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- Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian) 200
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Mountain landscape and police barracks
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions55524
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of two framed paintings. One painting depicts a ranch or small farming community with horses in a fenced area and mountains visible in the background; second painting depicts a North-West Mounted Police barracks with a raised flag nearby and separate stables.
- Date Range
- [ca.1900-1920]
- Reference Code
- LUX / II / F2 / PC - 9 to 10
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Painting
- Framed print
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- LUX
- Series
- LUX / II / F : Collected material
- Sous-Fonds
- LUX / II : Eleanor Luxton sous-fonds
- Sub-Series
- LUX / II / F2 : Photographs
- Accession Number
- LUX
- Reference Code
- LUX / II / F2 / PC - 9 to 10
- GMD
- Painting
- Framed print
- Responsibility
- Artist(s) unknown
- Date Range
- [ca.1900-1920]
- Physical Description
- 2 paintings : framed landscape ; 25 x 17 cm
- Scope & Content
- File consists of two framed paintings. One painting depicts a ranch or small farming community with horses in a fenced area and mountains visible in the background; second painting depicts a North-West Mounted Police barracks with a raised flag nearby and separate stables.
- Material Details
- Paintings are in identical wooden frames painted orange with geometric border design. Metal hanging wires are attached to back of each frame
- Subject Access
- Landscapes
- Painting
- Arts
- Mountains
- Homestead
- Settlement
- Language
- N/A
- Category
- Land, settlement and immigration
- Arts
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Flower illustrations
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions55127
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 6 coloured illustrations depicting wildflowers. Two items are annotated on reverse sides; one reads "Bell wood" and other is signed "Hugh"[?].
- Date Range
- [1930-1950]
- Reference Code
- LUX / III / D / 29
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Drawing
- Painting
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- LUX
- Series
- LUX / III / D : Other material
- Sous-Fonds
- LUX / III : Luxton family sous-fonds
- Accession Number
- LUX
- Reference Code
- LUX / III / D / 29
- Date Range
- [1930-1950]
- Physical Description
- 6 drawings : illustration, pencil and paint ; 16 x 22.5 cm or smaller
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 6 coloured illustrations depicting wildflowers. Two items are annotated on reverse sides; one reads "Bell wood" and other is signed "Hugh"[?].
- Notes
- Artist(s) and date(s) of materials unknown; date range provided is estimate by Processing Archivist
- Material Details
- Illustrations traced in pencil and filled in with watercolour paints.
- Language
- English
- Category
- Arts
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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James Bay Area
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions54978
- Part Of
- Murray Hay fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists 1 painting : landscape ; 73.5 x 59 cm. File includes one original, hand-painted map created by Murray Hay of the James Bay region. File includes the painting on a piece of white board and a layer of tracing paper that is annotated and taped with masking tape over the map.
- Date Range
- ca.1980-ca.1999
- Reference Code
- V795 / II / C / v / 1
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Map
- Painting
- Private record
- Part Of
- Murray Hay fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M570 / V795
- Series
- V795 / II : Unpublished Material
- Sous-Fonds
- V795
- Sub-Series
- V795 / II / C : Canada [general] / v : James Bay
- Accession Number
- 2020.03
- Reference Code
- V795 / II / C / v / 1
- Date Range
- ca.1980-ca.1999
- Physical Description
- 1 painting : landscape ; 73.5 x 59 cm
- Scope & Content
- File consists 1 painting : landscape ; 73.5 x 59 cm. File includes one original, hand-painted map created by Murray Hay of the James Bay region. File includes the painting on a piece of white board and a layer of tracing paper that is annotated and taped with masking tape over the map.
- Name Access
- Hay, Murray
- Subject Access
- Painting
- Landscapes
- Map
- Cartography
- Artist
- Geographic Access
- Ontario
- Quebec
- Nunavut
- Canada
- James Bay
- Language
- English
- Conservation
- Masking tape should be removed and alternate preservation methods should be used when it is reasonable to do this.
- Creator
- Hay, Murray
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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- Artist
- David Lloyd Fisher
- Date
- n.d.
- Medium
- watercolour, gouache on paper
- Catalogue Number
- FiD.05.01
- Description
- General colour: brown, black on green grey. A bird facing out but head turned to the right sits on a branch that crosses the picture one quarter up and that has a secondary branch with a fork in it running off the bottom edge.
- Artist
- David Lloyd Fisher
- Title
- Robin
- Date
- n.d.
- Medium
- watercolour, gouache on paper
- Dimensions
- 26.0 x 14.0 cm
- Description
- General colour: brown, black on green grey. A bird facing out but head turned to the right sits on a branch that crosses the picture one quarter up and that has a secondary branch with a fork in it running off the bottom edge.
- Subject
- bird
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1971
- Catalogue Number
- FiD.05.01
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Rocky Mountain Suite #2
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- Artist
- Jerry F. Grey
- Date
- c. 1974
- Medium
- watercolour; liquitex on paper
- Catalogue Number
- GrJ.05.01
- Description
- General colour: yellow. A surface gridded in varying densities of the same colour. In every square of sixteen small squares there is a white triangle in the lower left corner.
- Artist
- Jerry F. Grey
- Title
- Rocky Mountain Suite #2
- Date
- c. 1974
- Medium
- watercolour; liquitex on paper
- Dimensions
- 41.3 x 58.4 cm
- Description
- General colour: yellow. A surface gridded in varying densities of the same colour. In every square of sixteen small squares there is a white triangle in the lower left corner.
- Subject
- abstract
- non-representational
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1977
- Catalogue Number
- GrJ.05.01
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- Date
- n.d.
- Medium
- watercolour; poster colour on paper, cardboard
- Catalogue Number
- HaH.05.01
- Description
- General colour: red, yellow, green. Looking up at the front end of a red, yellow and black car parked on the driveway beside a house which can be seen behind and to the right. The house has as steep roof, tall chimney up the left end and a white and black striped awning over a window at the right. …
- Title
- Untitled
- Date
- n.d.
- Medium
- watercolour; poster colour on paper, cardboard
- Dimensions
- 27.0 x 36.4 cm
- Description
- General colour: red, yellow, green. Looking up at the front end of a red, yellow and black car parked on the driveway beside a house which can be seen behind and to the right. The house has as steep roof, tall chimney up the left end and a white and black striped awning over a window at the right. Behind are trees and above is blue muddy sky. In the distance lower left is another house with a tree.
- Subject
- landscape, rural
- automobile
- Herbert Hahn
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 0
- Catalogue Number
- HaH.05.01
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- Date
- n.d.
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Catalogue Number
- HaC.05.02
- Description
- General colour: blue. Across the picture is a dock with several boats tied up to it. In the background, a far shore of trees can be seen with buildings on the left side. To the right is open water and a boat coming in at the horizon.
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- Title
- Untitled
- Date
- n.d.
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Dimensions
- 21.2 x 29.2 cm
- Description
- General colour: blue. Across the picture is a dock with several boats tied up to it. In the background, a far shore of trees can be seen with buildings on the left side. To the right is open water and a boat coming in at the horizon.
- Subject
- landscape, lake
- boat
- Credit
- Gift of Carolyn McDavid, 1972
- Catalogue Number
- HaC.05.02
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White Pass and Yukon Route 1971
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- Date
- 1971
- Medium
- acrylic on canvas board
- Catalogue Number
- HaT.12.01
- Description
- General colour: green, pink, yellow. In the foreground are thirty-one figures; children, adults, all going somewhere or playing or chatting. There are dogs and cats and crows. Behind them on the near side of the river are six shacks and an outhouse. On the other side of the river is a white boat, a…
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- Title
- White Pass and Yukon Route 1971
- Date
- 1971
- Medium
- acrylic on canvas board
- Dimensions
- 62.5 x 79.5 cm
- Description
- General colour: green, pink, yellow. In the foreground are thirty-one figures; children, adults, all going somewhere or playing or chatting. There are dogs and cats and crows. Behind them on the near side of the river are six shacks and an outhouse. On the other side of the river is a white boat, a train,a bridge, two churches, a government school and several more shacks. Behind are green hills and pink valleys. The sky is black with a red sun.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1970
- Catalogue Number
- HaT.12.01
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The Yellow Car 1971
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- Date
- 1971
- Medium
- acrylic on canvas board
- Catalogue Number
- HaT.12.02
- Description
- General colour: purple, red, green, yellow. Central image on a green ground is a building with two additions. Three chimneys, a crossed pole on the right behind, a stand with two oil drums on it at the front. The roof is red, the walls white and purple. In front are sixteen children and adults, two…
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- Title
- The Yellow Car 1971
- Date
- 1971
- Medium
- acrylic on canvas board
- Dimensions
- 40.8 x 50.8 cm
- Description
- General colour: purple, red, green, yellow. Central image on a green ground is a building with two additions. Three chimneys, a crossed pole on the right behind, a stand with two oil drums on it at the front. The roof is red, the walls white and purple. In front are sixteen children and adults, two black dogs and a black cat, three crows picking at garbage near an overturned oil drum at right. The sky is purple with a red sun. On the horizon line at the right side is a yellow car up on blocks.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1970
- Catalogue Number
- HaT.12.02
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- Date
- n.d.
- Medium
- watercolour; gouache on paper
- Catalogue Number
- HeM.05.01
- Description
- General colour: black, red, yellow, green on white. A large creature runs to the right. It is very stylized. Arms and legs have designs on them and three toed paws. The head is large, teeth bared and a sort comb on the top. Down his back are fins which appear to be attached to another creature that…
- Title
- Sea Monster
- Date
- n.d.
- Medium
- watercolour; gouache on paper
- Dimensions
- 41.9 x 35.5 cm
- Description
- General colour: black, red, yellow, green on white. A large creature runs to the right. It is very stylized. Arms and legs have designs on them and three toed paws. The head is large, teeth bared and a sort comb on the top. Down his back are fins which appear to be attached to another creature that clings to him.
- Subject
- animal, mythological
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1970
- Catalogue Number
- HeM.05.01
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- Date
- 1963
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Catalogue Number
- JvA.05.02
- Description
- General colour: blue, orange. The drawing is contained by two horizontal lines. A blue one at the top and an orange at the bottom. Nine birds form a horizontal line across the middle. Two taller creatures stand left of centre. A dotted line runs from the right side down to the orange line and a? up…
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- Title
- Untitled
- Date
- 1963
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Dimensions
- 23.0 x 31.0 cm
- Description
- General colour: blue, orange. The drawing is contained by two horizontal lines. A blue one at the top and an orange at the bottom. Nine birds form a horizontal line across the middle. Two taller creatures stand left of centre. A dotted line runs from the right side down to the orange line and a? up to end by the last bird on the left.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1977
- Catalogue Number
- JvA.05.02
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- Date
- 1964
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Catalogue Number
- JvA.05.01
- Description
- General colour: red, blue on white. A horizontal shape cuts the picture in half. Another shape goes up from that to the upper edge left of center. A single orange line comes down to the left lower edge. Four large orange dots sit at the outsides of the main shape.
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- Title
- Follow-up
- Date
- 1964
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Dimensions
- 37.0 x 25.5 cm
- Description
- General colour: red, blue on white. A horizontal shape cuts the picture in half. Another shape goes up from that to the upper edge left of center. A single orange line comes down to the left lower edge. Four large orange dots sit at the outsides of the main shape.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1977
- Catalogue Number
- JvA.05.01
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Airdrie, Alberta
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactlac.05.24
- Date
- 1957
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Catalogue Number
- LaC.05.24
- Description
- General colour: blue grey, brown, pink. Two elevators stand at the right side on the horizon. A train chugs past on the left. The foreround is brown fields - a fence appears from the left. The sky fills the upper two thirds and is spotted with clouds.
- Title
- Airdrie, Alberta
- Date
- 1957
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Dimensions
- 22.8 x 27.8 cm
- Description
- General colour: blue grey, brown, pink. Two elevators stand at the right side on the horizon. A train chugs past on the left. The foreround is brown fields - a fence appears from the left. The sky fills the upper two thirds and is spotted with clouds.
- Credit
- Gift of Peter and Judith Jekill, Calgary, 1973
- Catalogue Number
- LaC.05.24
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Banff Road, West of Calgary.
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactlac.05.25
- Date
- 1963
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Catalogue Number
- LaC.05.25
- Description
- General colour: blue, brown. Lower third is brown fields with a few vague structures here and there. Upper two thirds are blue mountain range and clouded sky.
- Title
- Banff Road, West of Calgary.
- Date
- 1963
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Dimensions
- 20.3 x 25.3 cm
- Description
- General colour: blue, brown. Lower third is brown fields with a few vague structures here and there. Upper two thirds are blue mountain range and clouded sky.
- Subject
- landscape
- Canadian Rockies
- Credit
- Gift of Peter and Judith Jekill, Calgary, 1973
- Catalogue Number
- LaC.05.25
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Back of Sawback
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- Date
- prior to 1965
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Catalogue Number
- LaC.05.06
- Description
- General colour: brown, blue. A lake in the center surrounded by dry mountain cliffs. Central peak is right of center and the other is at the left side. The sky is dark in the upper right corner and clouds fill the upper left.
- Title
- Back of Sawback
- Date
- prior to 1965
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Dimensions
- 18.5 x 25.3 cm
- Description
- General colour: brown, blue. A lake in the center surrounded by dry mountain cliffs. Central peak is right of center and the other is at the left side. The sky is dark in the upper right corner and clouds fill the upper left.
- Subject
- landscape
- Canadian Rockies
- Credit
- Gift of Peter and Judith Jekill, Calgary, 1973
- Catalogue Number
- LaC.05.06
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Beacon Hill Park, Victoria, British Columbia
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactlac.05.19
- Date
- 1957
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Catalogue Number
- LaC.05.19
- Description
- General colour: brown, grey. A row of eight trees crosses the picture - the foliage filling the upper left area and across the middle. Two or three figures can be seen in the left area. Back ground image is somewhat vague. The sky is cloudless.
- Title
- Beacon Hill Park, Victoria, British Columbia
- Date
- 1957
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Dimensions
- 22.8 x 27.8 cm
- Description
- General colour: brown, grey. A row of eight trees crosses the picture - the foliage filling the upper left area and across the middle. Two or three figures can be seen in the left area. Back ground image is somewhat vague. The sky is cloudless.
- Subject
- seascape, Pacific
- trees
- Credit
- Gift of Peter and Judith Jekill, Calgary, 1973
- Catalogue Number
- LaC.05.19
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- Date
- 1930
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Catalogue Number
- LaC.05.17
- Description
- General colour: teal green lake, purple tan mountains, grey clouds. Lower right corner there is a group of scraggly trees on rock. The lake fills the lower third. Two bars of sand and grass come in from either side. The mountains sweep up to bluestery clouds which come down over the peeks.
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- Title
- Bow Lake
- Date
- 1930
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Dimensions
- 33.9 x 44.1 cm
- Description
- General colour: teal green lake, purple tan mountains, grey clouds. Lower right corner there is a group of scraggly trees on rock. The lake fills the lower third. Two bars of sand and grass come in from either side. The mountains sweep up to bluestery clouds which come down over the peeks.
- Subject
- landscape
- Canadian Rockies
- Credit
- Gift of Peter and Judith Jekill, Calgary, 1973
- Catalogue Number
- LaC.05.17
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Bow Pass, Early Morning
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- Date
- prior to 1965
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Catalogue Number
- LaC.05.04
- Description
- General colour: blue, brown on grey. Lower third is blue and brown rocks surrounding a pool of water lower center. Up the left side rises a warm brown rock face. The sky is the grey of the paper and fills the upper right half.
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- Title
- Bow Pass, Early Morning
- Date
- prior to 1965
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Dimensions
- 29.1 x 38.0 cm
- Description
- General colour: blue, brown on grey. Lower third is blue and brown rocks surrounding a pool of water lower center. Up the left side rises a warm brown rock face. The sky is the grey of the paper and fills the upper right half.
- Subject
- landscape
- Canadian Rockies
- Credit
- Gift of Peter and Judith Jekill, Calgary, 1973
- Catalogue Number
- LaC.05.04
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Cadboro Bay Yacht Club, Victoria, British Columbia
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactlac.05.20
- Date
- 1957 – 1959
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Catalogue Number
- LaC.05.20
- Description
- General colour: grey. Lower edge is sand with birds - posts go out into the water at an angle from the right to left - there is a buoy or marker at the end.The horizon is one third up. Land can be seen out from the right side. The sky is filled with clouds.
- Title
- Cadboro Bay Yacht Club, Victoria, British Columbia
- Date
- 1957 – 1959
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Dimensions
- 22.8 x 26.6 cm
- Description
- General colour: grey. Lower edge is sand with birds - posts go out into the water at an angle from the right to left - there is a buoy or marker at the end.The horizon is one third up. Land can be seen out from the right side. The sky is filled with clouds.
- Subject
- seascape, Pacific
- skyline
- Credit
- Gift of Peter and Judith Jekill, Calgary, 1973
- Catalogue Number
- LaC.05.20
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Cathedral Mountain
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- Date
- prior to 1965
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Catalogue Number
- LaC.05.23
- Description
- General colour: grey, blue, black. Dead burnt trees stand on slightly regrown earth at the bottom of the picture. Behind is a mountain with snow slopes and blue cliffs. The upper two thrids is rain clouds. Rain falls center and at the right in the distance.
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- Title
- Cathedral Mountain
- Date
- prior to 1965
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Dimensions
- 34.2 x 41.8 cm
- Description
- General colour: grey, blue, black. Dead burnt trees stand on slightly regrown earth at the bottom of the picture. Behind is a mountain with snow slopes and blue cliffs. The upper two thrids is rain clouds. Rain falls center and at the right in the distance.
- Subject
- landscape
- Canadian Rockies
- Credit
- Gift of Peter and Judith Jekill, Calgary, 1973
- Catalogue Number
- LaC.05.23
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