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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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But of all the creatures...

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactarp.04.11
Artist
Patricia Askren (1951 – , American)
Date
1978
Medium
ink; watercolour on paper
Catalogue Number
ArP.04.11
Description
The story - page 10:But of all the creatures I've run across, there is nothing so wonderful as a banquet. They all eat supper just about the same.
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Artist
Patricia Askren (1951 – , American)
Title
But of all the creatures...
Date
1978
Medium
ink; watercolour on paper
Dimensions
17.5 x 17.5 cm
Description
The story - page 10:But of all the creatures I've run across, there is nothing so wonderful as a banquet. They all eat supper just about the same.
Subject
animal
mythological
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
ArP.04.11
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Artist
Unknown
Date
1970
Catalogue Number
UnK.06.15
Description
Metal tree. Gift to Catharine Robb Whyte from Brad White, Christmas, c.1975.
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Artist
Unknown
Title
Copper Tree
Date
1970
Dimensions
19.0 cm
Description
Metal tree. Gift to Catharine Robb Whyte from Brad White, Christmas, c.1975.
Subject
abstract, non-representational
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
UnK.06.15
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The creatures in Southern waters...

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Artist
Patricia Askren (1951 – , American)
Date
1978
Medium
ink; watercolour on paper
Catalogue Number
ArP.04.04
Description
The story - page 3:The creatures in southern waters are known for their cleverness. Jacques Cousteau has found them invaluable.
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Artist
Patricia Askren (1951 – , American)
Title
The creatures in Southern waters...
Date
1978
Medium
ink; watercolour on paper
Dimensions
17.5 x 17.5 cm
Description
The story - page 3:The creatures in southern waters are known for their cleverness. Jacques Cousteau has found them invaluable.
Subject
animal
mythological
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
ArP.04.04
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Creatures must be careful...

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactarp.04.07
Artist
Patricia Askren (1951 – , American)
Date
1978
Medium
ink; watercolour on paper
Catalogue Number
ArP.04.07
Description
The story - page 6:Creatures must be careful if it should happen to get dark up there, they lose their gravity and go coasting through the night.
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Artist
Patricia Askren (1951 – , American)
Title
Creatures must be careful...
Date
1978
Medium
ink; watercolour on paper
Dimensions
17.5 x 17.5 cm
Description
The story - page 6:Creatures must be careful if it should happen to get dark up there, they lose their gravity and go coasting through the night.
Subject
animal
mythological
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
ArP.04.07
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Creatures [Title Page]

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Artist
Patricia Askren (1951 – , American)
Date
1978
Medium
ink on paper
Catalogue Number
ArP.04.01
Description
Title page of the portfolio reads: Creatures by Patricia Alice Askren. A book of prints in limited edition. Published by Lettuce Press in the Spring of 1978.
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Artist
Patricia Askren (1951 – , American)
Title
Creatures [Title Page]
Date
1978
Medium
ink on paper
Dimensions
17.4 x 17.6 cm
Description
Title page of the portfolio reads: Creatures by Patricia Alice Askren. A book of prints in limited edition. Published by Lettuce Press in the Spring of 1978.
Subject
animal
mythological
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
ArP.04.01
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Artist
Patricia Askren (1951 – , American)
Date
1978
Medium
ink; watercolour on paper
Catalogue Number
ArP.04.12
Description
This image has many people shaped figures with animal or bird type heads sitting on other animals or frogs that are racing each other. In the sky are flying fish in the shape of airplanes and it is raining from the clouds above. The race has started at the left side of the image and is headed towar…
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Artist
Patricia Askren (1951 – , American)
Title
A Day at the Races
Date
1978
Medium
ink; watercolour on paper
Dimensions
24.5 x 30.0 cm
Description
This image has many people shaped figures with animal or bird type heads sitting on other animals or frogs that are racing each other. In the sky are flying fish in the shape of airplanes and it is raining from the clouds above. The race has started at the left side of the image and is headed toward the right.
Subject
animal
mythological
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
ArP.04.12
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A few of them I know...

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactarp.04.09
Artist
Patricia Askren (1951 – , American)
Date
1978
Medium
ink; watercolour on paper
Catalogue Number
ArP.04.09
Description
The story - page 8: A few of them I have know have a wonderful time changing personalities once in a while. I find the clothes all over everytime I go into the bathroom.
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Artist
Patricia Askren (1951 – , American)
Title
A few of them I know...
Date
1978
Medium
ink; watercolour on paper
Dimensions
17.5 x 17.5 cm
Description
The story - page 8: A few of them I have know have a wonderful time changing personalities once in a while. I find the clothes all over everytime I go into the bathroom.
Subject
animal
mythological
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
ArP.04.09
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Japanese Paper Fabric Screen

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Artist
Unknown
Date
c. 1976
Catalogue Number
UnK.08.04
Description
An overall positive stencil used for fabric. Given to Catharine Robb Whyte by Tosh Yamiguchi when he visited her in 1976.
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Artist
Unknown
Title
Japanese Paper Fabric Screen
Date
c. 1976
Dimensions
41.6 x 25.2 cm
Description
An overall positive stencil used for fabric. Given to Catharine Robb Whyte by Tosh Yamiguchi when he visited her in 1976.
Subject
abstract, non-representational
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
UnK.08.04
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Lizards and frogs...

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Artist
Patricia Askren (1951 – , American)
Date
1978
Medium
ink; watercolour on paper
Catalogue Number
ArP.04.10
Description
The story - page 9:Lizards and frogs, monkeys and toads. You know most of them can't see in the dark.
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Artist
Patricia Askren (1951 – , American)
Title
Lizards and frogs...
Date
1978
Medium
ink; watercolour on paper
Dimensions
17.5 x 17.5 cm
Description
The story - page 9:Lizards and frogs, monkeys and toads. You know most of them can't see in the dark.
Subject
animal
mythological
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
ArP.04.10
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Once they are up there...

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactarp.04.06
Artist
Patricia Askren (1951 – , American)
Date
1978
Medium
ink; watercolour on paper
Catalogue Number
ArP.04.06
Description
The story - page 5:Once they are up there it is hard to tell if it is night or day. The stars are out, the sky is bright.
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Artist
Patricia Askren (1951 – , American)
Title
Once they are up there...
Date
1978
Medium
ink; watercolour on paper
Dimensions
17.5 x 17.5 cm
Description
The story - page 5:Once they are up there it is hard to tell if it is night or day. The stars are out, the sky is bright.
Subject
animal
mythological
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
ArP.04.06
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Some of them like...

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Artist
Patricia Askren (1951 – , American)
Date
1978
Medium
ink; watercolour on paper
Catalogue Number
ArP.04.05
Description
The story - page 4 :Some of them like jungles. Hummingbirds and pellikans are up there, but once in awhile those fisheaters fall off their perches (How else do they remember to go look for supper?)
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Artist
Patricia Askren (1951 – , American)
Title
Some of them like...
Date
1978
Medium
ink; watercolour on paper
Dimensions
17.5 x 17.5 cm
Description
The story - page 4 :Some of them like jungles. Hummingbirds and pellikans are up there, but once in awhile those fisheaters fall off their perches (How else do they remember to go look for supper?)
Subject
animal
mythological
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
ArP.04.05
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There are creatures who live...

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Artist
Patricia Askren (1951 – , American)
Date
1978
Medium
ink; watercolour on paper
Catalogue Number
ArP.04.02
Description
The story begins on page 1:There are creatures who live on the ground and catch falling leaves. Some of them spend all their lives in the pursuit of leaves; eat them; make shoes of them, sleep under beds of the leaves and carry baskets of the things around. Occasionally, there is a special leaf to …
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Artist
Patricia Askren (1951 – , American)
Title
There are creatures who live...
Date
1978
Medium
ink; watercolour on paper
Dimensions
17.6 x 17.6 cm
Description
The story begins on page 1:There are creatures who live on the ground and catch falling leaves. Some of them spend all their lives in the pursuit of leaves; eat them; make shoes of them, sleep under beds of the leaves and carry baskets of the things around. Occasionally, there is a special leaf to search for and go after until you've got it.
Subject
animal
mythological
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
ArP.04.02
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There are creatures who sleep...

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactarp.04.08
Artist
Patricia Askren (1951 – , American)
Date
1978
Medium
ink; watercolour on paper
Catalogue Number
ArP.04.08
Description
The story - page 7:There are creatures who sleep all night except on those tropic nights no one can sleep and they all go out for a stroll.
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Artist
Patricia Askren (1951 – , American)
Title
There are creatures who sleep...
Date
1978
Medium
ink; watercolour on paper
Dimensions
17.5 x 17.5 cm
Description
The story - page 7:There are creatures who sleep all night except on those tropic nights no one can sleep and they all go out for a stroll.
Subject
animal
mythological
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
ArP.04.08
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These are creatures who swim...

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactarp.04.03
Artist
Patricia Askren (1951 – , American)
Date
1978
Medium
ink; watercolour on paper
Catalogue Number
ArP.04.03
Description
The story - page 2:There are creatures who swim in the deep blue seas. Things with teeth, these creatures wait under the surface, watching everything. But there is nothing to worry about, they only live in the north.
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Artist
Patricia Askren (1951 – , American)
Title
These are creatures who swim...
Date
1978
Medium
ink; watercolour on paper
Dimensions
17.6 x 17.6 cm
Description
The story - page 2:There are creatures who swim in the deep blue seas. Things with teeth, these creatures wait under the surface, watching everything. But there is nothing to worry about, they only live in the north.
Subject
animal
mythological
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
ArP.04.03
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Artist
Unknown
Date
1974
Catalogue Number
UnK.06.72
Description
Hand-sewn toongat. Ape man-like figure covered in stitched sealskin, with leather face which has been tooled or scraped into a mask-like design; face and eyes are knotted thread; leather claws on hands.
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Artist
Unknown
Title
Toongat
Date
1974
Dimensions
14.0 x 5.5 x 9.5 cm
Description
Hand-sewn toongat. Ape man-like figure covered in stitched sealskin, with leather face which has been tooled or scraped into a mask-like design; face and eyes are knotted thread; leather claws on hands.
Subject
Inuit
figure, male
mythological
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
UnK.06.72
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Artist
Patricia Askren (1951 – , American)
Date
1977
Medium
watercolour on paper
Catalogue Number
ArP.05.01
Description
General colour: blue, grey on white. A striped stuffed bedspread, on which a bubbling river pours out of and over the left end. Three green fish can be seen moving up the falls.
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Artist
Patricia Askren (1951 – , American)
Title
Trout Stream Quilt
Date
1977
Medium
watercolour on paper
Dimensions
49.3 x 49.3 cm
Description
General colour: blue, grey on white. A striped stuffed bedspread, on which a bubbling river pours out of and over the left end. Three green fish can be seen moving up the falls.
Subject
animal
mythological
craft
quilt
Credit
Purchased from Dundurn Press, 1977
Catalogue Number
ArP.05.01
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