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1rst Week Life Drawings

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

Date: 1926

Medium: graphite on paper

Catalogue Number: WyC.03.035

Description: life drawing female nude

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

Title: 1rst Week Life Drawings

Date: 1926

Medium: graphite on paper

Dimensions: 64.5 x 49.0 cm

Description: life drawing female nude

Subject: life drawing; female; nude

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

Catalogue Number: WyC.03.035

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Chilcotin Road

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Artist: Robert William Sinclair (1939 – , Canadian)

Date: 1969

Medium: graphite; coloured graphite on curfew paper

Catalogue Number: SiR.03.03

Description: Small sketch of a road with foothills rolling off on either side of the road. The road leads to a mountain range; blue coloured pencil is used to accent the mountain peaks as well as blue spot rain/snow drops centre under image. Artist signature: centre under image Sinclair ‘69.

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Artist: Robert William Sinclair (1939 – , Canadian)

Title: Chilcotin Road

Date: 1969

Medium: graphite; coloured graphite on curfew paper

Dimensions: 26.5 x 31.6 cm

Description: Small sketch of a road with foothills rolling off on either side of the road. The road leads to a mountain range; blue coloured pencil is used to accent the mountain peaks as well as blue spot rain/snow drops centre under image. Artist signature: centre under image Sinclair ‘69.

Subject: landscape; mountains; road; blue

Credit: Gift of Robert William Sinclair, Edmonton, 2010

Catalogue Number: SiR.03.03

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Clouded Road

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Artist: Robert William Sinclair (1939 – , Canadian)

Date: 1969

Medium: graphite; crayon on curfew paper

Catalogue Number: SiR.03.08

Description: A road runs through the centre of the piece. Above the road is a cloud coloured in crayon in shades of purple and pink.

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Artist: Robert William Sinclair (1939 – , Canadian)

Title: Clouded Road

Date: 1969

Medium: graphite; crayon on curfew paper

Dimensions: 26.1 x 31.5 cm

Description: A road runs through the centre of the piece. Above the road is a cloud coloured in crayon in shades of purple and pink.

Subject: landscape; road; mountain; pink; purple

Credit: Gift of Robert William Sinclair, Edmonton, 2010

Catalogue Number: SiR.03.08

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Downstairs Upstairs.

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

Date: c. 1918

Medium: graphite on paper

Catalogue Number: WyC.03.301

Description: Interior drawing home. Perhaps Catharine’s Boston childhood home

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

Title: Downstairs Upstairs.

Date: c. 1918

Medium: graphite on paper

Dimensions: 10.0 x 16.5 cm

Description: Interior drawing home. Perhaps Catharine’s Boston childhood home

Subject: interior home

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

Catalogue Number: WyC.03.301

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Minister, I’m Glad to See You!

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

Date: n.d.

Medium: pastel on paper

Catalogue Number: WyC.03.370

Description: A caricature-like pastel drawing of a man and a woman with “MINISTER, I’M GLAD TO SEE YOU!” written above them. The piece has been folded many times and is very delicate with quite a few rips throughout.

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

Title: Minister, I’m Glad to See You!

Date: n.d.

Medium: pastel on paper

Dimensions: 92.0 x 85.0 cm

Description: A caricature-like pastel drawing of a man and a woman with “MINISTER, I’M GLAD TO SEE YOU!” written above them. The piece has been folded many times and is very delicate with quite a few rips throughout.

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

Catalogue Number: WyC.03.370

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Peopled Road

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Artist: Robert William Sinclair (1939 – , Canadian)

Date: 1967

Medium: graphite on curfew paper

Catalogue Number: SiR.03.02

Description: Impressionistic female face with clouds behind. Signature in the bottom rhc: SinclairPeopled Road is one of his early works to feature the road, in an evolutionary move to his Road Series.

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Artist: Robert William Sinclair (1939 – , Canadian)

Title: Peopled Road

Date: 1967

Medium: graphite on curfew paper

Dimensions: 31.2 x 26.1 cm

Description: Impressionistic female face with clouds behind. Signature in the bottom rhc: SinclairPeopled Road is one of his early works to feature the road, in an evolutionary move to his Road Series.

Subject: landscape; cloud; road; person

Credit: Gift of Robert William Sinclair, Edmonton, 2010

Catalogue Number: SiR.03.02

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Road Fog

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Artist: Robert William Sinclair (1939 – , Canadian)

Date: 1967

Medium: graphite; crayon on curfew paper

Catalogue Number: SiR.03.06

Description: A lot of curvy lines made by pencil that look like clouds or mountains. On the upper right there is a very small triangle with two black lines and a white stripe in the middle of the two which resembles a road. Signature bottom centre: “Sinclair ‘70”.

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Artist: Robert William Sinclair (1939 – , Canadian)

Title: Road Fog

Date: 1967

Medium: graphite; crayon on curfew paper

Dimensions: 26.6 x 31.4 cm

Description: A lot of curvy lines made by pencil that look like clouds or mountains. On the upper right there is a very small triangle with two black lines and a white stripe in the middle of the two which resembles a road. Signature bottom centre: “Sinclair ‘70”.

Subject: landscape; road; mountain

Credit: Gift of Robert William Sinclair, Edmonton, 2010

Catalogue Number: SiR.03.06

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Textured Pass

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Artist: Robert William Sinclair (1939 – , Canadian)

Date: 1968

Medium: graphite on curfew paper

Catalogue Number: SiR.03.07

Description: A road runs vertically down the bottom centre of the work. The top section of the piece is filled with sketchy suggestions of a mountain.

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Artist: Robert William Sinclair (1939 – , Canadian)

Title: Textured Pass

Date: 1968

Medium: graphite on curfew paper

Dimensions: 26.5 x 31.8 cm

Description: A road runs vertically down the bottom centre of the work. The top section of the piece is filled with sketchy suggestions of a mountain.

Subject: landscape; road; mountain

Credit: Gift of Robert William Sinclair, Edmonton, 2010

Catalogue Number: SiR.03.07

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Tofino Paintings

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

Date: 1943 – 1977

Medium: graphite on paper

Catalogue Number: WyC.03.234 a-i

Description: a) A yellow envelope that has a red Ottawa, Canada stamp dated for April 25, 1977 in the TRC, in the TLC printed it says “Office of The Prime Minister Ottawa, Canada K1A 0A2 Cabinet du Premier Ministre”. Tapped in the middle is the address it is being mailed to, it says “Tofino Paintings here (Banf…

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

Title: Tofino Paintings

Date: 1943 – 1977

Medium: graphite on paper

Dimensions: 24.2 x 30.3 cm

Description: a) A yellow envelope that has a red Ottawa, Canada stamp dated for April 25, 1977 in the TRC, in the TLC printed it says “Office of The Prime Minister Ottawa, Canada K1A 0A2 Cabinet du Premier Ministre”. Tapped in the middle is the address it is being mailed to, it says “Tofino Paintings here (Banff) 1 of [sic: can’t make out the work after of] Mrs. Catharine R. Whyte, P.O. Box 370, Banff, Alberta OFFICE OF THE PRIME MINISTER - CABINET DU PREMIER MINISTRE OTTAWA K1A 0A2”. b)Sketch of a an inlet, there is a mountain to the right with some quick pencil marks to establish trees at the base and across the water near the right edge. There is also outlines for mist. Surrounding the sketch there are notes on the structure of the painting and what colours to use: “very misty, blue green about right, darker than in painting, mist behind trees, white, pale pink peach, peach - same value sky -, more orange, yellow green, white, fig, pinkish lavender hills, 4, 3, yellow, blue, pale, [sic can not make out] dark, pale yellow green blue & shy reflec., pink in stores, pale brown, 5, reflection, pink, wind pale blue, dark reflection, some pink, merges, darkest green, sky about right green in trees on island”. c) Quick sketch of a mountain, trees and a body of water. Around the drawing there is notes on colour and structure for future paintings : “misty above, faint hits light lavender hue, orange light, fog flat bluish fog, green, dark, soft lavender blue reflection, reflect of trees lighter than trees, orange wind - pale yellowish no pink”. d) A sketch of what appears to be a mountains landscape next to water. There is a printed inscription on the paper that says “Mail order Tofino, B.C. Nov. 24, 1943.”. As well there is references to colour and structure to be used on an artwork later on: “bluer flecks of pale green pink, more pinkish lavender, patch pale green sky , soft sweet pea pink, bright pinkish yellow, blueish lavender, blueish green, dark green, dark green blue, pink reflection, blue, pinkish, redish [sic] brownish purple”. Verso: another sketch of an inlet with a mountain, water and trees. Throughout the drawing it is filled with artist notes: “sweet pea cloud, soft edges, pale greenish stripe [sic] sky, sweet pea lavender, blue violet, deep pink, 2 darker blue green, 3 blackish green, steal blue, dark reflect, pink reflection, blue, pink, blueish greenish grey water wind, pinkish stripe , lavender, sand reddish brown”. e) A drawing of trees on the edge of water. In the sketch there is artist notes that say: “pinkish orangish haze on hills, greenish sky, light blue, dark green, light blue”. f) Sketch of trees on water. Around the drawing it says “sort of green relect, reflect of trees fades off, pinkist near edge, outs - [sic], dark where pebbles reflect sky are”. g) Multiple sections of trees bordered by the ocean. Around the drawing there is artist notes: “ paler sky - little orange in yellow, value trees about reflect, darker beach - little blue in white fog, light, light, dark, dark, wind whitish blue, [sic can not make out first word] reflect”. h) Sketch of a mountain with clouds all around, and trees. Throughout the drawing it says “5, 7, 8, bluish grey white, lighter grey, 6, 4, greenish, darkest, 2, 3, 3, light silver, 9”. i) Along top edge it says “Cold blue above, laven d [sic lavender] yellow greenish blue. robins egg - brilliant orange sunrise top part more pinkish blue -”.