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Indian Head

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Artist: Brian Joseph Grandbois

Date: 1976

Medium: acrylic on canvas board

Catalogue Number: GrB.12.08

Description: Colours blue, black, orange, yellow, gold; a stylized head in left centre of picture; long blue and gold earrings; a continuous line runs to centre left of picture, all very stylized, could be a lance with feathers hanging from it; the design at his neck resembles a bird's head; the background is l…

Artist: Brian Joseph Grandbois

Title: Indian Head

Date: 1976

Medium: acrylic on canvas board

Dimensions: 35.5 x 45.5 cm

Description: Colours blue, black, orange, yellow, gold; a stylized head in left centre of picture; long blue and gold earrings; a continuous line runs to centre left of picture, all very stylized, could be a lance with feathers hanging from it; the design at his neck resembles a bird's head; the background is left white.

Subject: mythological; Indigenous

Credit: Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979

Catalogue Number: GrB.12.08

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Untitled

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Artist: Brian Joseph Grandbois

Date: 1970 – 1975

Medium: acrylic on heavy watercolour paper

Catalogue Number: GrB.12.04

Description: Stylized painting, Indigenous man’s head all in red. Unfinished.

Artist: Brian Joseph Grandbois

Title: Untitled

Date: 1970 – 1975

Medium: acrylic on heavy watercolour paper

Dimensions: 16.5 x 22.0 cm

Description: Stylized painting, Indigenous man’s head all in red. Unfinished.

Subject: mythological; Indigenous

Credit: Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979

Catalogue Number: GrB.12.04

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Feather Dance

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Artist: Beatien Yazz

Date: n.d.

Medium: watercolour on paper

Catalogue Number: YaB.07.01

Description: A gouache painting of two people (Navajo?), a man and a woman dancing in middle of picture. They are dressed in regalia, including a belt that has eagle feathers on the back. They are both blue-skinned. In each hand they're carrying triangular shaped wire forms, festooned with streamers. Two large …

Artist: Beatien Yazz

Title: Feather Dance

Date: n.d.

Medium: watercolour on paper

Dimensions: 50.5 x 76.4 cm

Description: A gouache painting of two people (Navajo?), a man and a woman dancing in middle of picture. They are dressed in regalia, including a belt that has eagle feathers on the back. They are both blue-skinned. In each hand they're carrying triangular shaped wire forms, festooned with streamers. Two large piles of logs, one at each side, have orange flames shooting upwards, thin smoke lines go to top of picture.

Subject: figure; group; activity; dance; religious; Indigenous

Credit: Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979

Catalogue Number: YaB.07.01

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Indian Days Camp

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Date: 1930 – 1940

Medium: oil on canvas

Catalogue Number: WyP.01.438

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Title: Indian Days Camp

Date: 1930 – 1940

Medium: oil on canvas

Dimensions: 27.5 x 35.0 cm

Subject: landscape; Canadian Rockies; Indigenous; teepee

Credit: Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979

Catalogue Number: WyP.01.438

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Pow Wow

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Date: 1933 – 1945

Medium: oil on canvas

Catalogue Number: WyP.01.439

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Title: Pow Wow

Date: 1933 – 1945

Medium: oil on canvas

Dimensions: 28.0 x 35.5 cm

Subject: Canadian Rockies; Indigenous; teepee

Credit: Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979

Catalogue Number: WyP.01.439

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Reba Bearspaw

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Date: 1933

Medium: oil on canvas

Catalogue Number: WyP.01.440

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Title: Reba Bearspaw

Date: 1933

Medium: oil on canvas

Dimensions: 35.4 x 27.8 cm

Subject: portrait; Indigenous; girl; Reba Bearspaw

Credit: Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979

Catalogue Number: WyP.01.440

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Mrs. Tom Simeon

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Date: 1931

Medium: oil on canvas

Catalogue Number: WyP.01.441

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Title: Mrs. Tom Simeon

Date: 1931

Medium: oil on canvas

Dimensions: 35.0 x 27.0 cm

Subject: portrait; Indigenous; woman; Mrs. Tom Simeon; Cinderella Simeon

Credit: Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979

Catalogue Number: WyP.01.441

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Teepees

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Date: 1928 – 1932

Medium: oil on canvas

Catalogue Number: WyP.01.448

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Title: Teepees

Date: 1928 – 1932

Medium: oil on canvas

Dimensions: 28.0 x 35.5 cm

Subject: landscape; Canadian Rockies; mountains; Indigenous; teepee

Credit: Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979

Catalogue Number: WyP.01.448

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Teepees, Banff Indian Days

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Date: 1930 – 1935

Medium: oil on canvas

Catalogue Number: WyP.01.449

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Title: Teepees, Banff Indian Days

Date: 1930 – 1935

Medium: oil on canvas

Dimensions: 27.7 x 35.2 cm

Subject: landscape; Canadian Rockies; mountain; Indigenous; teepee

Credit: Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979

Catalogue Number: WyP.01.449

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Indian Days Camp, Cascade Mountain

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Date: 1930 – 1940

Medium: oil on canvas

Catalogue Number: WyP.01.450

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Title: Indian Days Camp, Cascade Mountain

Date: 1930 – 1940

Medium: oil on canvas

Dimensions: 27.5 x 35.4 cm

Subject: landscape; Canadian Rockies; mountain; Indigenous; teepee

Credit: Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979

Catalogue Number: WyP.01.450

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Three Stoney Faces

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Date: 1945 – 1960

Medium: oil on canvas

Catalogue Number: WyP.01.503

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Title: Three Stoney Faces

Date: 1945 – 1960

Medium: oil on canvas

Dimensions: 12.7 x 17.7 cm

Subject: figure; Indigenous; Stoney

Credit: Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979

Catalogue Number: WyP.01.503

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Teepees, Banff Indian Days

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Date: 1928 – 1935

Medium: oil on masonite

Catalogue Number: WyP.01.518

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Title: Teepees, Banff Indian Days

Date: 1928 – 1935

Medium: oil on masonite

Dimensions: 27.9 x 35.3 cm

Subject: landscape; Canadian Rockies; mountain; structure, teepee; figure; Indigenous; Stoney

Credit: Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979

Catalogue Number: WyP.01.518

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Stoney Mother and Daughter

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

Date: 1930 – 1940

Medium: oil on canvas

Catalogue Number: WyC.01.391

Description: A woman and child sitting close together bottom right centre. The woman is wearing a pink outfit with a dark blue shawl around her neck. She has long black braids. The child is wearing a light coloured dress with decorations.

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

Title: Stoney Mother and Daughter

Date: 1930 – 1940

Medium: oil on canvas

Dimensions: 27.7 x 35.2 cm

Description: A woman and child sitting close together bottom right centre. The woman is wearing a pink outfit with a dark blue shawl around her neck. She has long black braids. The child is wearing a light coloured dress with decorations.

Subject: figure; female; child; Indigenous

Credit: Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979

Catalogue Number: WyC.01.391

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Stoney Man

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

Date: 1930 – 1940

Medium: oil on canvas

Catalogue Number: WyC.01.400

Description: A portrait of a Stoney man. He is facing to the right. He is wearing a red headband, pink skirt with purple trim. His long brainds lay on the purple trim on his chest.

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

Title: Stoney Man

Date: 1930 – 1940

Medium: oil on canvas

Dimensions: 35.5 x 27.9 cm

Description: A portrait of a Stoney man. He is facing to the right. He is wearing a red headband, pink skirt with purple trim. His long brainds lay on the purple trim on his chest.

Subject: portrait; male; Indigenous

Credit: Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979

Catalogue Number: WyC.01.400

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Chief David Bearspaw

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Date: 1932 – 1935

Medium: oil on canvas

Catalogue Number: WyP.01.529

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Title: Chief David Bearspaw

Date: 1932 – 1935

Medium: oil on canvas

Dimensions: 35.3 x 28.0 cm

Subject: portrait, male, Stoney; character, Chief David Bearspaw; Indigenous

Credit: Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979

Catalogue Number: WyP.01.529

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Mark Poucette

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

Date: 1930 – 1940

Medium: oil on canvas

Catalogue Number: WyC.01.428

Description: A head and shoulders portrait of a man. The face is turned slightly to the left, his eyes are closed. He has short black hair and is wearing a pink neckerchief. The background is soft yellow. The painting is unfinished.

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

Title: Mark Poucette

Date: 1930 – 1940

Medium: oil on canvas

Dimensions: 32.2 x 30.4 cm

Description: A head and shoulders portrait of a man. The face is turned slightly to the left, his eyes are closed. He has short black hair and is wearing a pink neckerchief. The background is soft yellow. The painting is unfinished.

Subject: portrait; male; Mark Poucette; Indigenous

Credit: Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979

Catalogue Number: WyC.01.428

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Camp at Dusk

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Date: 1950 – 1957

Medium: oil on masonite

Catalogue Number: WyP.01.566

Description: A sketch or unfinished painting of a ring of nine teepees. The teepee in the foreground, viewer’s right, is the largest, has inside firelight and shadows visible. The teepee, in the foreground, viewer’s left, is partially visible, with shadows and light from within visible. There are two figures in…

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Title: Camp at Dusk

Date: 1950 – 1957

Medium: oil on masonite

Dimensions: 27.0 x 71.0 cm

Description: A sketch or unfinished painting of a ring of nine teepees. The teepee in the foreground, viewer’s right, is the largest, has inside firelight and shadows visible. The teepee, in the foreground, viewer’s left, is partially visible, with shadows and light from within visible. There are two figures in the foreground, one in red, and one in blue and yellow and suggestions of others in the background. There is a low blue sky dusk descending overhead.