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Watercolour Illustration

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Artist: Mary Ann Potts (1792 – 1870, American)

Date: c. 1920

Medium: watercolour on paper

Catalogue Number: PoR.05.01

Description: A botanical still life drawing of 6 or 7 different kinds of flowers in a grey vase. Flowers are deep blue, orange, light yellow, light pink, deep pink and white. Foliage is green. The vase has horizontal markmaking, giving the illusion of texture to the surface. Inscription on the back was written …

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Artist: Mary Ann Potts (1792 – 1870, American)

Title: Watercolour Illustration

Date: c. 1920

Medium: watercolour on paper

Dimensions: 26.5 x 27.0 cm

Description: A botanical still life drawing of 6 or 7 different kinds of flowers in a grey vase. Flowers are deep blue, orange, light yellow, light pink, deep pink and white. Foliage is green. The vase has horizontal markmaking, giving the illusion of texture to the surface. Inscription on the back was written by one of her nieces, either Priscilla, Serena or Emily Potts. It reads, “Painted by my / Aunt Mary Ann Potts / about 1820”

Subject: botanical; still life; flowers

Credit: Gift of Charles C. Reid, Banff, Alberta, 1986

Catalogue Number: PoR.05.01

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

Date: 1919 – 1920

Medium: pastel on paper

Catalogue Number: WyC.03.289

Description: pink rose with green stem and leaves on brown grounding

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

Title: Untitled

Date: 1919 – 1920

Medium: pastel on paper

Dimensions: 24.2 x 32.0 cm

Description: pink rose with green stem and leaves on brown grounding

Subject: flower

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

Catalogue Number: WyC.03.289

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

Date: 1918

Medium: pastel on paper

Catalogue Number: WyC.03.288

Description: yellow, orange and brown flowers in a green long necked vase

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

Title: Untitled

Date: 1918

Medium: pastel on paper

Dimensions: 32.0 x 23.5 cm

Description: yellow, orange and brown flowers in a green long necked vase

Subject: flower

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

Catalogue Number: WyC.03.288

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

Date: c. 1920

Medium: pastel on paper

Catalogue Number: WyC.03.287

Description: small purple flowers on green stems with large green leaves with a black background

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

Title: Untitled

Date: c. 1920

Medium: pastel on paper

Dimensions: 30.5 x 23.0 cm

Description: small purple flowers on green stems with large green leaves with a black background

Subject: flower

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

Catalogue Number: WyC.03.287

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Date: c. 1920

Medium: ink on paper

Catalogue Number: WyP.03.951 q

Description: Ink drawing of obese dog.

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Title: Untitled

Date: c. 1920

Medium: ink on paper

Dimensions: 25.0 x 20.0 cm

Description: Ink drawing of obese dog.

Subject: dog

Credit: Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1975

Catalogue Number: WyP.03.951 q

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Date: c. 1920

Medium: graphite on paper

Catalogue Number: WyP.03.951 p

Description: Drawing of person with arms up in air

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Title: Untitled

Date: c. 1920

Medium: graphite on paper

Dimensions: 25.0 x 20.0 cm

Description: Drawing of person with arms up in air

Subject: person

Credit: Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1975

Catalogue Number: WyP.03.951 p

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I wish they’d ‘urry wid de eats

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Date: c. 1920

Medium: ink on paper

Catalogue Number: WyP.03.951 n

Description: Hatching of man leaning of fence, to the right of him in ink “I WISH THEY’D ‘URRY WID DE EATS” in bottom left “ORIGINAL”

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Title: I wish they’d ‘urry wid de eats

Date: c. 1920

Medium: ink on paper

Dimensions: 25.2 x 20.0 cm

Description: Hatching of man leaning of fence, to the right of him in ink “I WISH THEY’D ‘URRY WID DE EATS” in bottom left “ORIGINAL”

Subject: eating; food; fence

Credit: Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1975

Catalogue Number: WyP.03.951 n

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Date: c. 1920

Medium: graphite on paper

Catalogue Number: WyP.03.951 m

Description: Two drawings: mountain range and cartoon of mouse with cheese, mice swimming and mouse on back of bald mans head labelled “SUMMER PASTIMES”

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Title: Untitled

Date: c. 1920

Medium: graphite on paper

Dimensions: 29.8 x 22.4 cm

Description: Two drawings: mountain range and cartoon of mouse with cheese, mice swimming and mouse on back of bald mans head labelled “SUMMER PASTIMES”

Subject: mountain; mouse; cheese; swimming

Credit: Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1975

Catalogue Number: WyP.03.951 m

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Date: c. 1920

Medium: graphite on paper

Catalogue Number: WyP.03.950 x

Description: drawing of decorated triangle and man smoking in BRC

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Title: Untitled

Date: c. 1920

Medium: graphite on paper

Dimensions: 21.2 x 29.7 cm

Description: drawing of decorated triangle and man smoking in BRC

Subject: smoking

Credit: Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1975

Catalogue Number: WyP.03.950 x

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Lake Louise

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Date: c. 1921

Medium: graphite on paper

Catalogue Number: WyP.03.950 r

Description: Lake Louise

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Title: Lake Louise

Date: c. 1921

Medium: graphite on paper

Dimensions: 16.5 x 25.5 cm

Description: Lake Louise

Subject: Lake Louise; mountain; lake; tree

Credit: Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1975

Catalogue Number: WyP.03.950 r

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Date: c. 1921

Medium: graphite on paper

Catalogue Number: WyP.03.950 q

Description: Incomplete drawing of a mountain resembling Assiniboine in the middle with valley around.

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Title: Untitled

Date: c. 1921

Medium: graphite on paper

Dimensions: 21.5 x 29.5 cm

Description: Incomplete drawing of a mountain resembling Assiniboine in the middle with valley around.

Subject: mountain

Credit: Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1975

Catalogue Number: WyP.03.950 q

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My Public

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Date: 1910 – 1928

Medium: ink on paper

Catalogue Number: WyP.03.855

Description: A man skating down the ice with a hockey stick and a puck in front of him. At the ice’s edge there are two children looking on. Above the drawing is says “MY PUBLIC -------------” and in the BRC it is signed “Peter Whyte - 28 -”. Below the signature it says “Drawn specially for Russ.”

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Title: My Public

Date: 1910 – 1928

Medium: ink on paper

Dimensions: 27.8 x 21.5 cm

Description: A man skating down the ice with a hockey stick and a puck in front of him. At the ice’s edge there are two children looking on. Above the drawing is says “MY PUBLIC -------------” and in the BRC it is signed “Peter Whyte - 28 -”. Below the signature it says “Drawn specially for Russ.”

Subject: winter; sports; skating; ice; ice skates; hockey; hockey stick; puck; skater; people; man; children

Credit: Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 0

Catalogue Number: WyP.03.855

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Date: 1910 – 1925

Medium: graphite on paper

Catalogue Number: WyP.03.854

Description: A simple square log structure that has trees surrounding it. There are mountains that rise up behind the building. The cabin’s door reads “HOTEL”.

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Title: Untitled

Date: 1910 – 1925

Medium: graphite on paper

Dimensions: 15.0 x 22.5 cm

Description: A simple square log structure that has trees surrounding it. There are mountains that rise up behind the building. The cabin’s door reads “HOTEL”.

Subject: cabin; house; logs; timber; trees; mountains; Rocky Mountains; Banff; Cave and Basin; hotel; door

Credit: Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 0

Catalogue Number: WyP.03.854

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

Date: 1919 – 1920

Medium: pastel on paper

Catalogue Number: WyC.03.251

Description: yellow and red flower with green leaves on brown background

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

Title: Untitled

Date: 1919 – 1920

Medium: pastel on paper

Dimensions: 33.0 x 16.5 cm

Description: yellow and red flower with green leaves on brown background

Subject: flower

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

Catalogue Number: WyC.03.251

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

Date: 1917

Medium: watercolour on paper

Catalogue Number: WyC.05.17

Description: Christmas tree with yellow star, red brick fireplace with fire

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

Title: Untitled

Date: 1917

Medium: watercolour on paper

Dimensions: 22.0 x 30.0 cm

Description: Christmas tree with yellow star, red brick fireplace with fire

Subject: Christmas; fireplace; tree

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

Catalogue Number: WyC.05.17

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

Date: 1913 – 1914

Medium: watercolour on paper

Catalogue Number: WyC.05.16

Description: green hills, white fence, white house with red roof

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

Title: Untitled

Date: 1913 – 1914

Medium: watercolour on paper

Dimensions: 15.0 x 23.0 cm

Description: green hills, white fence, white house with red roof

Subject: house; red roof

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

Catalogue Number: WyC.05.16

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

Date: 1915

Medium: watercolour on paper

Catalogue Number: WyC.05.15

Description: Three women wearing pink and purple gowns sitting on yellow chairs addressing a figure wearing a pink pantsuit standing on a purple floor

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

Title: Untitled

Date: 1915

Medium: watercolour on paper

Dimensions: 23.0 x 30.2 cm

Description: Three women wearing pink and purple gowns sitting on yellow chairs addressing a figure wearing a pink pantsuit standing on a purple floor