reads: Kayaks and Caribou 22/46 1971 Angosaglo, Skseegah [Skseegah, Dkseegah, Dksugah, Akseegah; Aksugah?]
- Subject
- transportation
- kayak
- animal
- caribou
- hunting
- Credit
- Purchased from Quest, Banff, 1972
- Catalogue Number
- AgS.04.01
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Coming to the Call
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactruc.04.03
- Date
- 1937
- Medium
- etching on paper
- Catalogue Number
- RuC.04.03
- Description
- Colour: black on white. A bull moose stands facing viewer’s right in long grass by the edge of the water showing in the lower right cornerSame as Ruc.04.38
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- Title
- Coming to the Call
- Date
- 1937
- Medium
- etching on paper
- Dimensions
- 27.0 x 36.0 cm
- Description
- Colour: black on white. A bull moose stands facing viewer’s right in long grass by the edge of the water showing in the lower right cornerSame as Ruc.04.38
- Subject
- animal, moose
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1975
- Catalogue Number
- RuC.04.03
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- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- n.d.
- Medium
- craft on copper
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.16.06
- Description
- A copper relief of a stylized head of a German Shepherd dog faces viewer’s right. Its mouth is slightly open and its tongue is hanging partially out of the mouth.
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- Artist
- Unknown
- Title
- Untitled
- Date
- n.d.
- Medium
- craft on copper
- Dimensions
- 22.0 x 29.0 cm
- Description
- A copper relief of a stylized head of a German Shepherd dog faces viewer’s right. Its mouth is slightly open and its tongue is hanging partially out of the mouth.
- Subject
- crafts
- animal, dog
- Credit
- Gift of Peter Whyte, 1966
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.16.06
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Native Dwellings, Philippine Islands
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactwyp.03.001
- Date
- 1929
- Medium
- graphite; watercolour on paper
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.03.001
- Description
- A dwelling with a grass roof. Three palm trees behind and to the right. Four figures are in front. There is a ladder leaning up against the dwelling. The house is a golden colour, the people are blue and red, and trees are green and brown. It is sketchily rendered.
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- Title
- Native Dwellings, Philippine Islands
- Date
- 1929
- Medium
- graphite; watercolour on paper
- Dimensions
- 30.5 x 24.3 cm
- Description
- A dwelling with a grass roof. Three palm trees behind and to the right. Four figures are in front. There is a ladder leaning up against the dwelling. The house is a golden colour, the people are blue and red, and trees are green and brown. It is sketchily rendered.
- Subject
- house
- Philippines
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1975
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.03.001
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Road to Grotli, Norway
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactwyp.01.007
- Date
- 1938
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.01.007
- Description
- Colour: blue, green. The two basic colours split the picture diagonally in half from upper left to lower right. In the lower half is a road which goes from the lower right corner up to the middle of the picture. To the left of it is a green and white embankment. In the upper half is blue snow and d…
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- Title
- Road to Grotli, Norway
- Date
- 1938
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- 27.5 x 35 cm
- Description
- Colour: blue, green. The two basic colours split the picture diagonally in half from upper left to lower right. In the lower half is a road which goes from the lower right corner up to the middle of the picture. To the left of it is a green and white embankment. In the upper half is blue snow and dark rock patches indicating a mountain side. Two patches of blue sky can be seen at the top left and top right.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1968
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.01.007
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The Magic Teapot
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactank.05.01
- Artist
- Katie Anderson
- Date
- 1987
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Catalogue Number
- AnK.05.01
- Description
- Centered in the picture is a vertical rectangle in which is a steaming tea pot and cup and saucer, the steam turns into butterflies and books, trees and mountains in background, around the edge of this picture are other scenes, the sides show various kinds of cakes and cookies, top and bottom shows…
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- Artist
- Katie Anderson
- Title
- The Magic Teapot
- Date
- 1987
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Dimensions
- 38.0 x 28.0 cm
- Description
- Centered in the picture is a vertical rectangle in which is a steaming tea pot and cup and saucer, the steam turns into butterflies and books, trees and mountains in background, around the edge of this picture are other scenes, the sides show various kinds of cakes and cookies, top and bottom shows shelves of books, each with a teacup.
- Subject
- mythological
- event
- Tea at the Whyte
- Credit
- Purchased from Katie Anderson, Canmore, 1988
- Catalogue Number
- AnK.05.01
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- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- prior to 1970
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.06.83
- Description
- A free standing block on which are carved two faces each side (front and back) the whalebone is a mottled colour and irregular in texture, one side the larger face is on top, other side the larger face is on the bottom, each expression is different, the features are stylized but distinct.
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- Artist
- Unknown
- Title
- Untitled
- Date
- prior to 1970
- Dimensions
- 36.0 x 11.0 x 22.0 cm
- Description
- A free standing block on which are carved two faces each side (front and back) the whalebone is a mottled colour and irregular in texture, one side the larger face is on top, other side the larger face is on the bottom, each expression is different, the features are stylized but distinct.
- Subject
- mythological
- faces
- Credit
- Purchased from Quest, Banff, 1970
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.06.83
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Seal Thoughts of Man
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifacttud.04.01
- Date
- 1959
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Catalogue Number
- TuD.04.01
- Description
- Black silhouette of a man with arms up, standing on the head of a seal (head and shoulders of the seal); features cut out with red in the eyes and the seal’s nose.
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- Title
- Seal Thoughts of Man
- Date
- 1959
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- 61.0 x 20.6 cm
- Description
- Black silhouette of a man with arms up, standing on the head of a seal (head and shoulders of the seal); features cut out with red in the eyes and the seal’s nose.
- Credit
- Gift of Doreen Hutchinson, Calgary, 1988
- Catalogue Number
- TuD.04.01
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- Artist
- Peter or Catharine Whyte
- Date
- 1920 – 1928
- Medium
- graphite on conte paper
- Catalogue Number
- Wy?.03.076
- Description
- A well rendered drawing of a standing female figure model with short dark hair and bangs.
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- Artist
- Peter or Catharine Whyte
- Title
- Untitled
- Date
- 1920 – 1928
- Medium
- graphite on conte paper
- Dimensions
- 63.5 x 48.0 cm
- Description
- A well rendered drawing of a standing female figure model with short dark hair and bangs.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1975
- Catalogue Number
- Wy?.03.076
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Untitled [Plaster Cast Head]
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactwyp.03.014
- Date
- 1925
- Medium
- graphite on conte paper
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.03.014
- Description
- A portrait study of a head drawn from a classical sculpture. The young boy has lots of hair and is smiling slightly, and head is turned slightly to viewers right.In the brc: marks, almost scribbles, charcoal marks, faint traces of shapes
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- Title
- Untitled [Plaster Cast Head]
- Date
- 1925
- Medium
- graphite on conte paper
- Dimensions
- 63.5 x 48.5 cm
- Description
- A portrait study of a head drawn from a classical sculpture. The young boy has lots of hair and is smiling slightly, and head is turned slightly to viewers right.In the brc: marks, almost scribbles, charcoal marks, faint traces of shapes
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1975
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.03.014
- Notes
- Artistry Revealed: Peter Whyte, Catharine Robb Whyte and Their Contemporaries; June 17, 2018 to October 21, 2018
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- Date
- 1926 – 1928
- Medium
- graphite on conte paper
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.03.022
- Description
- A simply drawn seated female life drawing facing the viewer. Her hair is chin-length. Right hand rests on the ledge on which she is perched and her left arm positioned by her side. Her hands and feet are incomplete. The figure’s right leg bends at the knee with her foot on a ledge and right foot re…
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- Title
- Untitled
- Date
- 1926 – 1928
- Medium
- graphite on conte paper
- Dimensions
- 63.0 x 47.5 cm
- Description
- A simply drawn seated female life drawing facing the viewer. Her hair is chin-length. Right hand rests on the ledge on which she is perched and her left arm positioned by her side. Her hands and feet are incomplete. The figure’s right leg bends at the knee with her foot on a ledge and right foot resting on the ground. with Signature in tr: Peter White; ‘March 17thWatermark; Michallet/ France tlc
- Subject
- figure
- seated female
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1975
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.03.022
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Ice Breakup on the Atlantic
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactanm.08.042
- Date
- 1972
- Medium
- weaving
- Catalogue Number
- AnM.08.042
- Description
- Undulating lines of teal blue, grey, and white woven together, with strands of turquoise to simulate the ice breakup in the ocean. No pattern was laid out to do this work.
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- Title
- Ice Breakup on the Atlantic
- Date
- 1972
- Medium
- weaving
- Dimensions
- 35.2 x 31.7 cm
- Description
- Undulating lines of teal blue, grey, and white woven together, with strands of turquoise to simulate the ice breakup in the ocean. No pattern was laid out to do this work.
- Subject
- crafts
- weaving
- Mary G. Andrews
- Credit
- Gift of Mary Garnham Andrews, Banff, 2009
- Catalogue Number
- AnM.08.042
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- Date
- 1986
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Catalogue Number
- KeI.02.04
- Description
- A farm scene with pink, grey and purple foothills behind, and dust devils in front rising to a turbulent sky. The lower one-third is the grey road lined by green on both sides through the fields; on the viewer’s left are fields in gold, green, grey, purple and brown, and on the viewer’s left of the…
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- Title
- Dust Devils
- Date
- 1986
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- 122.0 x 137.0 cm
- Description
- A farm scene with pink, grey and purple foothills behind, and dust devils in front rising to a turbulent sky. The lower one-third is the grey road lined by green on both sides through the fields; on the viewer’s left are fields in gold, green, grey, purple and brown, and on the viewer’s left of the road, a red shed with a purple roof, then a white farmhouse with a purple roof, and another shed partially obscured by the dust funnel rising up to mingle with clouds in the sky. Further to the left another red building with a purple roof and to the left of that another dust funnel (dust devil) rising up to the storm clouds and sheets of weather in the sky. Three-quarters of the painting is the purple,pink and grey clouds and several storm sheets creating a large foreboding sky. Signed on the bottom left corner with the artist’s logo.
- Credit
- Gift of Johannes Thiessen, Calgary, 2006
- Catalogue Number
- KeI.02.04
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- Date
- 1943
- Medium
- woodcut on paper
- Catalogue Number
- PhW.04.66
- Description
- Three skiers stand beside a log building, only the corner of which can be seen. A man in ski clothing sits on the porch. Another skier approaches at the left side of the frame. A snowy mountain is in the background.
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- Title
- Temple Lodge
- Date
- 1943
- Medium
- woodcut on paper
- Dimensions
- 29.0 x 19.5 cm
- Description
- Three skiers stand beside a log building, only the corner of which can be seen. A man in ski clothing sits on the porch. Another skier approaches at the left side of the frame. A snowy mountain is in the background.
- Subject
- skiing
- Temple Lodge
- Lake Loiuse
- Credit
- Gift of Ralph Young, Edmonton, 2021
- Catalogue Number
- PhW.04.66
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Corral At Banff
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactphw.04.67
- Date
- 1941
- Medium
- woodblock print on paper
- Catalogue Number
- PhW.04.67
- Description
- A person stands beside a horse outside whitewashed wooden building with a red roof. A teepee with geometric design around the bottom dominates the left foreground. In behind the building are conifer trees and the sliver of a mountain [Cascade Mountain].
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- Title
- Corral At Banff
- Date
- 1941
- Medium
- woodblock print on paper
- Dimensions
- 11.5 x 9.5 cm
- Description
- A person stands beside a horse outside whitewashed wooden building with a red roof. A teepee with geometric design around the bottom dominates the left foreground. In behind the building are conifer trees and the sliver of a mountain [Cascade Mountain].
- Credit
- Gift of Ralph Young, Edmonton, 2021
- Catalogue Number
- PhW.04.67
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Untitled Oil Sketch
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactmoe.01.33
- Date
- n.d.
- Medium
- oil on board;
- Catalogue Number
- MoE.01.33
- Description
- Oil sketch of a portrait of a man of Asian descent, dressed in a black vest with blue shirt underneath, fan in hand, and a green-biege hat. Man is looking towards the left and appears to be seated against a green and black backdrop.
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- Title
- Untitled Oil Sketch
- Date
- n.d.
- Medium
- oil on board;
- Dimensions
- 60.5 x 44.9 cm
- Description
- Oil sketch of a portrait of a man of Asian descent, dressed in a black vest with blue shirt underneath, fan in hand, and a green-biege hat. Man is looking towards the left and appears to be seated against a green and black backdrop.
- Subject
- oil sketch
- male portrait
- portrait
- fan
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- MoE.01.33
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Evening Forms - Slopes and Mt. Athabasca
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactmoi.02.03
- Date
- 1993
- Medium
- oil on board
- Catalogue Number
- MoI.02.03
- Description
- A mountain scene in which a grassy, lightly forested slope leads to a green and brown slope. In the background is a large, snow covered mountain. The sky is visible at top left and is mainly blue with streaks of pink.
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- Title
- Evening Forms - Slopes and Mt. Athabasca
- Date
- 1993
- Medium
- oil on board
- Dimensions
- 40.5 x 40.5 cm
- Description
- A mountain scene in which a grassy, lightly forested slope leads to a green and brown slope. In the background is a large, snow covered mountain. The sky is visible at top left and is mainly blue with streaks of pink.
- Subject
- mountains
- Mt. Athabasca
- Credit
- Gift of David More, Benalto, 2021
- Catalogue Number
- MoI.02.03
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- Date
- 1928 – 1935
- Medium
- graphite; ink; on paper;
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.09.18
- Description
- Hardcover “Punch” sketchbook with the December 26, 1928 magazine cover replicated for the cover. Contents include sketches by Peter Whyte, some just figure studies, some complete with ink and occasionally colour. Sketches include people, horses, cowboys, soldiers, faces, hands, cartoon animals, men…
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- Title
- Untitled
- Date
- 1928 – 1935
- Medium
- graphite; ink; on paper;
- Dimensions
- 25.9 x 20.1 cm
- Description
- Hardcover “Punch” sketchbook with the December 26, 1928 magazine cover replicated for the cover. Contents include sketches by Peter Whyte, some just figure studies, some complete with ink and occasionally colour. Sketches include people, horses, cowboys, soldiers, faces, hands, cartoon animals, men in a classroom setting, airplanes in flight, cars, children, ski jumpers, people in a restaurant, people skating, and portraits.
- Subject
- drawing
- sketching
- figure studies
- children
- horses
- curling
- skating
- ski jumping
- Indigenous Peoples
- Inuit
- military
- Peter Whyte
- King George VI
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1975
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.09.18
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- Artist
- William Cartwright
- Date
- 1872
- Medium
- graphite; ink on paper
- Catalogue Number
- CaW.09.01
- Description
- A small sketchbook with notes written in ink script and light sketches in pencil. Sketches are mainly of pastoral scenes but some city and boating scenes are within. Some pages have been scribbled over, presumably by a child. In the front of the book is “Wm Cartwright from his sister [??] 1872”.
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- Artist
- William Cartwright
- Title
- Sketchbook
- Date
- 1872
- Medium
- graphite; ink on paper
- Dimensions
- 20.0 x 16.0 cm
- Description
- A small sketchbook with notes written in ink script and light sketches in pencil. Sketches are mainly of pastoral scenes but some city and boating scenes are within. Some pages have been scribbled over, presumably by a child. In the front of the book is “Wm Cartwright from his sister [??] 1872”.
- Credit
- Gift of John Rivette, Seymour Arm, 1981
- Catalogue Number
- CaW.09.01
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[Empetrum nigrum]
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactscm.05.34
- Date
- n.d.
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Catalogue Number
- ScM.05.34
- Description
- A botanical illustration of a branch with short evergreen needles and small blue berries. Written on the back, faintly, in pencil is “Empetrum nigrum” [also known as crowberry]. The artist’s monogram and 7.25 is written in ink in the bottom right corner.
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- Title
- [Empetrum nigrum]
- Date
- n.d.
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Dimensions
- 25.0 x 17.0 cm
- Description
- A botanical illustration of a branch with short evergreen needles and small blue berries. Written on the back, faintly, in pencil is “Empetrum nigrum” [also known as crowberry]. The artist’s monogram and 7.25 is written in ink in the bottom right corner.
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1969
- Catalogue Number
- ScM.05.34
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