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- Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian) 21
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- Nicholas Raffael de Grandmaison (1892 – 1978, Canadian) 6
- Gerda Christoffersen ( – 2012, Canadian) 4
- Charles John Collings (1848 – 1931, British) 2
- Dorothy Marie Oxborough (1922 – 2014, Canadian) 2
- George Bertrand Mitchell (1872 – 1966, American) 2
- A.F. Cels 1
- Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C. (1906 – 1979, Canadian) 1
- G. H. W Ashley (1908 – , Canadian) 1
- Henry George Glyde (1906 – 1998, Canadian) 1
- James Agrell Smith (1913 – 1988, Canadian) 1
Ancient Brave of the Blood Tribe
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactmig.03.04
- Date
- prior to 1938
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Catalogue Number
- MiG.03.04
- Description
- A portrait from the shoulders up of a man wearing a fuzzy fir hat and a warm winter coat with hood. The man is looking directly at the viewer. Behind the man’s head is some heavy black shaded area created by the artist. The title is written on the lrc with the date: Alberta, 1938.
- Title
- Ancient Brave of the Blood Tribe
- Date
- prior to 1938
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Dimensions
- 56.0 x 40.5 cm
- Description
- A portrait from the shoulders up of a man wearing a fuzzy fir hat and a warm winter coat with hood. The man is looking directly at the viewer. Behind the man’s head is some heavy black shaded area created by the artist. The title is written on the lrc with the date: Alberta, 1938.
- Subject
- portrait
- male
- Indigenous
- Credit
- Gift of C. Gardner Lane Jr., Scarborough, USA, 1996
- Catalogue Number
- MiG.03.04
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- Date
- 1936
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Catalogue Number
- GyH.03.10
- Description
- A portrait of a man, facing in three quarter profile to the left. He wears a cowboy hat and a knotted scarf around his neck. Inscribed at the bottom left “Bill Nish Warden”, signed “Glyde” at bottom right. On back “Bow Lake, 1936 with Reg Harvey.”
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- Title
- Bill Neish
- Date
- 1936
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Description
- A portrait of a man, facing in three quarter profile to the left. He wears a cowboy hat and a knotted scarf around his neck. Inscribed at the bottom left “Bill Nish Warden”, signed “Glyde” at bottom right. On back “Bow Lake, 1936 with Reg Harvey.”
- Subject
- Bill Neish
- portrait
- warden
- Credit
- Gift of Henry George Glyde, Victoria, 1997
- Catalogue Number
- GyH.03.10
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Chief John Hunter
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactchg.03.02
- Date
- 1949
- Medium
- pastel on paper
- Catalogue Number
- ChG.03.02
- Description
- Portrait of Chief John Hunter, facing toward the right of the image. His hair is black and in two braids. Wisps of hair are loose and blowing in the wind. His face is wrinked, particularly around his mouth. His coat is white and he is wearing orange and green scarves. In the bottom right corne…
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- Title
- Chief John Hunter
- Date
- 1949
- Medium
- pastel on paper
- Description
- Portrait of Chief John Hunter, facing toward the right of the image. His hair is black and in two braids. Wisps of hair are loose and blowing in the wind. His face is wrinked, particularly around his mouth. His coat is white and he is wearing orange and green scarves. In the bottom right corner, trees are visible. Above them are loosely drawn mountains. The sky is green (light and dark) and mauve.
- Subject
- portrait
- male
- Chief John Hunter
- Credit
- Gift of Doris Gammon, Banff, 2000
- Catalogue Number
- ChG.03.02
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- Date
- n.d.
- Medium
- pastel on paper
- Catalogue Number
- DgN.03.09
- Description
- A portrait of a Earl Gammon with grey hair and slightly smiling. He is wearing a dark suit jacket which is only partially coloured in. He is also wearing a white shirt and red bow tie. He has a light green handkerchief in his pocket. The same light green colour surrounds his head. The man is visi…
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- Title
- Earl Gammon
- Date
- n.d.
- Medium
- pastel on paper
- Dimensions
- 60.0 x 44.0 cm
- Description
- A portrait of a Earl Gammon with grey hair and slightly smiling. He is wearing a dark suit jacket which is only partially coloured in. He is also wearing a white shirt and red bow tie. He has a light green handkerchief in his pocket. The same light green colour surrounds his head. The man is visible from the chest up. The paper is yellowish.
- Subject
- portrait
- male
- Earl Gammon
- Credit
- Gift of Doris Gammon, Banff, 2000
- Catalogue Number
- DgN.03.09
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- Date
- 1959
- Medium
- pastel on paper
- Catalogue Number
- DgN.03.07
- Description
- A head and shoulders portrait of Fred Brewster; an almost full face portrait, ruddy complexion, black hair, moustache, blue eyes; wearing an open necked plaid shirt; highlights behind head and ear to right.
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- Title
- Fred Brewster
- Date
- 1959
- Medium
- pastel on paper
- Dimensions
- 61.0 x 45.7 cm
- Description
- A head and shoulders portrait of Fred Brewster; an almost full face portrait, ruddy complexion, black hair, moustache, blue eyes; wearing an open necked plaid shirt; highlights behind head and ear to right.
- Subject
- portrait
- portrait, Fred Brewster
- Credit
- Gift of Sonia de Grandmaison, West Vancouver, 1987
- Catalogue Number
- DgN.03.07
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Heavy Shield- “To-so-ko-ya-wo-tan” Blackfoot Chief
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactmig.03.03
- Date
- 1938 – 1938
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Catalogue Number
- MiG.03.03
- Description
- A first nations male sits with his back against the left edge of the image with his arms resting on his thighs. In his hands he holds a pipe. This man is wearing a head band with a feather at the back. He is sitting in a chair, and wears beaded cuffs and has a small horse around his neck with ot…
- Title
- Heavy Shield- “To-so-ko-ya-wo-tan” Blackfoot Chief
- Date
- 1938 – 1938
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Dimensions
- 61.0 x 41.0 cm
- Description
- A first nations male sits with his back against the left edge of the image with his arms resting on his thighs. In his hands he holds a pipe. This man is wearing a head band with a feather at the back. He is sitting in a chair, and wears beaded cuffs and has a small horse around his neck with other neck adornment. The image is black and white.
- Subject
- portrait
- male
- Indigenous
- Credit
- Gift of C. Gardner Lane Jr., Scarborough, USA, 1996
- Catalogue Number
- MiG.03.03
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- Date
- 1983
- Medium
- pastel on paper
- Catalogue Number
- AsH.03.01
- Description
- Portrait of Jimmy Simpson.
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- Title
- Jimmy Simpson
- Date
- 1983
- Medium
- pastel on paper
- Dimensions
- 65.0 x 50.0 cm
- Description
- Portrait of Jimmy Simpson.
- Subject
- characters
- Jimmy Simpson
- portrait
- male
- Credit
- Gift of G. H. W Ashley, Salmon Arm, 1992
- Catalogue Number
- AsH.03.01
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- Date
- c. 1910
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Catalogue Number
- CoJ.03.348
- Description
- A side view of a woman in a dress and hat.
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- Title
- Mellora
- Date
- c. 1910
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Dimensions
- 14.5 x 5.5 cm
- Description
- A side view of a woman in a dress and hat.
- Subject
- figure
- study
- portrait
- Mellora Collings
- Credit
- Gift of John Rivette, Seymour Arm, 1997
- Catalogue Number
- CoJ.03.348
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- Date
- c. 1890
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Catalogue Number
- CoJ.03.097
- Description
- Profile portrait of the bust of a woman with her head gazing downwards.“The woman’s head is bowed as though she is preoccupied with something in front of her; perhaps it is the artist’s wife, Mellora, playing the piano. The woman’s eyes and mouth, and tendrils of hair at the nape are treated sensit…
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- Title
- Melora
- Date
- c. 1890
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Dimensions
- 25 x 18 cm
- Description
- Profile portrait of the bust of a woman with her head gazing downwards.“The woman’s head is bowed as though she is preoccupied with something in front of her; perhaps it is the artist’s wife, Mellora, playing the piano. The woman’s eyes and mouth, and tendrils of hair at the nape are treated sensitively while flowers in the background underscore her femininity.” -- “Charles John Collings, 1848-1931” Catalogue Raisonne by Linda Heath
- Subject
- portrait
- Mellora Collings
- Credit
- Gift of John Rivette, Seymour Arm, 1984
- Catalogue Number
- CoJ.03.097
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Nicholas de Grandmaison
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- Date
- n.d.
- Medium
- pastel on paper
- Catalogue Number
- DgJ.03.01
- Description
- a framed pastel portrait on paper of man in brown hat sitting behind artist easel. Plaque in bottom middle of canvas mat - N.de Grandmaison by Nicolas N. de Grandmaison Jr.
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- Title
- Nicholas de Grandmaison
- Date
- n.d.
- Medium
- pastel on paper
- Dimensions
- 60.0 x 46.0 cm
- Description
- a framed pastel portrait on paper of man in brown hat sitting behind artist easel. Plaque in bottom middle of canvas mat - N.de Grandmaison by Nicolas N. de Grandmaison Jr.
- Credit
- Gift of Nicolas Jr. de Grandmaison, Vancouver, 2016
- Catalogue Number
- DgJ.03.01
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Orest Dournovo
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactdgn.03.12
- Date
- c. 1930
- Medium
- drawing on paper
- Catalogue Number
- DgN.03.12
- Description
- A pastel drawing portrait of a man. The bust of an older man dominates the drawing. The man is bald and has blue eyes and a long beard that is greying at the bottom. The background is dark grey and brown, with lines visible from the loose drawing strokes. The artist signature is in the bottom rhc, …
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- Title
- Orest Dournovo
- Date
- c. 1930
- Medium
- drawing on paper
- Dimensions
- 47.0 x 36.5 cm
- Description
- A pastel drawing portrait of a man. The bust of an older man dominates the drawing. The man is bald and has blue eyes and a long beard that is greying at the bottom. The background is dark grey and brown, with lines visible from the loose drawing strokes. The artist signature is in the bottom rhc, written in black, “N de Grandmaison”. Au verso, there is an illegible purple ink stamp in the centre near the bottom. The stamp is a rectangle with print inside.
- Subject
- portrait
- man
- Nicolas de Grandmaison
- Credit
- Gift of Nicolas Jr. de Grandmaison, Vancouver, 2011
- Catalogue Number
- DgN.03.12
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- Date
- 1978
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Catalogue Number
- SmJ.03.02
- Description
- A pencil sketch of the head of F.O. Pat Brewster. The face is detailed and shaded, the shirt and tie lightly sketched in. A 3/4 left profile. Signed James Agrell Smith 25-5-78. On back of picture in Pat Brewster's handwriting: Forrest Oliver 'Pat' Brewster Sept. 19, 1896 to -
- Title
- Pat Brewster
- Date
- 1978
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Dimensions
- 32.0 x 25.0 cm
- Description
- A pencil sketch of the head of F.O. Pat Brewster. The face is detailed and shaded, the shirt and tie lightly sketched in. A 3/4 left profile. Signed James Agrell Smith 25-5-78. On back of picture in Pat Brewster's handwriting: Forrest Oliver 'Pat' Brewster Sept. 19, 1896 to -
- Credit
- Gift of Forrest (Pat) Oliver Brewster, Banff, 1984
- Catalogue Number
- SmJ.03.02
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- Date
- 1917 – 1929
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.03.608
- Description
- A pencil drawing of the profile of the head and shoulders of a smiling man. He has a goatie beard and a tuff of hair on top of his head, with his collar popped up around his cheeks. The background is completely shaded in. Below and to the right of the drawing is written “Pierre”.
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- Title
- Pierre
- Date
- 1917 – 1929
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Dimensions
- 13.0 x 805 cm
- Description
- A pencil drawing of the profile of the head and shoulders of a smiling man. He has a goatie beard and a tuff of hair on top of his head, with his collar popped up around his cheeks. The background is completely shaded in. Below and to the right of the drawing is written “Pierre”.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1975
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.03.608
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Portrait of Dr. Brett
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- Artist
- A.F. Cels
- Date
- 1907
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Catalogue Number
- CeA.03.01
- Description
- General colour: black and white on yellow brown. The head of a man turned slightly left. He has a long mustache and his hair parts a little to the right of center.
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- Artist
- A.F. Cels
- Title
- Portrait of Dr. Brett
- Date
- 1907
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Dimensions
- 20.6 x 15.5 cm
- Description
- General colour: black and white on yellow brown. The head of a man turned slightly left. He has a long mustache and his hair parts a little to the right of center.
- Subject
- portrait
- male
- Dr. R. G. Brett
- Credit
- Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Norman Tabuteau, Banff, 1966
- Catalogue Number
- CeA.03.01
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Sonia de Grandmaison
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactdgn.03.11
- Date
- n.d.
- Medium
- drawing on canvas
- Catalogue Number
- DgN.03.11
- Description
- A pastel drawing portrait of a woman. A young woman dominates the drawing. The woman has shoulder-length curly/wavy brown hair and blue eyes. She is wearing a pink top or dress that is cut low across her chest and exposes her shoulders. The background is cream and beige. The artist signature is wri…
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- Title
- Sonia de Grandmaison
- Date
- n.d.
- Medium
- drawing on canvas
- Dimensions
- 57.0 x 43.0 cm
- Description
- A pastel drawing portrait of a woman. A young woman dominates the drawing. The woman has shoulder-length curly/wavy brown hair and blue eyes. She is wearing a pink top or dress that is cut low across her chest and exposes her shoulders. The background is cream and beige. The artist signature is written in black in the bottom rhc.
- Subject
- portrait
- woman
- Nicolas de Grandmaison
- Credit
- Gift of Nicolas Jr. de Grandmaison, Vancouver, 2011
- Catalogue Number
- DgN.03.11
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- Artist
- Peter or Catharine Whyte
- Date
- 1920 – 1928
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Catalogue Number
- Wy?.03.130
- Description
- Faint male portrait sketch, side view.
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- Artist
- Peter or Catharine Whyte
- Title
- Untitled
- Date
- 1920 – 1928
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Dimensions
- 63.5 x 48.0 cm
- Description
- Faint male portrait sketch, side view.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1975
- Catalogue Number
- Wy?.03.130
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- Date
- 1916 – 1927
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.03.124
- Description
- Portrait of young girl with dark eyes and dark curly hair.
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- Title
- Untitled
- Date
- 1916 – 1927
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Dimensions
- 22 x 17 cm
- Description
- Portrait of young girl with dark eyes and dark curly hair.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1975
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.03.124
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- Date
- 1916 – 1927
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.03.152
- Description
- 5 portrait sketches. Main sketch is profile view of young woman , smaller sketches of a woman from two different angles, one of a man’s head and another of a man seated with his legs crossed.
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- Title
- Untitled
- Date
- 1916 – 1927
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Dimensions
- 27.5 x 21.2 cm
- Description
- 5 portrait sketches. Main sketch is profile view of young woman , smaller sketches of a woman from two different angles, one of a man’s head and another of a man seated with his legs crossed.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1975
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.03.152
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- Date
- 1916 – 1927
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.03.153
- Description
- 3 portrait studies. 1 angled front view of woman, 1 front view of woman, and one side view of woman with short hair.
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- Title
- Untitled
- Date
- 1916 – 1927
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Dimensions
- 36.5 x 25.5 cm
- Description
- 3 portrait studies. 1 angled front view of woman, 1 front view of woman, and one side view of woman with short hair.
- Subject
- portrait
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1975
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.03.153
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- Date
- 1916 – 1927
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.03.155
- Description
- Portrait sketch of bald man with large beard. “Peter White, Dec. 17th” in pencil in BRC
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- Title
- Untitled
- Date
- 1916 – 1927
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Dimensions
- 27.7 x 21.5 cm
- Description
- Portrait sketch of bald man with large beard. “Peter White, Dec. 17th” in pencil in BRC
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1975
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.03.155
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