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6 minute sketch
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactwyc.03.074
- Date
- 1917
- Medium
- coloured graphite on paper
- Catalogue Number
- WyC.03.074
- Description
- four small pink flowers with large green leaves and brown stem
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- Title
- 6 minute sketch
- Date
- 1917
- Medium
- coloured graphite on paper
- Dimensions
- 25.2 x 19.0 cm
- Description
- four small pink flowers with large green leaves and brown stem
- Subject
- pink
- flower
- 6 minute sketch
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- WyC.03.074
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10 Minute Sketch
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactwyc.03.072
- Date
- 1917
- Medium
- coloured charcoal on paper (sand?)
- Catalogue Number
- WyC.03.072
- Description
- one pink flower with leaves in white outlined vase
1 image
- Title
- 10 Minute Sketch
- Date
- 1917
- Medium
- coloured charcoal on paper (sand?)
- Dimensions
- 39.0 x 21.0 cm
- Description
- one pink flower with leaves in white outlined vase
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- WyC.03.072
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Alpine Flower (Epilobium palustre or Epilobium ciliatum?)
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactscm.05.26
- Date
- 1903
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Catalogue Number
- ScM.05.26
- Description
- A single plant fills most of the paper; a thin stem from which emanates many smaller stems with leaves; small pink flowers and buds top the stems.
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- Title
- Alpine Flower (Epilobium palustre or Epilobium ciliatum?)
- Date
- 1903
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Dimensions
- 25.5 x 18.0 cm
- Description
- A single plant fills most of the paper; a thin stem from which emanates many smaller stems with leaves; small pink flowers and buds top the stems.
- Credit
- Gift of Charles C. Reid, Banff, Alberta, 1986
- Catalogue Number
- ScM.05.26
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Anemone parviflora (Alpine Anenome)
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactscm.05.24
- Date
- 1885 – 1905
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Catalogue Number
- ScM.05.24
- Description
- Two plants with brown roots; large leaves; a white flower with yellow bud.
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- Title
- Anemone parviflora (Alpine Anenome)
- Date
- 1885 – 1905
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Dimensions
- 25.0 x 15.0 cm
- Description
- Two plants with brown roots; large leaves; a white flower with yellow bud.
- Credit
- Gift of Charles C. Reid, Banff, Alberta, 1986
- Catalogue Number
- ScM.05.24
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Anemone patens (Prairie Crocus)
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactscm.05.22
- Date
- 1906
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Catalogue Number
- ScM.05.22
- Description
- A single plant and 2 cuttings, light purple flowers in various stages.
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- Title
- Anemone patens (Prairie Crocus)
- Date
- 1906
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Dimensions
- 25.5 x 17.5 cm
- Description
- A single plant and 2 cuttings, light purple flowers in various stages.
- Credit
- Gift of Leonard Leacock, 1968
- Catalogue Number
- ScM.05.22
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Aster bigelovii (Purple Tansy Aster)
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactscm.05.04
- Date
- 1903
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Catalogue Number
- ScM.05.04
- Description
- A single, thick brown stem with long green bracted leaves, is topped with a cluster of purple flowers with yellow centres.
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- Title
- Aster bigelovii (Purple Tansy Aster)
- Date
- 1903
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Dimensions
- 25.5 x 17.5 cm
- Description
- A single, thick brown stem with long green bracted leaves, is topped with a cluster of purple flowers with yellow centres.
- Credit
- Gift of Charles C. Reid, Banff, Alberta, 1986
- Catalogue Number
- ScM.05.04
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Aster foliaceus (Leafy Aster)
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactscm.05.18
- Date
- 1903
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Catalogue Number
- ScM.05.18
- Description
- A thick green stem comes from the centre bottom of painting spreading out near the top with smaller stems which have delicate yellow and pink flowers; 6 yellow centers with pink fringes; others are pink buds.
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- Title
- Aster foliaceus (Leafy Aster)
- Date
- 1903
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Dimensions
- 25.5 x 17.5 cm
- Description
- A thick green stem comes from the centre bottom of painting spreading out near the top with smaller stems which have delicate yellow and pink flowers; 6 yellow centers with pink fringes; others are pink buds.
- Credit
- Gift of Charles C. Reid, Banff, Alberta, 1986
- Catalogue Number
- ScM.05.18
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Calypso bulbosa (Calypso Orchid/Pink Fairy's Slipper)
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactscm.05.19
- Date
- 1891
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Catalogue Number
- ScM.05.19
- Description
- A single green stem from bottom centre curves to centre with 2 flowers, both are dark pink with yellow centre, pink petals flare out from bottom of flowers.
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- Title
- Calypso bulbosa (Calypso Orchid/Pink Fairy's Slipper)
- Date
- 1891
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Dimensions
- 25.3 x 17.5 cm
- Description
- A single green stem from bottom centre curves to centre with 2 flowers, both are dark pink with yellow centre, pink petals flare out from bottom of flowers.
- Credit
- Gift of Charles C. Reid, Banff, Alberta, 1986
- Catalogue Number
- ScM.05.19
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Campanula rotundifolia (Harebells)
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactscm.05.17
- Date
- 1903
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Catalogue Number
- ScM.05.17
- Description
- Six purple flowers hang from tops of long green stems; buds and small leaves on stems; brown root and a cluster of green leaves at stem end.
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- Title
- Campanula rotundifolia (Harebells)
- Date
- 1903
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Dimensions
- 25.5 x 17.5 cm
- Description
- Six purple flowers hang from tops of long green stems; buds and small leaves on stems; brown root and a cluster of green leaves at stem end.
- Credit
- Gift of Charles C. Reid, Banff, Alberta, 1986
- Catalogue Number
- ScM.05.17
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Crepis nana (Alpine Hawksbeard)
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactscm.05.02
- Date
- 1910
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Catalogue Number
- ScM.05.02
- Description
- A cluster of yellow flowers, green stems and leaves.
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- Title
- Crepis nana (Alpine Hawksbeard)
- Date
- 1910
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Dimensions
- 25.0 x 17.5 cm
- Description
- A cluster of yellow flowers, green stems and leaves.
- Credit
- Gift of Charles C. Reid, Banff, Alberta, 1986
- Catalogue Number
- ScM.05.02
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Cypripedium calceolus (Yellow Lady's Slipper)
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactscm.05.21
- Date
- 1906
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Catalogue Number
- ScM.05.21
- Description
- A single plant with brown root, broad, long green leaves with a yellow flower at the top.
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- Title
- Cypripedium calceolus (Yellow Lady's Slipper)
- Date
- 1906
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Dimensions
- 25.5 x 17.5 cm
- Description
- A single plant with brown root, broad, long green leaves with a yellow flower at the top.
- Subject
- botanical
- flower
- Lady’s Slipper
- Credit
- Gift of Leonard Leacock, 1968
- Catalogue Number
- ScM.05.21
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Dodecathem meadia (Shooting Star)
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactscm.05.09
- Date
- 1891
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Catalogue Number
- ScM.05.09
- Description
- Short, thick green leaves cluster at base, 4 long pink stems extend from root; dart-like pink and yellow flowers at top of stems.
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- Title
- Dodecathem meadia (Shooting Star)
- Date
- 1891
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Dimensions
- 25.5 x 17.5 cm
- Description
- Short, thick green leaves cluster at base, 4 long pink stems extend from root; dart-like pink and yellow flowers at top of stems.
- Credit
- Gift of Charles C. Reid, Banff, Alberta, 1986
- Catalogue Number
- ScM.05.09
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- Date
- 1835
- Medium
- pencil; ink; watercolour on paper
- Catalogue Number
- PoS.09.01
- Description
- A paper album containing artworks done in ink, pencil and watercolour (?). The album is primarly made up of a brown marbled pattern, with red leather (?) or tape (?) on the spine and corners. Inside the front cover on the center of the page, there is an inscription that reads “Serena M. Potts / 183…
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- Title
- Drawing Album
- Date
- 1835
- Medium
- pencil; ink; watercolour on paper
- Dimensions
- 24.5 x 34.5 cm
- Description
- A paper album containing artworks done in ink, pencil and watercolour (?). The album is primarly made up of a brown marbled pattern, with red leather (?) or tape (?) on the spine and corners. Inside the front cover on the center of the page, there is an inscription that reads “Serena M. Potts / 1835”. Pages contain artworks of flora and fauna, including birds, butterflies, flowers, plants and landscape scenes, both in colour and in black and white. Some of the drawings share a page with another, while others are one drawing/painting per page.
- Subject
- flora
- fauna
- bird
- butterfly
- plant
- flower
- landscape
- botanical drawings
- black and white
- ink
- graphite
- drawing
- painting
- sketchbook
- Credit
- Gift of Charles C. Reid, Banff, Alberta, 1986
- Catalogue Number
- PoS.09.01
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Epilobium ciliatum glandulosum (Fringed Willowherb)
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactscm.05.10
- Date
- 1903
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Catalogue Number
- ScM.05.10
- Description
- One thick brown stem at the centre bottom unfurls into numerous stems covered with green leaves and a few delicate light pink/purple flowers at the topRe: au verso: tlc E. Davuricum (not MS’s writing) a circled 3, Epilobium davuricumaccording to Jennifer Royale March 2016 this is Epilobium ciliatu…
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- Title
- Epilobium ciliatum glandulosum (Fringed Willowherb)
- Date
- 1903
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Dimensions
- 25.5 x 18.0 cm
- Description
- One thick brown stem at the centre bottom unfurls into numerous stems covered with green leaves and a few delicate light pink/purple flowers at the topRe: au verso: tlc E. Davuricum (not MS’s writing) a circled 3, Epilobium davuricumaccording to Jennifer Royale March 2016 this is Epilobium ciliatum glandulosum (Fringed Willowherb)
- Credit
- Gift of Charles C. Reid, Banff, Alberta, 1986
- Catalogue Number
- ScM.05.10
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Epilobium glaberrimum (Smooth Willowherb)
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactscm.05.14
- Date
- 1903
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Catalogue Number
- ScM.05.14
- Description
- A complete plant with roots, stem and flowers; light pink/purple flowers.
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- Title
- Epilobium glaberrimum (Smooth Willowherb)
- Date
- 1903
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Dimensions
- 25.5 x 17.7 cm
- Description
- A complete plant with roots, stem and flowers; light pink/purple flowers.
- Credit
- Gift of Charles C. Reid, Banff, Alberta, 1986
- Catalogue Number
- ScM.05.14
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Epilobium halleanum (Hall's Willowherb)
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactscm.05.05
- Date
- 1903
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Catalogue Number
- ScM.05.05
- Description
- Four pink flowers top long green stems coming from one stem. Leaves are light green, broad, and bracted.Re: au verso: tlc Epilobium coloratum according to Jennifer Royale March 2016 this is Epiobium Halleanum common name Hall’s Willowherb.
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- Title
- Epilobium halleanum (Hall's Willowherb)
- Date
- 1903
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Dimensions
- 25.5 x 18.0 cm
- Description
- Four pink flowers top long green stems coming from one stem. Leaves are light green, broad, and bracted.Re: au verso: tlc Epilobium coloratum according to Jennifer Royale March 2016 this is Epiobium Halleanum common name Hall’s Willowherb.
- Credit
- Gift of Charles C. Reid, Banff, Alberta, 1986
- Catalogue Number
- ScM.05.05
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Eriophorum chamissonis Meyer (Cotton Grass)
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactwam.04.01
- Date
- prior to 1928
- Medium
- print on paper
- Catalogue Number
- WaM.04.01
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- Title
- Eriophorum chamissonis Meyer (Cotton Grass)
- Date
- prior to 1928
- Medium
- print on paper
- Dimensions
- 24.5 x 17.0 cm
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- WaM.04.01
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Erythronium grandiflorum (Glacier Lily)
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactscm.05.12
- Date
- 1890
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Catalogue Number
- ScM.05.12
- Description
- A thick green leaf rises from centre left at the bottom of the picture to top right; from inside the leaf protrude 2 yellow blossoms.
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- Title
- Erythronium grandiflorum (Glacier Lily)
- Date
- 1890
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Dimensions
- 25.0 x 17.5 cm
- Description
- A thick green leaf rises from centre left at the bottom of the picture to top right; from inside the leaf protrude 2 yellow blossoms.
- Credit
- Gift of Charles C. Reid, Banff, Alberta, 1986
- Catalogue Number
- ScM.05.12
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Eucephalus engelmannii (Engelmann's Aster/Aster engelmannii)
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactscm.05.07
- Date
- 1890 – 1910
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Catalogue Number
- ScM.05.07
- Description
- One green stem with green leaves, branches out near the top into 6 stems with smaller leaves, and an open, pink and yellow flower on the end.
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- Title
- Eucephalus engelmannii (Engelmann's Aster/Aster engelmannii)
- Date
- 1890 – 1910
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Dimensions
- 25.0 x 17.5 cm
- Description
- One green stem with green leaves, branches out near the top into 6 stems with smaller leaves, and an open, pink and yellow flower on the end.
- Credit
- Gift of Charles C. Reid, Banff, Alberta, 1986
- Catalogue Number
- ScM.05.07
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The First Flower in Spring
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactsts.12.01
- Date
- 1972
- Medium
- acrylic on canvas board
- Catalogue Number
- StS.12.01
- Description
- On a yellow background a standing woman bends to down at a flower. She is wearing a decorated blanket over her shoulders and carrying a young child on her back.Au verso: On a PLYTEX canvas foundation board. A Gainsborough Gallery Ltd. Calgary Alberta sticker lhtc. The Bay price sticker “”529 A $1.4…
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- Title
- The First Flower in Spring
- Date
- 1972
- Medium
- acrylic on canvas board
- Dimensions
- 50.5 x 60.5 cm
- Description
- On a yellow background a standing woman bends to down at a flower. She is wearing a decorated blanket over her shoulders and carrying a young child on her back.Au verso: On a PLYTEX canvas foundation board. A Gainsborough Gallery Ltd. Calgary Alberta sticker lhtc. The Bay price sticker “”529 A $1.45 lhbc
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1975
- Catalogue Number
- StS.12.01
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