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Oil Painting

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

Date: 1929

Medium: oil on canvas

Catalogue Number: WyC.02.16

Description: Oil portrait of a man with short, dark hair, painted from the shoulders up in three-quarter view. He is wearing a dark red garment. He has fair skin, brown eyes and rosy cheeks. He is situated in front of a dark brown background.

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

Title: Oil Painting

Date: 1929

Medium: oil on canvas

Dimensions: 53.0 x 43.0 cm

Description: Oil portrait of a man with short, dark hair, painted from the shoulders up in three-quarter view. He is wearing a dark red garment. He has fair skin, brown eyes and rosy cheeks. He is situated in front of a dark brown background.

Subject: portrait; man

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

Catalogue Number: WyC.02.16

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Oil Painting

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Artist: Peter or Catharine Whyte

Date: 1924 – 1930

Medium: oil on canvas

Catalogue Number: Wy?.02.019

Description: Oil portrait of a man from the shoulders up with short dark hair with warm, fair skin in three quarter view. He is wearing a white v-neck shirt and is situated in front of an orange/brown background. He eyes appear to be closed or looking at the ground, away from the viewer.

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Artist: Peter or Catharine Whyte

Title: Oil Painting

Date: 1924 – 1930

Medium: oil on canvas

Dimensions: 53.0 x 43.0 cm

Description: Oil portrait of a man from the shoulders up with short dark hair with warm, fair skin in three quarter view. He is wearing a white v-neck shirt and is situated in front of an orange/brown background. He eyes appear to be closed or looking at the ground, away from the viewer.

Subject: portrait; man

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

Catalogue Number: Wy?.02.019

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Oil Painting

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Artist: Peter or Catharine Whyte

Date: 1924 – 1930

Medium: oil on canvas

Catalogue Number: Wy?.02.018

Description: Oil portrait from the shoulders up of a man with fair skin, blue eyes and short brown hair in profile, looking left of the viewer. He is wearing a beige suit and blue tie. He is situated in front of a dark brown, almost black, background.

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Artist: Peter or Catharine Whyte

Title: Oil Painting

Date: 1924 – 1930

Medium: oil on canvas

Dimensions: 53.0 x 43.0 cm

Description: Oil portrait from the shoulders up of a man with fair skin, blue eyes and short brown hair in profile, looking left of the viewer. He is wearing a beige suit and blue tie. He is situated in front of a dark brown, almost black, background.

Subject: portrait; man

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

Catalogue Number: Wy?.02.018

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Oil Painting

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

Date: 1928

Medium: oil on canvas

Catalogue Number: WyC.02.17

Description: Oil portrait of a women with short, medium brown hair and fair skin in profile. She is wearing a brown garment that blends with the background that she is situated in, which is split vertically off-center to the right; the left side of the background is a deep green colour, while the right side is …

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

Title: Oil Painting

Date: 1928

Medium: oil on canvas

Dimensions: 53.0 x 43.0 cm

Description: Oil portrait of a women with short, medium brown hair and fair skin in profile. She is wearing a brown garment that blends with the background that she is situated in, which is split vertically off-center to the right; the left side of the background is a deep green colour, while the right side is a light brown. The bottom edge of the painting is unfinished.

Subject: portrait; woman

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

Catalogue Number: WyC.02.17

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Oil Painting

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Artist: Peter or Catharine Whyte

Date: 1924 – 1930

Medium: oil on canvas

Catalogue Number: Wy?.02.015

Description: Oil portrait of a woman from the shoulders up with fair skin, blue eyes and wavy ginger hair in profile view. She is wearing a cream coloured blouse with a collar and a dark garment over top, along with a short beaded statement necklace. She is situated in front of a deep yellow ochre background.

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Artist: Peter or Catharine Whyte

Title: Oil Painting

Date: 1924 – 1930

Medium: oil on canvas

Dimensions: 53.0 x 43.0 cm

Description: Oil portrait of a woman from the shoulders up with fair skin, blue eyes and wavy ginger hair in profile view. She is wearing a cream coloured blouse with a collar and a dark garment over top, along with a short beaded statement necklace. She is situated in front of a deep yellow ochre background.

Subject: portrait; woman

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

Catalogue Number: Wy?.02.015

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Oil Painting

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Artist: Peter or Catharine Whyte

Date: 1924 – 1930

Medium: oil on canvas

Catalogue Number: Wy?.02.014

Description: Oil portrait from the shoulders up of a woman with dark, tied-back hair.She is wearing a dark, v-neck shirt. The woman has fair skin, rosy cheeks, red lips and dark coloured eyes. Her hair is parted on the side and she is situated in front of a warm grey background. The womans face is near front fa…

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Artist: Peter or Catharine Whyte

Title: Oil Painting

Date: 1924 – 1930

Medium: oil on canvas

Dimensions: 53.0 x 43.0 cm

Description: Oil portrait from the shoulders up of a woman with dark, tied-back hair.She is wearing a dark, v-neck shirt. The woman has fair skin, rosy cheeks, red lips and dark coloured eyes. Her hair is parted on the side and she is situated in front of a warm grey background. The womans face is near front facing, but her gaze is directed to the bottom right of the paintings.

Subject: portrait; woman

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

Catalogue Number: Wy?.02.014

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Oil Painting

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Artist: Peter or Catharine Whyte

Date: 1928

Medium: oil on canvas

Catalogue Number: Wy?.02.013

Description: Oil portrait of a man from the waist up with short brown/black hair and fair skin in profile view. The man is seated against a background that is split vertically off center to the right; the left side, which is larger, is a deep brown/green colour, while the right side, which is smaller, contains …

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Artist: Peter or Catharine Whyte

Title: Oil Painting

Date: 1928

Medium: oil on canvas

Dimensions: 53.0 x 43.0 cm

Description: Oil portrait of a man from the waist up with short brown/black hair and fair skin in profile view. The man is seated against a background that is split vertically off center to the right; the left side, which is larger, is a deep brown/green colour, while the right side, which is smaller, contains a deep purple colour. The man is wearing a dark, presumably black garment, with a small white collar popping through at the neck. His skin is mostly fair, while his nose, lips, and ears are pink in colour. There are a series of small marks in the bottom left corner in varying shades of red, yellow ochre and brown. The bottom edge is unfinished, revealing the marks of the paintbrush over the raw canvas below.

Subject: portrait; man

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

Catalogue Number: Wy?.02.013

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Oil Painting

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Artist: Peter or Catharine Whyte

Date: 1924 – 1930

Medium: oil on canvas

Catalogue Number: Wy?.02.012

Description: Oil portrait from the waist up of a woman with short, wavy brown hair wearing a cream-coloured blouse and yellow accessory is seated against a deep yellow background in three quarter profile, looking away from the viewer. She has rosy cheeks, brown eyes and fair skin. The woman’s gaze is directed a…

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Artist: Peter or Catharine Whyte

Title: Oil Painting

Date: 1924 – 1930

Medium: oil on canvas

Dimensions: 53.0 x 43.0 cm

Description: Oil portrait from the waist up of a woman with short, wavy brown hair wearing a cream-coloured blouse and yellow accessory is seated against a deep yellow background in three quarter profile, looking away from the viewer. She has rosy cheeks, brown eyes and fair skin. The woman’s gaze is directed away from the viewer.

Subject: portrait; woman

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

Catalogue Number: Wy?.02.012

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Untitled

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Date: 1950 – 1960

Medium: graphite; on paper;

Catalogue Number: WyP.09.16

Description: Metal coil-bound sketchbook with patterned black and white covers - the back cover has a green tint to the white parts, unsure if this was the original colour and the front cover is simply faded or if the back cover was dyed or tinted green later. Front cover has adhered paper label with manufactur…

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Title: Untitled

Date: 1950 – 1960

Medium: graphite; on paper;

Dimensions: 25.1 x 21.0 cm

Description: Metal coil-bound sketchbook with patterned black and white covers - the back cover has a green tint to the white parts, unsure if this was the original colour and the front cover is simply faded or if the back cover was dyed or tinted green later. Front cover has adhered paper label with manufacturer name and space for an owner’s name - brand reads “GYRAL, Patent Pending.” Contents include sketches of possible Christmas cards, figure studies, notes, skiers, church/funeral scenes from Morley, sketches for paintings, geometric plans for tepees, and more.

Subject: drawing; sketching; skiing; Indigenous Peoples; tepees; Morely; Stoney Nakoda; Peter Whyte; Catharine Robb Whyte;

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

Catalogue Number: WyP.09.16

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Lizzie von Rummel, Banff

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Artist: Joseph Francis Plaskett (1918 – 2014, Canadian)

Date: 1952

Medium: watercolour on paper

Catalogue Number: PlJ.03.08

Description: Three-quareter view bust of Lizzie von Rummel in Banff. Colours are green, purple, blues and white. The blue and purple are combined to highlight skin tones and the green is used for her clothing. The white is used in a single line to add a highlight on the left side of her chin. The sketch is comp…

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Artist: Joseph Francis Plaskett (1918 – 2014, Canadian)

Title: Lizzie von Rummel, Banff

Date: 1952

Medium: watercolour on paper

Dimensions: 27.94 x 40.64 cm

Description: Three-quareter view bust of Lizzie von Rummel in Banff. Colours are green, purple, blues and white. The blue and purple are combined to highlight skin tones and the green is used for her clothing. The white is used in a single line to add a highlight on the left side of her chin. The sketch is completed on Brown paper with a light wood frame. Signature is graphite in the lower right corner.

Subject: portrait; rummel; plaskett; sketch; watercolour;

Credit: Gift of Don Cockerton, Calgary, 2017

Catalogue Number: PlJ.03.08

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Seasons Greetings Catharine and Peter 1951

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Date: 1951

Medium: graphite on paper

Catalogue Number: WyP.03.721

Description: A detailed sketch of the 1951 Christmas card. Catharine is cooking up some food at the rear of the vehicle, while Peter is facing the mountains reading a newspaper. In the foreground there are multiple animals surrounding the couple, and mountains in the background. On the top edge “SEASONS GREETIN…

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Title: Seasons Greetings Catharine and Peter 1951

Date: 1951

Medium: graphite on paper

Dimensions: 21.4 x 28.0 cm

Description: A detailed sketch of the 1951 Christmas card. Catharine is cooking up some food at the rear of the vehicle, while Peter is facing the mountains reading a newspaper. In the foreground there are multiple animals surrounding the couple, and mountains in the background. On the top edge “SEASONS GREETINGS,” and “CATHARINE AND PETER” and “Peter Whyte 1951” is written on the bottom edge.

Subject: Christmas card; car; reading; mountains; cooking; couple; moose; deer; bird; rabbit; wolf; bear; squirrel

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

Catalogue Number: WyP.03.721

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Untitled

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Date: 1951

Medium: graphite on paper

Catalogue Number: WyP.03.720

Description: A rough sketch of the 1951 Christmas card. Catharine is cooking at the back of the vehicle while Peter appears to be reading at the front. They are surrounding by animals with birds flying in the sky.

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Title: Untitled

Date: 1951

Medium: graphite on paper

Dimensions: 21.7 x 27.9 cm

Description: A rough sketch of the 1951 Christmas card. Catharine is cooking at the back of the vehicle while Peter appears to be reading at the front. They are surrounding by animals with birds flying in the sky.