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Abstract Sketch
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactgyh.03.02
- Date
- 1967
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Catalogue Number
- GyH.03.02
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- Title
- Abstract Sketch
- Date
- 1967
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- 15.2 x 8.3 cm
- Subject
- abstract
- non-representational
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- GyH.03.02
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- Date
- 1969
- Medium
- felt marker on paper
- Catalogue Number
- StS.03.08
- 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…
1 image
- 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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Dawn on windshield
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactspb.18.09
- Date
- 1980
- Medium
- type c print on photographic paper
- Catalogue Number
- SpB.18.09
- Description
- The image that you can see is as scene through the windshield of a car. At the bottom of the image frame you can see the windshield wiper and further to the left you can see some trees. On the windshield you can see what use to be water that froze overnight. The frozen dew on the windshield has a g…
1 image
- Title
- Dawn on windshield
- Date
- 1980
- Medium
- type c print on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- 50.7 x 40.5 cm
- Description
- The image that you can see is as scene through the windshield of a car. At the bottom of the image frame you can see the windshield wiper and further to the left you can see some trees. On the windshield you can see what use to be water that froze overnight. The frozen dew on the windshield has a gold hue to it and forms a very unique pattern. The sky in the background is a medium blue.
- Subject
- landscape
- trees
- transportation
- car
- Credit
- Gift of Barb Spohr, Calgary, 1996
- Catalogue Number
- SpB.18.09
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The First Step Beyond
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactsts.03.02
- 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
1 image
- 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
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactplj.03.01
- 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.
1 image
- 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.
- Credit
- Purchased from Joseph Francis Plaskett, 1972
- Catalogue Number
- PlJ.03.01
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The Happy Dog, Nelson B.C.
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactspb.18.24
- Date
- 1986
- Medium
- type c print on photographic paper
- Catalogue Number
- SpB.18.24
- Description
- Around the centered photographic image, is a border pink in colour. In the rectangular image in the center is a red dog standing on a dock looking at the viewer. The dog is standing showing a side view with his head turned to look and his tail up in the air. Behind the dog you can see a town with h…
1 image
- Title
- The Happy Dog, Nelson B.C.
- Date
- 1986
- Medium
- type c print on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- 50.7 x 60.8 cm
- Description
- Around the centered photographic image, is a border pink in colour. In the rectangular image in the center is a red dog standing on a dock looking at the viewer. The dog is standing showing a side view with his head turned to look and his tail up in the air. Behind the dog you can see a town with hills in the background and a grey sky. In the lower right hand corner of the border area is the title.
- Subject
- animal
- dog
- architecture
- Credit
- Gift of Barb Spohr, Calgary, 1996
- Catalogue Number
- SpB.18.24
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A Hunter of Peace
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactema.03.02
- Date
- 1980
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Catalogue Number
- EmA.03.02
- Description
- The back of the mane and ears of a horse is in the foreground bottom left. A trail from bottom left swings to the right. On the trail are two mounted horsemen. Standing to the left of the trail is a woman with hat in hand looking to the right. A ridge runs from bottom left to top right. There is a …
1 image
- Title
- A Hunter of Peace
- Date
- 1980
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- 24.9 x 65.7 cm
- Description
- The back of the mane and ears of a horse is in the foreground bottom left. A trail from bottom left swings to the right. On the trail are two mounted horsemen. Standing to the left of the trail is a woman with hat in hand looking to the right. A ridge runs from bottom left to top right. There is a mountain range to the left in the distance and one mountain in top right hand corner. Clouds along the horizon.
- Credit
- Gift of Unknown, 1968
- Catalogue Number
- EmA.03.02
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- Date
- 1981
- Medium
- type c print on photographic paper
- Catalogue Number
- SpB.18.12
- Description
- Centered in the middle of the photograph is a bush covered in Hydrangia. The flowers are a white and pink colour. Just behind the bush is a low corner angle view of the white house with red trim that sits adjacent. The Hydrangia bush takes up most of the photograph, but there is some blue sky in th…
1 image
- Title
- Hydrangia
- Date
- 1981
- Medium
- type c print on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- 50.7 x 40.4 cm
- Description
- Centered in the middle of the photograph is a bush covered in Hydrangia. The flowers are a white and pink colour. Just behind the bush is a low corner angle view of the white house with red trim that sits adjacent. The Hydrangia bush takes up most of the photograph, but there is some blue sky in the background off to the left and some shadows cast on to the house from the flowers.
- Credit
- Gift of Barb Spohr, Calgary, 1996
- Catalogue Number
- SpB.18.12
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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…
1 image
- 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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Lake Minnewanka, Banff
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactspb.18.10
- Date
- 1980
- Medium
- type c print on photographic paper
- Catalogue Number
- SpB.18.10
- Description
- In the foreground are trees with orange leaves and dark to black coloured bark and twigs. These trees in the foreground extend all the way up to the upper third of the photograph. Looking threw the trees to the far background you can see a mountain range that starts at the right and continues to th…
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- Title
- Lake Minnewanka, Banff
- Date
- 1980
- Medium
- type c print on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- 50.6 x 40.4 cm
- Description
- In the foreground are trees with orange leaves and dark to black coloured bark and twigs. These trees in the foreground extend all the way up to the upper third of the photograph. Looking threw the trees to the far background you can see a mountain range that starts at the right and continues to the center left. Between the trees and the mountains is a still lake with reflections from the mountains behind. The sky above is a light to medium even grey.
- Subject
- landscape
- Canadian Rockies
- lake
- Minnewanka
- Credit
- Gift of Barb Spohr, Calgary, 1996
- Catalogue Number
- SpB.18.10
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London Natural History Museum
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactspb.18.13
- Date
- 1980
- Medium
- type c print on photographic paper
- Catalogue Number
- SpB.18.13
- Description
- The whole photograph is covered in butterflies. There are numerous butterflies resting on a glass or reflective surface with wings outspread. Some of the butterflies are blue with dark blue or black, some are all a light tan colour and others are a mixture of different browns and contrasting dark …
1 image
- Title
- London Natural History Museum
- Date
- 1980
- Medium
- type c print on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- 40.4 x 50.6 cm
- Description
- The whole photograph is covered in butterflies. There are numerous butterflies resting on a glass or reflective surface with wings outspread. Some of the butterflies are blue with dark blue or black, some are all a light tan colour and others are a mixture of different browns and contrasting dark colours. In the center reflecting between the insects is an image that appears to a checkered shirt either from the person taking the photograph or from a passerby.
- Subject
- institution
- insectarium
- Credit
- Gift of Barb Spohr, Calgary, 1996
- Catalogue Number
- SpB.18.13
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Profile of a Young Girl
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactunk.03.02
- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- c. 1890
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.03.02
- Description
- A graphite sketch of a young girl, sitting in profile. The sketch is in a black and gold frame with a hook at the top for hanging.
1 image
- Artist
- Unknown
- Title
- Profile of a Young Girl
- Date
- c. 1890
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Dimensions
- 6.0 x 7.0 cm
- Description
- A graphite sketch of a young girl, sitting in profile. The sketch is in a black and gold frame with a hook at the top for hanging.
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.03.02
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Tea at the Whyte
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactema.03.01
- Date
- 1987
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Catalogue Number
- EmA.03.01
- Description
- A black and white drawing; a large T is centered in the picture, at its base are 2 men sitting beside a campfire, one with a cup the other has the pot; the background is black; the foreground is white and on it is lettered Tea at the Whyte in black.
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- Title
- Tea at the Whyte
- Date
- 1987
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- 35.5 x 25.3 cm
- Description
- A black and white drawing; a large T is centered in the picture, at its base are 2 men sitting beside a campfire, one with a cup the other has the pot; the background is black; the foreground is white and on it is lettered Tea at the Whyte in black.
- Subject
- Tea at the Whyte
- Credit
- Purchased from Alex Emond, Banff, 1987
- Catalogue Number
- EmA.03.01
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Tea at the Whyte
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactbot.03.01
- Date
- 1983
- Medium
- graphite; watercolour on paper
- Catalogue Number
- BoT.03.01
- Description
- Alice in Wonderland tea with Alice, the rabbit and a moose sitting around a table. Alice is sitting in a high backed chair to left of picture, she has yellow hair, a blue ribbon and blue dress, the rabbit is to her left, he has a blue cap, purple bow tie, yellow shirt, the moose head and horns domi…
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- Title
- Tea at the Whyte
- Date
- 1983
- Medium
- graphite; watercolour on paper
- Dimensions
- 57.3 x 76.6 cm
- Description
- Alice in Wonderland tea with Alice, the rabbit and a moose sitting around a table. Alice is sitting in a high backed chair to left of picture, she has yellow hair, a blue ribbon and blue dress, the rabbit is to her left, he has a blue cap, purple bow tie, yellow shirt, the moose head and horns dominate top right centre of picture, he has a blue and yellow bow tie. The tea service is red, the background is blue the table cloth is white on top and yellow sides.
- Subject
- figure
- female
- character, Alice in Wonderland
- animal
- rabbit
- moose
- whimsical
- teddy bear
- Therese (Terri) Boyle
- Credit
- Purchased from Therese Boyle, Edmonton, 1983
- Catalogue Number
- BoT.03.01
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- Date
- prior to 1987
- Medium
- type C - print on photographic paper
- Catalogue Number
- SpB.18.05
- Description
- In the center center there is a very large rock that extends out in a v shape to each side and then in again to the top center. In the bottom third of the photograph is another rock with the lower half of a female figure entering the frame from the bottom and about to step on the rocks. The womans …
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- Title
- Untitled
- Date
- prior to 1987
- Medium
- type C - print on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- 50.6 x 40.5 cm
- Description
- In the center center there is a very large rock that extends out in a v shape to each side and then in again to the top center. In the bottom third of the photograph is another rock with the lower half of a female figure entering the frame from the bottom and about to step on the rocks. The womans shoe is black with a strap in the front, her sock is white, her skirt is blue and the rest black. In the tr corner and in the tl corner are two more large rocks.
- Credit
- Gift of Barb Spohr, Calgary, 1996
- Catalogue Number
- SpB.18.05
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- Date
- prior to 1987
- Medium
- type C - print on photographic paper
- Catalogue Number
- SpB.18.06
- Description
- Hanging on the wall is a mirror. In the mirror is a figure holding a camera photographing herself. The wall paper around the mirror is a floral pattern with lots of colour. The room featured here is a bathroom. Under the mirror is a soap container attached to the wall and directly under that is a …
1 image
- Title
- Untitled
- Date
- prior to 1987
- Medium
- type C - print on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- 49.0 x 35.5 cm
- Description
- Hanging on the wall is a mirror. In the mirror is a figure holding a camera photographing herself. The wall paper around the mirror is a floral pattern with lots of colour. The room featured here is a bathroom. Under the mirror is a soap container attached to the wall and directly under that is a sink that has been cut off by the image frame.
- Credit
- Gift of Barb Spohr, Calgary, 1996
- Catalogue Number
- SpB.18.06
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- Date
- prior to 1987
- Medium
- type C - print on photographic paper
- Catalogue Number
- SpB.18.07
- Description
- Down through the center of the photograph there is a figure standing with there hands reaching out together holding a green artifical seashell. There is sand in the seashell and also surrounding the figure. The woman in this photograph is dressed in black.
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- Title
- Untitled
- Date
- prior to 1987
- Medium
- type C - print on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- 39.0 x 37.0 cm
- Description
- Down through the center of the photograph there is a figure standing with there hands reaching out together holding a green artifical seashell. There is sand in the seashell and also surrounding the figure. The woman in this photograph is dressed in black.
- Credit
- Gift of Barb Spohr, Calgary, 1996
- Catalogue Number
- SpB.18.07
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- Date
- 1981
- Medium
- type c print on photographic paper
- Catalogue Number
- SpB.18.08
- Description
- In the foreground there is a table with a vase sitting on it. There is a natural light source shining on the vase from the left and casting a shadow on the yellow and white checkered wall in the background. In the vase there are flowers. This light from the left makes a very detailed shadow of the …
1 image
- Title
- Untitled
- Date
- 1981
- Medium
- type c print on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- 60.7 x 50.6 cm
- Description
- In the foreground there is a table with a vase sitting on it. There is a natural light source shining on the vase from the left and casting a shadow on the yellow and white checkered wall in the background. In the vase there are flowers. This light from the left makes a very detailed shadow of the flowers and the vase on the wall in the back. The vase has a decorative floral pattern on the surface.
- Subject
- still life
- botanical
- Credit
- Gift of Barb Spohr, Calgary, 1996
- Catalogue Number
- SpB.18.08
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- Date
- 1981
- Medium
- type c print on photographic paper
- Catalogue Number
- SpB.18.11
- Description
- The shelf divides the image frame in to two areas horizonally and the brace that helps hold the shelves together divides the image vertically and is placed about one third in from the left. The top shelf contains a pitcher, a measuring cup, bowls, a couple of mugs and a few other kitchen items. The…
1 image
- Title
- Untitled
- Date
- 1981
- Medium
- type c print on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- 50.7 x 40.5 cm
- Description
- The shelf divides the image frame in to two areas horizonally and the brace that helps hold the shelves together divides the image vertically and is placed about one third in from the left. The top shelf contains a pitcher, a measuring cup, bowls, a couple of mugs and a few other kitchen items. The second shelf includes a pile of dinner plates with a square platter behind, a small stack of saucers with a plastic container on top and two bowls. The second shelf is in direct sunlight and therefore is much brighter then the above shelf.
- Subject
- still life
- dishes
- Credit
- Gift of Barb Spohr, Calgary, 1996
- Catalogue Number
- SpB.18.11
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- Date
- prior to 1987
- Medium
- type c print on photographic paper
- Catalogue Number
- SpB.18.14
- Description
- Most of this image is very dark in colour with the exception of the center area where two glasses sit on a surface with strong shadows and light. Also sitting on the table surface is a plastic bag that has the shoe man printed on it. One glass is blue in colour and the other is red. A light sourc…
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- Title
- Untitled
- Date
- prior to 1987
- Medium
- type c print on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- 60.8 x 50.7 cm
- Description
- Most of this image is very dark in colour with the exception of the center area where two glasses sit on a surface with strong shadows and light. Also sitting on the table surface is a plastic bag that has the shoe man printed on it. One glass is blue in colour and the other is red. A light source from outside the image is casting some light through this middle area and creating some unique shadows and atmosphere
- Subject
- still life
- glasses
- table
- Credit
- Gift of Barb Spohr, Calgary, 1996
- Catalogue Number
- SpB.18.14
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