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Description: One central large facial image (on top of which is an arm and smaller face) under which is a beak and eye of a bird, two hands and a third and final facial image below that in the shape of a C off centre to the viewer’s left bottom. Vestiges of former drawing showing through.Au verso: “CLOUDS” brhc…

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Artist: Sarain Stump (1945 – 1974, Canadian)

Title: Clouds

Date: 1969

Medium: felt marker on paper

Dimensions: 30.8 x 45.6 cm

Description: One central large facial image (on top of which is an arm and smaller face) under which is a beak and eye of a bird, two hands and a third and final facial image below that in the shape of a C off centre to the viewer’s left bottom. Vestiges of former drawing showing through.Au verso: “CLOUDS” brhc encircled “35” topped by encircled “6”

Subject: face, human; animal, bird; mythological

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

Catalogue Number: StS.03.08

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The First Step Beyond

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Artist: Sarain Stump (1945 – 1974, Canadian)

Date: 1969

Medium: ink on paper

Catalogue Number: StS.03.02

Description: Colour: black on white. A cowering figure at centre is surrounded by three hands at the right (one hand becoming a face) and a large face and two black figures to the left and above.Au verso: THE FIRST STEP BEYOND

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Artist: Sarain Stump (1945 – 1974, Canadian)

Title: The First Step Beyond

Date: 1969

Medium: ink on paper

Dimensions: 30.8 x 45.6 cm

Description: Colour: black on white. A cowering figure at centre is surrounded by three hands at the right (one hand becoming a face) and a large face and two black figures to the left and above.Au verso: THE FIRST STEP BEYOND

Subject: figure, male; mythological

Credit: Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1977

Catalogue Number: StS.03.02

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Foot of Three Sisters

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Artist: Joseph Francis Plaskett (1918 – 2014, Canadian)

Date: 1968

Medium: pastel on paper

Catalogue Number: PlJ.03.01

Description: General colour: black, blue, brown on grey paper. Mountains go into the distance from right to left diagonally upper to lower area. Sky is dark blue with flames of yellow on grey.

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Artist: Joseph Francis Plaskett (1918 – 2014, Canadian)

Title: Foot of Three Sisters

Date: 1968

Medium: pastel on paper

Dimensions: 49.7 x 65.9 cm

Description: General colour: black, blue, brown on grey paper. Mountains go into the distance from right to left diagonally upper to lower area. Sky is dark blue with flames of yellow on grey.

Subject: landscape; mountain

Credit: Purchased from Joseph Francis Plaskett, 1972

Catalogue Number: PlJ.03.01

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John Brewster

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Artist: Unknown

Date: 1870 – 1875

Medium: charcoal; graphite on paper

Catalogue Number: UnK.03.01

Description: A head and shoulders portrait of John Brewster.

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Artist: Unknown

Title: John Brewster

Date: 1870 – 1875

Medium: charcoal; graphite on paper

Dimensions: 47.0 x 39.0 cm

Description: A head and shoulders portrait of John Brewster.

Subject: portrait; male

Credit: Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979

Catalogue Number: UnK.03.01

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Just Playing

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Artist: Sarain Stump (1945 – 1974, Canadian)

Date: 1969

Medium: ink; graphite on paper

Catalogue Number: StS.03.04

Description: Colour: black on white. At viewer’s left and forefront, a man,is facing left and sitting on an oil drum. He is is wearing a cap, shirt, jeans and cowboy boots and is playing a guitar. Behind the man and toward viewer’s right is a telephone pole with a figure of a man hanging from a rope. In the bac…

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Artist: Sarain Stump (1945 – 1974, Canadian)

Title: Just Playing

Date: 1969

Medium: ink; graphite on paper

Dimensions: 27.5 x 37.0 cm

Description: Colour: black on white. At viewer’s left and forefront, a man,is facing left and sitting on an oil drum. He is is wearing a cap, shirt, jeans and cowboy boots and is playing a guitar. Behind the man and toward viewer’s right is a telephone pole with a figure of a man hanging from a rope. In the background are a gentle range of hills.Au verso printed in pencil “JUST PLAYING”, rhtc “115” encircled, blhc “20” encircled with “25” on top

Subject: figures, male; Indigenous

Credit: Purchased from Archives of the Canadian Rockies, Banff, 1970

Catalogue Number: StS.03.04

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Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

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Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Scope & Content: Fonds consists of papers, photographs and sound recordings of Peter and Catharine Whyte and the papers and photographs of their respective families. Consists of three sous-fonds: V683, S37 and M36. M36 and S37 consists of three series. Series I: Peter and Catharine Whyte, Series II: Robb and Morse …

Date Range: 1856-1980

Reference Code: M36 / S37 / V683

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

GMD: Drawing; Motion picture; Film; Photograph; Album; Ambrotype; Cased photograph; Daguerreotype; Negative; Photograph print; Postcard; Tintype; Transparency; Sound recording; Cassette; Reel to reel; Textual record; Plan; Poster; Private record; Published record

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Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Description Level: 1 / Fonds

Fonds Number: M36 / V683 / S37

Sous-Fonds: TBD

Accession Number: 3069 and various

Reference Code: M36 / S37 / V683

GMD: Drawing; Motion picture; Film; Photograph; Album; Ambrotype; Cased photograph; Daguerreotype; Negative; Photograph print; Postcard; Tintype; Transparency; Sound recording; Cassette; Reel to reel; Textual record; Plan; Poster; Private record; Published record

Other Title Info: Also known as the Whyte family fonds

Date Range: 1856-1980

Physical Description: 25 m of textual records. -- ca.46,000 photographs : prints, albums, postcards, cased photographs, transparencies, negatives. -- 178 sound recordings : audio tape reels, audio tape cassettes. -- 6 motion pictures (and film strips)

History / Biographical: Peter and Catharine Whyte were artists, photographers, outdoor enthusiasts, travelers, philanthropists and cultural workers at Banff, Alberta, Canada. Peter Whyte, 1905-1966, was born at Banff in 1905 to pioneer merchant Dave White and Annie (Curren) White. He was an accomplished skier and ski jumper and one of the region's first native-born painters with an intimate knowledge of the mountains and was an active photographer from ca.1920 until the 1950s. Peter Whyte studied art at the Otis Art Institute, Los Angeles, 1923-1924, and at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts at Boston, 1925, where he met Catharine Robb. Catharine Robb Whyte, 1906-1979, was born in 1906 at Concord, Massachusetts and grew up amongst the wealth and creativity of the Robb and Morse families. She studied at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts at Boston, 1925-1929.; Following their marriage in 1930, the Whytes pursued a life of painting, photography, hiking, skiing and travelling. Their log home and studio in Banff became a focal point for their artist friends, Stoney Indians and local pioneers. Catharine shared Pete's involvement in skiing and hiking organizations and together they managed Skoki Lodge from 1932-1934. In following years, the Whytes travelled extensively. During the Second World War, Peter served in the reserve army, with the Royal Canadian Air Force as a photographer and, briefly, as an official war artist. Catharine continued to paint and maintain their home and, when possible, accompanied Pete to his military postings. In civilian life, Pete resumed his art career, explored new photographic techniques and sculpted.; Throughout the 1950s and 1960s, the Whytes formulated plans for a foundation to preserve the art and history of the Canadian Rockies. Plans for a building to house an archives, public library and gallery were in preparation when Pete died in 1966. The Peter Whyte Foundation was named in his honour. Catharine immersed herself in the development of what is now the Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies, in the cultural community, painting, outdoor activity, travel and work with the Stoney First Nations. She became a more active photographer, recording her travels and outdoor pursuits. She served in an official capacity with numerous cultural and charitable organizations, was a patron to individuals studying art and music, and supported numerous causes relating to the Stoney First Nations. Catharine also supported causes related to multiculturalism, regional culture and recreation, and cancer research. Despite her modesty and often anonymous patronage of causes, Catharine was recognized with numerous awards and honours, including the Order of Canada in 1978. She died in Banff in 1979.

Scope & Content: Fonds consists of papers, photographs and sound recordings of Peter and Catharine Whyte and the papers and photographs of their respective families. Consists of three sous-fonds: V683, S37 and M36. M36 and S37 consists of three series. Series I: Peter and Catharine Whyte, Series II: Robb and Morse families, Series III: White and Curren families. Within Series I, there are four Sub-series: Series: A. Catharine Robb Whyte papers; B. Peter Whyte papers; C. Peter and Catharine Whyte papers accessioned after 2017; D. Peter and Catharine Whyte sound recordings.

Name Access: Whyte, Peter; Whyte, Catharine

Subject Access: Arts; Communications; Environment; Exploration, discovery and travel; Family and personal life; First nations; Sports, recreation and leisure

Access Restrictions: Some restriction/s on access; Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply

Language: Language is English

Finding Aid: Finding aids and reference tools: arrangement outline; sous-fonds, series and file description for textual; sub-series and group description for photographs; item description, subject/proper name index, and summaries for sound recordings; reference copies for sound recordings

Creator: Whyte, Peter; Whyte, Catharine

Category: Arts; Communications; Environment; Exploration, discovery and travel; Family and personal life; First nations; Sports, recreation and leisure

Title Source: Title based on contents of fonds

Processing Status: Processed

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White Buffalo

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Artist: Sarain Stump (1945 – 1974, Canadian)

Date: 1969

Medium: ink on paper

Catalogue Number: StS.03.07

Description: Colour: black on white. In the centre is a seated black figure with white hair and one hand visble. To the viewer’s right stands an aged figure wearing a white cloak/blanket and leaning on a cane. In the distance towards the viewer’s lower left are eleven black bison and one white.Au verso: tlhc en…

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Artist: Sarain Stump (1945 – 1974, Canadian)

Title: White Buffalo

Date: 1969

Medium: ink on paper

Dimensions: 27.8 x 35.3 cm

Description: Colour: black on white. In the centre is a seated black figure with white hair and one hand visble. To the viewer’s right stands an aged figure wearing a white cloak/blanket and leaning on a cane. In the distance towards the viewer’s lower left are eleven black bison and one white.Au verso: tlhc encircled “90” vestige of former drawing visible

Subject: figure, group; animal, buffalo

Credit: Purchased from Archives of the Canadian Rockies, Banff, 1970

Catalogue Number: StS.03.07

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Whyte Museum and Eric Harvie Theatre Scrapbook

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Part Of: Kidney family fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of one scrapbook, mostly empty, containing ca. 48 newspaper clippings, a pamphlet re: the Banff Elementary School Spring Concert in May 1969, and a signed original sketch by Peter Whyte. Content pertains to the openings of the Whyte Museum Archives and the Harvie Theatre in Banff, Pet…

Date Range: 1959; 1968; 1969

Reference Code: M74 / I / C / 4

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Scrapbook; Textual record; Drawing

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Part Of: Kidney family fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M74 / V324

Series: M74 / I : Maud (Woodworth) Kidney records

Sous-Fonds: M74

Sub-Series: M74 / I / C : 1951 - 1977

Accession Number: 2016.8581

Reference Code: M74 / I / C / 4

GMD: Scrapbook; Textual record; Drawing

Date Range: 1959; 1968; 1969

Physical Description: 4 cm of textual records (1 scrapbook : 18 pages ; 30 x 37 cm)

Scope & Content: File consists of one scrapbook, mostly empty, containing ca. 48 newspaper clippings, a pamphlet re: the Banff Elementary School Spring Concert in May 1969, and a signed original sketch by Peter Whyte. Content pertains to the openings of the Whyte Museum Archives and the Harvie Theatre in Banff, Peter and Catharine Whyte, Senator Donald Cameron and Margaret Greenham.