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Deer Lodge

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Artist: Andreas Roth

Date: 1942

Medium: oil on canvas

Catalogue Number: RtA.02.03

Description: Oil painting showing a red brick building (Deer Lodge) surrounded by trees. Lake Louise, the Victoria Glacier, and Mounts Lefroy and Victoria can be seen in the background.

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Artist: Andreas Roth

Title: Deer Lodge

Date: 1942

Medium: oil on canvas

Dimensions: 66.0 x 80.0 cm

Description: Oil painting showing a red brick building (Deer Lodge) surrounded by trees. Lake Louise, the Victoria Glacier, and Mounts Lefroy and Victoria can be seen in the background.

Subject: Deer Lodge; Lake Louise

Credit: Gift of Robert Crosby Family, Banff, 1998

Catalogue Number: RtA.02.03

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Mountain Road

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Artist: Walter Joseph Phillips, R. C. A. (1884 – 1963, Canadian)

Date: 1942

Medium: watercolour on paper

Catalogue Number: PhW.05.19

Description: A snowy curved road with deciduous trees that have lost their leaves and mountains in the background.

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Artist: Walter Joseph Phillips, R. C. A. (1884 – 1963, Canadian)

Title: Mountain Road

Date: 1942

Medium: watercolour on paper

Dimensions: 35.0 x 49.5 cm

Description: A snowy curved road with deciduous trees that have lost their leaves and mountains in the background.

Subject: landscape; snowy scene; mountain

Credit: Gift of David Duffin, De Winton, 2019

Catalogue Number: PhW.05.19

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Seasons Greetings Catharine and Peter

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Date: 1947

Medium: graphite on paper

Catalogue Number: WyP.03.719

Description: A rough sketch of the 1947 Christmas card. A figure stands in the opening of the Dutch door while the animals surround the cabin. Written on the top edge “SEASONS GREETINGS,” along the bottom edge “CATHARINE AND PETER,” “Peter Whyte BANFF.” Near the BRC “6 1/2” and close to the TRC “3 1/2,” besides…

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Title: Seasons Greetings Catharine and Peter

Date: 1947

Medium: graphite on paper

Dimensions: 10.0 x 15.9 cm

Description: A rough sketch of the 1947 Christmas card. A figure stands in the opening of the Dutch door while the animals surround the cabin. Written on the top edge “SEASONS GREETINGS,” along the bottom edge “CATHARINE AND PETER,” “Peter Whyte BANFF.” Near the BRC “6 1/2” and close to the TRC “3 1/2,” besides both numbers it appears to say “inches.”verso: landscape with an artist sitting at the top of the hill painting, there is a plane and a mountain in the background. In the BLC there are ink scribbles and “Peter Whyte” as a practice signature and the initials “P.W.”

Subject: painting; person; plane; mountain; easel; cabin; moose; deer, wolf; squirrel; bird; bear; winter

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

Catalogue Number: WyP.03.719

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Seasons Greetings Catharine and Peter 1947

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Date: 1947

Medium: graphite on paper

Catalogue Number: WyP.03.718

Description: A detailed sketch of the 1947 Christmas card. Animals join Catharine at the Dutch door of her home where she is serving them some food. On the top edge of drawing is reads “SEASONS GREETINGS” and along the bottom of the page “CATHARINE AND PETER” and “Peter Whyte 47 BANFF.” In the BLC “Catharine” i…

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Title: Seasons Greetings Catharine and Peter 1947

Date: 1947

Medium: graphite on paper

Dimensions: 14.0 x 21.3 cm

Description: A detailed sketch of the 1947 Christmas card. Animals join Catharine at the Dutch door of her home where she is serving them some food. On the top edge of drawing is reads “SEASONS GREETINGS” and along the bottom of the page “CATHARINE AND PETER” and “Peter Whyte 47 BANFF.” In the BLC “Catharine” is written.Inside the fold of the paper you can see a simple sketch of the floor plan of their cabin (main level), and inside one room it reads “kitchen.” On the bottom half of the page there is multiple squirrels drawn out. verso: there is a rough sketch of what looks like a landscape, with multiple birds drawn around it.

Subject: Christmas card; cabin; winter; food; moose; deer; bird; squirrel; floor plan; kitchen; wolf; bear; Banff

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

Catalogue Number: WyP.03.718

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Seasons Grettings Catharine and Peter 1947

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Date: 1947

Medium: ink; graphite; watercolour on paper

Catalogue Number: WyP.03.717

Description: Detailed sketch of the 1947 Christmas card. Catharine is in her home serving the animals some kind of food from the Dutch door. On the top section of the drawing it reads “SEASONS GREETINGS” and in the BLC of the sketch “CATHARINE AND PETER.” In the BRC of the sketch you can see the faint signature…

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Title: Seasons Grettings Catharine and Peter 1947

Date: 1947

Medium: ink; graphite; watercolour on paper

Dimensions: 21.6 x 23.3 cm

Description: Detailed sketch of the 1947 Christmas card. Catharine is in her home serving the animals some kind of food from the Dutch door. On the top section of the drawing it reads “SEASONS GREETINGS” and in the BLC of the sketch “CATHARINE AND PETER.” In the BRC of the sketch you can see the faint signature of Peter, and the year writen as “’47.”

Subject: Christmas card; moose; deer; bear; wolf; squirrel; bird; cabin; winter; Dutch door; cooking

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

Catalogue Number: WyP.03.717

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Untitled

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Date: 1948

Medium: graphite on paper

Catalogue Number: WyP.03.708

Description: Loose sketch of 1948 Christmas card with two larger versions of the moose being practiced. In TR section there are two ink scribbles, while in BLC there is a blue watercolour marks.Verso: loose sketch of a moose head and a jeep, more black ink scribbles, BRC there is a small box, and two practice s…

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Title: Untitled

Date: 1948

Medium: graphite on paper

Dimensions: 20.8 x 27.7 cm

Description: Loose sketch of 1948 Christmas card with two larger versions of the moose being practiced. In TR section there are two ink scribbles, while in BLC there is a blue watercolour marks.Verso: loose sketch of a moose head and a jeep, more black ink scribbles, BRC there is a small box, and two practice signatures near TRC

Subject: Christmas card; jeep; moose; mountains; people

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

Catalogue Number: WyP.03.708

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A Merry Christmas to Mother Robb from Peter

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Date: 1948

Medium: graphite on paper

Catalogue Number: WyP.03.707

Description: Sketch of the Whyte’s home during winter with a loosely drawn version of Cascade mountain behind it. Various animals walking up to and from the house. Under BLC of the border it says “A MERRY CHRISTMAS TO MOTHER ROBB FROM PETER”, and in BRC the the suggested dimensions of “6 1/2 x 8”

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Title: A Merry Christmas to Mother Robb from Peter

Date: 1948

Medium: graphite on paper

Dimensions: 21.6 x 27.4 cm

Description: Sketch of the Whyte’s home during winter with a loosely drawn version of Cascade mountain behind it. Various animals walking up to and from the house. Under BLC of the border it says “A MERRY CHRISTMAS TO MOTHER ROBB FROM PETER”, and in BRC the the suggested dimensions of “6 1/2 x 8”

Subject: cabin; winter; Christmas card; Cascade mountain; trees; squirrel; birds; deer; moose; bear

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

Catalogue Number: WyP.03.707

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Untitled

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Date: 1947

Medium: graphite on paper

Catalogue Number: WyP.03.696

Description: Man sitting on mountain ledge painting on a canvas and easel setup, with his skis off to the side. “P.W.” is initialed below the skis

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Title: Untitled

Date: 1947

Medium: graphite on paper

Dimensions: 23.0 x 30.5 cm

Description: Man sitting on mountain ledge painting on a canvas and easel setup, with his skis off to the side. “P.W.” is initialed below the skis

Subject: mountains; painting; ski; man; painter; easel

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

Catalogue Number: WyP.03.696

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Untitled

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Date: 1944

Medium: graphite on paper

Catalogue Number: WyP.03.668

Description: men marching to the right of the page with dog leading the way

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Title: Untitled

Date: 1944

Medium: graphite on paper

Dimensions: 24 x 31.5 cm

Description: men marching to the right of the page with dog leading the way

Subject: war; marching; dog

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

Catalogue Number: WyP.03.668

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Rocky Mountain Sheep

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Artist: Norah Drummond-Davies (1862 – 1949, Canadian)

Date: 1949

Medium: print on paper

Catalogue Number: DmN.04.02

Description: A coloured print of two sheep on a rock ledge in the foreground and four in the background (two clear sheep, two muted) on a grassy ledge. Left hand side a canyon, snow-covered mountain beyond and background sheep. Mid-to right the two larger sheep, rocks, tree branch, tree trunk and stunted tree i…

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Artist: Norah Drummond-Davies (1862 – 1949, Canadian)

Title: Rocky Mountain Sheep

Date: 1949

Medium: print on paper

Dimensions: 13.7 x 35.2 cm

Description: A coloured print of two sheep on a rock ledge in the foreground and four in the background (two clear sheep, two muted) on a grassy ledge. Left hand side a canyon, snow-covered mountain beyond and background sheep. Mid-to right the two larger sheep, rocks, tree branch, tree trunk and stunted tree in the background. Blue and white hazy sky across the top.

Subject: landscape; mountains; Rocky Mountain sheep

Credit: Gift of Helen Shandruk, Banff, 1995

Catalogue Number: DmN.04.02

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Untitled

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Date: 1949

Medium: ink on paper

Catalogue Number: WyP.03.401

Description: side 1: woodland animals are moving in and out of a houseSEASONS GREETINGS [tlc]CATHARINE AND PETER [blc] [brc] P.W. -49[verso central, cursive] Crag and Canyon

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Title: Untitled

Date: 1949

Medium: ink on paper

Dimensions: 22.8 x 27.8 cm

Description: side 1: woodland animals are moving in and out of a houseSEASONS GREETINGS [tlc]CATHARINE AND PETER [blc] [brc] P.W. -49[verso central, cursive] Crag and Canyon

Subject: woodland animals, Christmas Card; Crag and Canyon; Seasons Greetings

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

Catalogue Number: WyP.03.401

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Untitled

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Date: 1940 – 1945

Medium: graphite on paper

Catalogue Number: WyP.03.296

Description: Pencil drawing of scene with a bonfire and crowd. Buildings frame left side while a car frames the right edge. A crowd of people surround the central bonfire. On the left, a woman with a baby carriage walks towards the bonfire. There are two Union Jacks near the car and mountains in the background.

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Title: Untitled

Date: 1940 – 1945

Medium: graphite on paper

Dimensions: 38.0 x 50.5 cm

Description: Pencil drawing of scene with a bonfire and crowd. Buildings frame left side while a car frames the right edge. A crowd of people surround the central bonfire. On the left, a woman with a baby carriage walks towards the bonfire. There are two Union Jacks near the car and mountains in the background.

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

Catalogue Number: WyP.03.296

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Untitled

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Date: 1940 – 1945

Medium: charcoal on paper

Catalogue Number: WyP.03.295

Description: Charcoal drawing of scene where large crowd gathers in the mountains. There are buildings to the left and right. A bonfire with smoke pluming to the top left corner is located in the centre-right. Union jacks and the hood of a car are to the right of the bonfire. There are many abstract figures in …

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Title: Untitled

Date: 1940 – 1945

Medium: charcoal on paper

Dimensions: 41.0 x 51.0 cm

Description: Charcoal drawing of scene where large crowd gathers in the mountains. There are buildings to the left and right. A bonfire with smoke pluming to the top left corner is located in the centre-right. Union jacks and the hood of a car are to the right of the bonfire. There are many abstract figures in foreground

Subject: crowd; mountains; Union Jack; bonfire

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

Catalogue Number: WyP.03.295

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Untitled

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Date: 1940 – 1945

Medium: graphite on bristol board

Catalogue Number: WyP.03.293

Description: Pencil sketch of what appears to be a promotion of the Canadian Highlanders bristol board. Central figure is a man standing with legs in a wide stance with a rifle in right hand, with butt on the ground. Man wears a Scottish-stype cap with pom-pom, a pounch on his chest. There are mountains in the …

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Title: Untitled

Date: 1940 – 1945

Medium: graphite on bristol board

Dimensions: 51.0 x 35.5 cm

Description: Pencil sketch of what appears to be a promotion of the Canadian Highlanders bristol board. Central figure is a man standing with legs in a wide stance with a rifle in right hand, with butt on the ground. Man wears a Scottish-stype cap with pom-pom, a pounch on his chest. There are mountains in the background.

Subject: military, Canadian Highlanders

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

Catalogue Number: WyP.03.293

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Ruins at Bankhead

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Artist: Henry George Glyde (1906 – 1998, Canadian)

Date: 1949

Medium: graphite on paper

Catalogue Number: GyH.03.38

Description: Mountain peaks on left and right top of work. Suggestion of a building or dam dominates the centre of the work. On back: “Ruins at Bankhead, August 1949.”

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Artist: Henry George Glyde (1906 – 1998, Canadian)

Title: Ruins at Bankhead

Date: 1949

Medium: graphite on paper

Description: Mountain peaks on left and right top of work. Suggestion of a building or dam dominates the centre of the work. On back: “Ruins at Bankhead, August 1949.”