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- Gerda Christoffersen ( – 2012, Canadian) 3
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- Harley W. Brown (1939 – , Canadian) 1
- L. T. Fuller 1
- Nicholas Raffael de Grandmaison (1892 – 1978, Canadian) 1
- R. L. Hunter 1
- Reinhold H. Palenske (1884 – 1955, American) 1
- Sarain Stump (1945 – 1974, Canadian) 1
- Wilfred Langdon Kihn (1898 – 1957, American) 1
Hunter's Worries
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifacthlr.03.04
- Artist
- R. L. Hunter
- Date
- prior to 1979
- Medium
- felt pen; coloured graphite; graphite on paper
- Catalogue Number
- HlR.03.04
- Description
- An man kneeling on a grassy knoll, with a brown and white pinto horse standing near, is looking down at a moose drinking in a river, the river runs in lower left corner, green grass and trees across foreground, grey cliffs along river and in background, big white clouds in blue sky
- Artist
- R. L. Hunter
- Title
- Hunter's Worries
- Date
- prior to 1979
- Medium
- felt pen; coloured graphite; graphite on paper
- Dimensions
- 45.0 x 60.3 cm
- Description
- An man kneeling on a grassy knoll, with a brown and white pinto horse standing near, is looking down at a moose drinking in a river, the river runs in lower left corner, green grass and trees across foreground, grey cliffs along river and in background, big white clouds in blue sky
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- HlR.03.04
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Indians on Horseback
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifacthul.03.02
- Artist
- Laurier Hunter
- Date
- n.d.
- Medium
- pastel on paper
- Catalogue Number
- HuL.03.02
- Description
- General colour: green, yellow, red, brown on green. Left of centre standing in the grass is an man and his horse. The rider wears a green cloak, blue and red arm band, two blue feathers and a painted face. Beside him on the grund is a log. In the distance to the right are seven more horses and ride…
- Artist
- Laurier Hunter
- Title
- Indians on Horseback
- Date
- n.d.
- Medium
- pastel on paper
- Dimensions
- 30.5 x 45.0 cm
- Description
- General colour: green, yellow, red, brown on green. Left of centre standing in the grass is an man and his horse. The rider wears a green cloak, blue and red arm band, two blue feathers and a painted face. Beside him on the grund is a log. In the distance to the right are seven more horses and riders. In the distance, behind are gentle hills and white sky.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1969
- Catalogue Number
- HuL.03.02
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- 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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- 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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Shorty White-Grass A-PO-TO-YE-SEE
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactkiw.03.02
- Date
- 1924
- Medium
- pastel on paper
- Catalogue Number
- KiW.03.02
- Description
- A very brightly coloured pastel drawing. The portrait of the man dominates almost the entire picture. A dark blue background behind his head, the face is drawin in good detail, black braids to the front. A red undershirt, yellow vest with white/red/purple diamond designs over shoulders. A necklace …
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- Title
- Shorty White-Grass A-PO-TO-YE-SEE
- Date
- 1924
- Medium
- pastel on paper
- Dimensions
- 49.8 x 38.0 cm
- Description
- A very brightly coloured pastel drawing. The portrait of the man dominates almost the entire picture. A dark blue background behind his head, the face is drawin in good detail, black braids to the front. A red undershirt, yellow vest with white/red/purple diamond designs over shoulders. A necklace of black-tipped weasel tails and long, black horse tails. He is wearing a brown (buckskin ?) shirt. On the back of the heavy card backing: Shorty White-Grass A-PO-TO-YE-SEE Blackfeet Tribe of Browning Mont. in blue; in black: #54.
- Subject
- portrait, male
- Indigenous
- Credit
- Gift of Banff Centre Brewster Donation, Banff, 1986
- Catalogue Number
- KiW.03.02
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Ta Tonga monee, Walking Buffalo
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactful.03.01
- Artist
- L. T. Fuller
- Date
- n.d.
- Medium
- pastel on skin
- Catalogue Number
- FuL.03.01
- Description
- General colour: brown, white on light brown. Head and upper torso of a man wearing a horned headress and a buckskin jacket. He looks left; his right hand comes up to his neck as though clutching together the neck of his jacket. Three feathers come out to the right and there appears to be a strong w…
- Artist
- L. T. Fuller
- Title
- Ta Tonga monee, Walking Buffalo
- Date
- n.d.
- Medium
- pastel on skin
- Dimensions
- 56.0 x 94.0 cm
- Description
- General colour: brown, white on light brown. Head and upper torso of a man wearing a horned headress and a buckskin jacket. He looks left; his right hand comes up to his neck as though clutching together the neck of his jacket. Three feathers come out to the right and there appears to be a strong wind blowing from the left.
- Subject
- portrait
- male
- Indigenous
- Credit
- Gift of Jack Fuller, Banff, 1969
- Catalogue Number
- FuL.03.01
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- Date
- 1930 – 1950
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Catalogue Number
- PeR.03.04
- Description
- Two men are sitting in front of a tepee. The one nearest is smoking a long pipe.
- Title
- Two Indians
- Date
- 1930 – 1950
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Dimensions
- 21.3 x 13.7 cm
- Description
- Two men are sitting in front of a tepee. The one nearest is smoking a long pipe.
- Subject
- figure
- male
- group
- Indigenous
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- PeR.03.04
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- Artist
- Laurier Hunter
- Date
- n.d.
- Medium
- pastel on paper
- Catalogue Number
- HuL.03.01
- Description
- General colour: blue, white on black. The head of an man with braided hair decorated with blue ties and headband. The left side of his face is in shadow.
- Artist
- Laurier Hunter
- Title
- Untitled
- Date
- n.d.
- Medium
- pastel on paper
- Dimensions
- 23.0 x 30.0 cm
- Description
- General colour: blue, white on black. The head of an man with braided hair decorated with blue ties and headband. The left side of his face is in shadow.
- Subject
- portrait, male
- Indigenous
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1969
- Catalogue Number
- HuL.03.01
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- Date
- prior to 1965
- Medium
- graphite; pastel on paper
- Catalogue Number
- LaC.03.08
- Description
- General colour: pencil. Portrait of a young girl. Shoulders turned to the right, head turned out and looking left. She has pigtails and two bead necklaces.
- Title
- Untitled
- Date
- prior to 1965
- Medium
- graphite; pastel on paper
- Dimensions
- 22.8 x 30.4 cm
- Description
- General colour: pencil. Portrait of a young girl. Shoulders turned to the right, head turned out and looking left. She has pigtails and two bead necklaces.
- Subject
- Portrait
- child
- Indigenous
- Credit
- Gift of Peter and Judith Jekill, Calgary, 1973
- Catalogue Number
- LaC.03.08
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- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- prior to 1976
- Medium
- pastel on paper
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.03.12
- Description
- Colour: black and brown on white. Head and shoulders of a man looking right. His hair is in long braids.
- Artist
- Unknown
- Title
- Untitled
- Date
- prior to 1976
- Medium
- pastel on paper
- Dimensions
- 61.0 x 48.0 cm
- Description
- Colour: black and brown on white. Head and shoulders of a man looking right. His hair is in long braids.
- Subject
- portrait
- Indigenous
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1976
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.03.12
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- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- prior to 1975
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.03.08
- Description
- Colour: black on white. The head and upper torso of a man looking to the right. He wears a large headdress of feathers, a buckskin jacket with a decorative pattern on the sleeve, and a medallion on his chest.
- Artist
- Unknown
- Title
- Untitled
- Date
- prior to 1975
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Dimensions
- 25.0 x 15.8 cm
- Description
- Colour: black on white. The head and upper torso of a man looking to the right. He wears a large headdress of feathers, a buckskin jacket with a decorative pattern on the sleeve, and a medallion on his chest.
- Subject
- portrait, male
- Indigenous
- Credit
- Gift of Iva (Mrs. Len) Smith, 1976
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.03.08
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- Date
- c. 1927
- Medium
- pastel on paper
- Catalogue Number
- DgN.03.02
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- Title
- Untitled
- Date
- c. 1927
- Medium
- pastel on paper
- Dimensions
- 27.7 x 40.0 cm
- Subject
- portrait
- male
- Indigenous
- Credit
- Gift of Peter and Judith Jekill, Calgary, 1976
- Catalogue Number
- DgN.03.02
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Untitled (First Nations child)
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactchg.03.04
- Date
- 1970
- Medium
- pastel on paper
- Catalogue Number
- ChG.03.04
- Description
- A portrait of a young Indigenous girl. It shows head and neck only, black hair in a braids; one braid hanging down the front on viewer’s right. She has dark skin, very pink cheeks and lips and is wearing a pink and blue top. Signed, between the end of the braid and mat, viewer’s right, printed with…
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- Title
- Untitled (First Nations child)
- Date
- 1970
- Medium
- pastel on paper
- Dimensions
- 21.0 x 14.2 cm
- Description
- A portrait of a young Indigenous girl. It shows head and neck only, black hair in a braids; one braid hanging down the front on viewer’s right. She has dark skin, very pink cheeks and lips and is wearing a pink and blue top. Signed, between the end of the braid and mat, viewer’s right, printed with brown pastel “Christoffersen”.
- Subject
- portrait
- child
- girl
- Indigenous
- Credit
- Gift of Margaret Reid (Estate), 2008
- Catalogue Number
- ChG.03.04
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Untitled (First Nations child)
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactchg.03.05
- Date
- 1970
- Medium
- pastel on paper
- Catalogue Number
- ChG.03.05
- Description
- A pastel portrait from chest upwards, of a very young Indigenous boy. He has black hair in short braids tied with red fabric. He is wearing what could be a buckskin jacket/shirt and has two beaded necklaces around his neck: a red and green necklace and a diamond-shaped necklace connected by purple …
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- Title
- Untitled (First Nations child)
- Date
- 1970
- Medium
- pastel on paper
- Dimensions
- 24.0 x 20.0 cm
- Description
- A pastel portrait from chest upwards, of a very young Indigenous boy. He has black hair in short braids tied with red fabric. He is wearing what could be a buckskin jacket/shirt and has two beaded necklaces around his neck: a red and green necklace and a diamond-shaped necklace connected by purple and red beads. Signed, between the end of the diamond-shaped necklace and mat, viewer’s right, printed with black pastel “Christoffersen”.
- Subject
- portrait
- child
- boy
- Indigenous
- Credit
- Gift of Margaret Reid (Estate), 2008
- Catalogue Number
- ChG.03.05
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Untitled [Native Man]
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactchg.03.01
- Date
- 1949
- Medium
- pastel on paper
- Catalogue Number
- ChG.03.01
- Description
- A portrait of an Indigenous man. His hair is grey and worn in two braids. He is wearing several strings of beads around his neck. His shirt or tunic is purple. A purple and orange checked blanket is wrapped around his shoulders. It is visible in both the bottom left corner and the bottom right…
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- Title
- Untitled [Native Man]
- Date
- 1949
- Medium
- pastel on paper
- Description
- A portrait of an Indigenous man. His hair is grey and worn in two braids. He is wearing several strings of beads around his neck. His shirt or tunic is purple. A purple and orange checked blanket is wrapped around his shoulders. It is visible in both the bottom left corner and the bottom right corner. Behind his shoulder on the left, a tipi is visible. Smoke is coming out of the top of it. Brown, craggy mountains are visible across the horizon. The sky moves up from yellow to green to blue. Clouds at the top of the image are orange.
- Subject
- portrait
- male
- Indigenous
- Credit
- Gift of Doris Gammon, Banff, 2000
- Catalogue Number
- ChG.03.01
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Untitled (Young First Nations Child)
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactoxd.03.02
- Date
- c. 1940
- Medium
- pastel chalk on paper
- Catalogue Number
- OxD.03.02
- Description
- Pastel portrait of an Indigenous child. The child’s long hair is in braids, and she wears a beaded headband, with triangles of yellow and blue. Her shirt is yellow, with a white collar, and she wears purple beads around her neck.
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- Title
- Untitled (Young First Nations Child)
- Date
- c. 1940
- Medium
- pastel chalk on paper
- Dimensions
- 24 x 31.5 cm
- Description
- Pastel portrait of an Indigenous child. The child’s long hair is in braids, and she wears a beaded headband, with triangles of yellow and blue. Her shirt is yellow, with a white collar, and she wears purple beads around her neck.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- child
- portrait
- Credit
- Gift of Roy Dundas, Executor- Roy B. and Delores M. Dundas Family Trust, Banff, 2006
- Catalogue Number
- OxD.03.02
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Untitled (Young First Nations Child)
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactoxd.03.03
- Date
- c. 1940
- Medium
- pastel chalk on paper
- Catalogue Number
- OxD.03.03
- Description
- Pastel portrait of a young girl. She has black hair, in two braids, with bangs visible on the left side of her forehead, under her brown cowboy hat. She wears a red scarf with white dots around her neck. The child gazes at the viewer, unsmiling.
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- Title
- Untitled (Young First Nations Child)
- Date
- c. 1940
- Medium
- pastel chalk on paper
- Dimensions
- 24 x 31.5 cm
- Description
- Pastel portrait of a young girl. She has black hair, in two braids, with bangs visible on the left side of her forehead, under her brown cowboy hat. She wears a red scarf with white dots around her neck. The child gazes at the viewer, unsmiling.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- child
- portrait
- Credit
- Gift of Roy Dundas, Executor- Roy B. and Delores M. Dundas Family Trust, Banff, 2006
- Catalogue Number
- OxD.03.03
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Walking Buffalo, Stony (sic)
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactbwh.03.01
- Date
- 1960 – 1968
- Medium
- pastel on craft paper
- Catalogue Number
- BwH.03.01
- Description
- pastal drawing of Chief Walking Buffalo (George MacLean)
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- Title
- Walking Buffalo, Stony (sic)
- Date
- 1960 – 1968
- Medium
- pastel on craft paper
- Dimensions
- 62.33 x 48.26 cm
- Description
- pastal drawing of Chief Walking Buffalo (George MacLean)
- Subject
- Walking Buffalo
- buffalo
- pastel
- Tatanga
- Indigenous
- Credit
- Gift of Chris Hay, Maple Ridge, 2015
- Catalogue Number
- BwH.03.01
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