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Artist
Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C. (1906 – 1979, Canadian)
Date
1930 – 1950
Medium
oil on canvas on aluminum
Catalogue Number
WyC.01.240
Description
The foreground is predominant in this sketch, with dabs of bright red vegetation in the lower right quarter of the picture. Three groupings of trees, placed along a line in the upper half of the sketch, frame and divide the background into two sections. The left background section contains a peak w…
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Artist
Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C. (1906 – 1979, Canadian)
Title
Alpine Rock Garden
Date
1930 – 1950
Medium
oil on canvas on aluminum
Dimensions
25.4 x 30.3 cm
Description
The foreground is predominant in this sketch, with dabs of bright red vegetation in the lower right quarter of the picture. Three groupings of trees, placed along a line in the upper half of the sketch, frame and divide the background into two sections. The left background section contains a peak with sunlight illuminating it from the left-hand side. The right background section contains a large white cloud, and a small triangular peak partially hidden by the grasses growing in the foreground.
Subject
landscape
mountain
Canadian Rockies
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
WyC.01.240
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Date
1930 – 1940
Material
wood; metal
Catalogue Number
108.04.1099 a,b
Description
Pair of home made unpainted skis. Very little camber, in fact practically flat. Rounded point. Metal screwed on edges, metal bindings "Ramy-Wike made in France".
Title
Alpine Skis
Date
1930 – 1940
Material
wood; metal
Dimensions
7.0 x 190.0 cm
Description
Pair of home made unpainted skis. Very little camber, in fact practically flat. Rounded point. Metal screwed on edges, metal bindings "Ramy-Wike made in France".
Subject
sports
winter
skiing
Credit
Gift of Eddie Hunter, Banff, 1995
Catalogue Number
108.04.1099 a,b
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Date
1930 – 1950
Material
wood; metal
Catalogue Number
108.04.0033 a,b
Description
Wood skis with screwed on metal edges," Monarch" and under toe is embossed " Northland, USA Laconia N.H." Binding is " Monarch/Automatic".
Title
Alpine Skis
Date
1930 – 1950
Material
wood; metal
Dimensions
7.5 x 200.0 cm
Description
Wood skis with screwed on metal edges," Monarch" and under toe is embossed " Northland, USA Laconia N.H." Binding is " Monarch/Automatic".
Subject
activities
sports
winter
skiing
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
108.04.0033 a,b
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Artist
Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C. (1906 – 1979, Canadian)
Date
1930 – 1931
Medium
oil on canvas
Catalogue Number
WyC.01.334
Description
Patch of dark green blc, blue mountains with brush strokes of blue-green suggesting a green area below slopes, cloudy sky in light blue and off white.
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Artist
Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C. (1906 – 1979, Canadian)
Title
Alpine Valley
Date
1930 – 1931
Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
12.7 x 17.7 cm
Description
Patch of dark green blc, blue mountains with brush strokes of blue-green suggesting a green area below slopes, cloudy sky in light blue and off white.
Subject
landscape
mountain
Canadian Rockies
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
WyC.01.334
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Artist
Carl Clemens Moritz Rungius (1869 – 1959, American)
Date
1935
Medium
etching on paper
Catalogue Number
RuC.04.16
Description
Colour: black on white. Three sheep fill the center foreground, one faces right, one faces right but looks out and a third on the left side faces out. Behind on the lower side of the rock pile are three more sheep. Beyond in the upper right are mountain slopes and mountain peaks and sky.
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Artist
Carl Clemens Moritz Rungius (1869 – 1959, American)
Title
Among the Crags
Date
1935
Medium
etching on paper
Dimensions
19.6 x 27.4 cm
Description
Colour: black on white. Three sheep fill the center foreground, one faces right, one faces right but looks out and a third on the left side faces out. Behind on the lower side of the rock pile are three more sheep. Beyond in the upper right are mountain slopes and mountain peaks and sky.
Subject
landscape, mountain
landscape, with animals
animal, sheep, Big Horn
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1975
Catalogue Number
RuC.04.16
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Andalsnas Valley, Norway

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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1938
Medium
oil on canvas
Catalogue Number
WyP.01.260
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
Andalsnas Valley, Norway
Date
1938
Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
34.8 x 27.1 cm
Subject
landscape ;mountains
architecture
building
rural
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
WyP.01.260
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1938
Medium
oil on canvas
Catalogue Number
WyP.01.016
Description
Colour: grey, blue, brown. In the lower area to the left side is a brown slope. In the middle area there are three buildings; one left of center, two right of center. To the right side is a grey snow slope. Behind the houses across the picture is an abrupt rock face. Snow and rock slopes rise up to…
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
Andalsnes, Norway
Date
1938
Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
35 x 27.5 cm
Description
Colour: grey, blue, brown. In the lower area to the left side is a brown slope. In the middle area there are three buildings; one left of center, two right of center. To the right side is a grey snow slope. Behind the houses across the picture is an abrupt rock face. Snow and rock slopes rise up to the left and right of it. Sky is in the upper right area.
Subject
landscape
mountain
winter
architecture
rural
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1968
Catalogue Number
WyP.01.016
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1938
Medium
oil on canvas
Catalogue Number
WyP.01.008
Description
A lake is in foreground, some green foliage in immediate foreground. Houses jut out into the lake at left centre. A green mountain rises abruptly at centre left to top left with blue and white mountains to the right. A cloudy sky is top third .
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
Andalsnes, Norway
Date
1938
Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
27.5 x 35.0 cm
Description
A lake is in foreground, some green foliage in immediate foreground. Houses jut out into the lake at left centre. A green mountain rises abruptly at centre left to top left with blue and white mountains to the right. A cloudy sky is top third .
Subject
landscape
Norway
mountains
lake
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1968
Catalogue Number
WyP.01.008
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1938
Medium
oil on canvas
Catalogue Number
WyP.01.263
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
Andalsnes, Norway
Date
1938
Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
27.2 x 34.8 cm
Subject
landscape
Norway
mountain
Peter Whyte
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
WyP.01.263
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Date
1930 – 1932
Material
metal
Catalogue Number
102.07.0017 a,b
Description
A pair of andirons made of railroad rail (original CPR rail), cut to length, and a cutout made from under the leading part of the rail so that they have bent up at the front to keep the logs in.
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Title
Andiron
Date
1930 – 1932
Material
metal
Dimensions
17.0 x 10.0 x 55.0 cm
Description
A pair of andirons made of railroad rail (original CPR rail), cut to length, and a cutout made from under the leading part of the rail so that they have bent up at the front to keep the logs in.
Subject
households
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
102.07.0017 a,b
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Artist
Sarah Fuller (1978 – , Canadian)
Date
2010
Medium
photograph on epson premium luster drymounted
Catalogue Number
FuS.18.09
Description
Women in lab with taxidermy around her
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Artist
Sarah Fuller (1978 – , Canadian)
Title
Andrea
Date
2010
Medium
photograph on epson premium luster drymounted
Dimensions
101.6 x 76.2 cm
Description
Women in lab with taxidermy around her
Subject
documentary photography
Banff
community
portrait
taxidermy
Credit
Gift of Sarah Fuller, Wakefield, 2016
Catalogue Number
FuS.18.09
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Date
1930 – 1960
Material
ceramic
Catalogue Number
107.01.0018 a,b
Description
Two white ceramic figurines of spotted dogs on thick dark bases with a thin line around the bottom of each base. a) A dog lying down, with its tail curled around its body, and head lifted. The dog has a narrow collar and a dark muzzle.b) A dog sitting with its head turned to side. The dog has a d…
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Title
Animal Figurine
Date
1930 – 1960
Material
ceramic
Dimensions
8.3 (a); 13.0 (b) x 12.0 (a); 8.3 (b) cm
Description
Two white ceramic figurines of spotted dogs on thick dark bases with a thin line around the bottom of each base. a) A dog lying down, with its tail curled around its body, and head lifted. The dog has a narrow collar and a dark muzzle.b) A dog sitting with its head turned to side. The dog has a dark muzzle, a narrow collar with a pendant, and a chain looped around its shoulders.
Subject
households
collectables
animals, dogs
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
107.01.0018 a,b
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Date
1930 – 1960
Material
ceramic
Catalogue Number
107.01.0031
Description
A ceramic reddish-brown squirrel standing on its hind legs and holding an acorn up in its forepaws next to its face. The bottom is marked “Beatrix Potter’s Squirrel Nutkin Beswick, England 18c Copyright.”
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Title
Animal Figurine
Date
1930 – 1960
Material
ceramic
Dimensions
8.5 cm
Description
A ceramic reddish-brown squirrel standing on its hind legs and holding an acorn up in its forepaws next to its face. The bottom is marked “Beatrix Potter’s Squirrel Nutkin Beswick, England 18c Copyright.”
Subject
households
collectables
animals, squirrel
children
Beatrix Potter
literary characters
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
107.01.0031
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Date
1930 – 1940
Material
metal, bronze; ivory
Catalogue Number
107.01.0084
Description
A bronze charging bull with its tail raised and its head down and slightly turned to one side. The bull has a broad snout, curly hair on its head, and curved ivory horns. The bull has been cast with features and hair texture showing in detail including cloven hooves. The figurine’s black patina …
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Title
Animal Figurine
Date
1930 – 1940
Material
metal, bronze; ivory
Dimensions
5.0 x 14.0 cm
Description
A bronze charging bull with its tail raised and its head down and slightly turned to one side. The bull has a broad snout, curly hair on its head, and curved ivory horns. The bull has been cast with features and hair texture showing in detail including cloven hooves. The figurine’s black patina worn at high points showing bronze colour through.
Subject
households
souvenirs
collectables
animals, bovine
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
107.01.0084
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Date
1930 – 1940
Material
wood; ivory
Catalogue Number
107.01.0085 a,b
Description
Two nearly identical carved wooden elephants with ivory tusks and inlaid ivory eyes. Each elephant is standing with its trunk hanging to the ground and slightly curled under at the end. The grain of wood is vertical with end grain showing as stippled texture on the back and under the belly. Eac…
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Title
Animal Figurine
Date
1930 – 1940
Material
wood; ivory
Dimensions
14.0 x 6.7 x 12.5 cm
Description
Two nearly identical carved wooden elephants with ivory tusks and inlaid ivory eyes. Each elephant is standing with its trunk hanging to the ground and slightly curled under at the end. The grain of wood is vertical with end grain showing as stippled texture on the back and under the belly. Each elephant has a grooved crease carved in the top of its head, two creases in each ear, and three along each side.
Subject
households
animals, elephants
collectables
souvenirs
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
107.01.0085 a,b
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Date
1930 – 1940
Material
ceramic
Catalogue Number
107.01.0087
Description
Scarab beetle carved from a lump of terracotta with its head and legs in relief on sides with smoothly curved back shell incised with outlines of wings. The bottom of the base has a flat incised pictograph of a beetle at the bottom inside a large oval shape with cross-hatched rectangle above him …
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Title
Animal Figurine
Date
1930 – 1940
Material
ceramic
Dimensions
3.5 x 5.5 x 8.8 cm
Description
Scarab beetle carved from a lump of terracotta with its head and legs in relief on sides with smoothly curved back shell incised with outlines of wings. The bottom of the base has a flat incised pictograph of a beetle at the bottom inside a large oval shape with cross-hatched rectangle above him and circle above that, and two long triangular shapes at each side of the oval. The figurine is glazed with green-blue slip.
Subject
households
animals, insects
collectables
souvenirs
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
107.01.0087
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Date
1930 – 1940
Material
wood
Catalogue Number
107.01.0088
Description
Three carved wooden monkeys seated in group. The monkey at the centre facing front, has hands covering eyes (see no evil), monkey at left facing to that side has hands covering mouth (speak no evil), monkey at right facing to that side has hands covering ears (hear no evil).
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Title
Animal Figurine
Date
1930 – 1940
Material
wood
Dimensions
5.0 x 14.0 cm
Description
Three carved wooden monkeys seated in group. The monkey at the centre facing front, has hands covering eyes (see no evil), monkey at left facing to that side has hands covering mouth (speak no evil), monkey at right facing to that side has hands covering ears (hear no evil).
Subject
households
animals, monkeys
crafts
carving
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
107.01.0088
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Approaching Fernie on Hwy 3 West

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Artist
John Hartman (1950 – , Canadian)
Date
2011
Medium
watercolour on paper
Catalogue Number
HaO.05.03
Description
Watercolour of mountains on Highway 3 West entering Fernie.
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Artist
John Hartman (1950 – , Canadian)
Title
Approaching Fernie on Hwy 3 West
Date
2011
Medium
watercolour on paper
Dimensions
28 x 35.5 cm
Description
Watercolour of mountains on Highway 3 West entering Fernie.
Subject
landscape, Highway 3 West Fernie, mountains
Credit
Gift of John Hartman, Tiny, 2014
Catalogue Number
HaO.05.03
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Approaching Storm, Assiniboine

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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1937
Medium
oil on canvas
Catalogue Number
WyP.01.063
Description
Colour: greys, green, yellow. The foreground is green ground with a yellow larch at the right side and two dead tree stumps at the left side. The background is grey mountain sides and grey sky.
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
Approaching Storm, Assiniboine
Date
1937
Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
27.5 x 35 cm
Description
Colour: greys, green, yellow. The foreground is green ground with a yellow larch at the right side and two dead tree stumps at the left side. The background is grey mountain sides and grey sky.
Subject
landscape
Canadian Rockies
mountain
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1968
Catalogue Number
WyP.01.063
Notes
Artistry Revealed: Peter Whyte, Catharine Robb Whyte and Their Contemporaries; June 17, 2018 to October 21, 2018
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The Arms of the Storm

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Artist
Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C. (1906 – 1979, Canadian)
Date
1930 – 1940
Medium
oil on canvas
Catalogue Number
WyC.01.270
Description
Swirling grey and white clouds dominate the picture, blue sky behind. A mountain in the foreground with a glacier centered. The clouds cover the peaks of the mountain.
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Artist
Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C. (1906 – 1979, Canadian)
Title
The Arms of the Storm
Date
1930 – 1940
Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
25.4 x 30.3 cm
Description
Swirling grey and white clouds dominate the picture, blue sky behind. A mountain in the foreground with a glacier centered. The clouds cover the peaks of the mountain.
Subject
skyscape
Canadian Rockies
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
WyC.01.270
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