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- Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian) 94
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- James (Sr.) Simpson (1877 – 1972, Canadian) 14
- Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C. (1906 – 1979, Canadian) 13
- George Weber (1907 – 2002, Canadian) 10
- Ernest C. W Lamarque (1879 – 1970, Canadian) 9
- Tom Lonsdale (1886 – 1975, Canadian) 9
- Alfred Crocker Leighton, R. C. A. (1901 – 1965, Canadian) 8
- Wadym Dobrolige (1913 – 1973) 8
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- 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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- 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
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactplj.03.08
- 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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- 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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- 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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- 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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- 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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- 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.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.03.720
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- Date
- 1954 – 1961
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.03.787
- Description
- Two sketches for Christmas cards on the top half of the page. The larger of the two is a group of animals in a nondescript room, each doing something a different at there own tables. The smaller of the two drawings is the same scene repeated, however there is an additional animal that appears to be…
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- Title
- Untitled
- Date
- 1954 – 1961
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Dimensions
- 16.9 x 24.0 cm
- Description
- Two sketches for Christmas cards on the top half of the page. The larger of the two is a group of animals in a nondescript room, each doing something a different at there own tables. The smaller of the two drawings is the same scene repeated, however there is an additional animal that appears to be looking out a window. verso: in the BLC there are two postage stamps, one 2 cent Jefferson stamp and a 4 cent Lincoln stamp. On top of them there is a black ink stamped on top. In the BRC is says “The Junior League of Boston, Inc. 117 NEWBERRY STREET, BOSTON 16, MASSACHUSETTS”. Near the middle is says “MRS. Peter Whyte Box 370 Banff, Alberta Canada”
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.03.787
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Railroad Workers
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactdow.02.02
- Date
- 1955 – 1955
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Catalogue Number
- DoW.02.02
- Description
- Image is of a group of men working on the railroad. A foreman stands at the far left directing 6 men holding a steel rail. In the middle of the work is a man, holding a nail while his partner is in mid-swing to hammer it into place. To the right are other workers in various stages, and an engin…
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- Title
- Railroad Workers
- Date
- 1955 – 1955
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- 64 x 360 cm
- Description
- Image is of a group of men working on the railroad. A foreman stands at the far left directing 6 men holding a steel rail. In the middle of the work is a man, holding a nail while his partner is in mid-swing to hammer it into place. To the right are other workers in various stages, and an engine coming towards the men. In the background are rolling hills and mountains. (Castle Mountain?)Artist signature is in lower right corner “Wadym D. 55”cascade hotel mural
- Subject
- railroad
- builders
- train
- engine
- cascade hotel mural
- Credit
- Gift of Leo Wedro, Calgary, 1990
- Catalogue Number
- DoW.02.02
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Rock Pools, York River
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- Artist
- A.J. Casson (1898 – 1992)
- Date
- 1957
- Medium
- painting on paper
- Catalogue Number
- CaA.05.01
- Description
- A watercolour landscape painting. A large dark green/blue pool in the centre is surrounded by rocks and dominates the painting. Just above and to the left is another small pool. The rocks surrounding the pool are beige and brown with dark blue accents and outlines. There are a couple small patches …
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- Artist
- A.J. Casson (1898 – 1992)
- Title
- Rock Pools, York River
- Date
- 1957
- Medium
- painting on paper
- Dimensions
- 27.0 x 34.0 cm
- Description
- A watercolour landscape painting. A large dark green/blue pool in the centre is surrounded by rocks and dominates the painting. Just above and to the left is another small pool. The rocks surrounding the pool are beige and brown with dark blue accents and outlines. There are a couple small patches of green grass amongst the rocks. Faint pencil marks of letters can be seen scattered on rocks and pencil marks of outline sketch. The artist signature is in the bottom rhc, “A.J.CASSON”. Au verso there are two stickers. The one in the top left corner is brown with black print, “ROBERTS GALLERY LIMITED Dealers in Fine Paintings and Frames since 1842 641 YONGE ST. - - - TORONTO. Title: ROCK POOLS - YORK RIVER - 1957 Artist: A.J. CASSON Price: $175.00 Stock No: 3858b Height: 10 7/8 Width: 13 5/8”. The other sticker is white with green ink and blue pen and is in the top rhc, “ROBERTS GALLERY LIMITED 641 YONGE STREET TORONTO M4Y 1Z9 MUSEUM MAT (has blue pen check mark beside) MUSEUM BACK (check mark beside) WC mounted INSPECTED BY: (illegible signature) BY ARTIST”.
- Subject
- rock pool
- A.J. Casson
- Credit
- Gift of David McClintock Denovan, Calgary, 2012
- Catalogue Number
- CaA.05.01
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- Date
- 1959
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Catalogue Number
- MiJ.05.04
- Description
- Dominant colours are purple, green, blue, brown, grey, yellow, and white. The painting is dominated by Mount Rundle and a cloud-filled blue sky. The foreground is grey rocks, a dead tree with the brown tree trunk and branches reaching right, above that coniferous trees viewer’s right; the middle fo…
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- Title
- Mount Rundle
- Date
- 1959
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Dimensions
- 50.5 x 70.5 cm
- Description
- Dominant colours are purple, green, blue, brown, grey, yellow, and white. The painting is dominated by Mount Rundle and a cloud-filled blue sky. The foreground is grey rocks, a dead tree with the brown tree trunk and branches reaching right, above that coniferous trees viewer’s right; the middle foreground is made up of grey pebbles and small rocks with coniferous trees behind, the sun is shining on the mid- foreground and the viewer’s right highlighting the ground and trees. To the viewer’s right there is a pile of grey, brown, and beige rocks with two coniferous trees above and some yellow and brown bushes to the right of that; to the very far right the Bow River is visible and also above the bushes it is snaking its way through the valley toward Canmore. A purple-hued with some blue Tunnel (Buffalo) Mountain is in front of Mount Rundle. Mount Rundle is purple, grey, blue, pink and white with green patches to the right. The ranges on the viewer’s left are purple, grey and white and to the right of Mount Rundle they are blue, grey and white. The sky above which comprises one-third of the painting has more clouds than blue sky. The clouds are white, grey, brown growing into purple, grey and yellowish hues to the viewer’s right.
- Credit
- Gift of Mary Garnham Andrews, Banff, 2009
- Catalogue Number
- MiJ.05.04
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Pilot Mountain
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactwyp.01.378
- Date
- 1950 – 1960
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.01.378
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- Title
- Pilot Mountain
- Date
- 1950 – 1960
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- 22.7 x 27.8 cm
- Subject
- landscape
- Canadian Rockies
- mountain
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.01.378
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Cathedral Mountain
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactwyp.01.364
- Date
- 1955 – 1960
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.01.364
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- Title
- Cathedral Mountain
- Date
- 1955 – 1960
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- 30.3 x 25.2 cm
- Subject
- landscape
- Canadian Rockies
- mountain
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.01.364
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Mount Weed, Bow Summit
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- Date
- 1950 – 1960
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Catalogue Number
- WyC.01.242
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- Title
- Mount Weed, Bow Summit
- Date
- 1950 – 1960
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- 25.3 x 30.1 cm
- Subject
- landscape
- mountain
- Canadian Rockies
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- WyC.01.242
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- Date
- 1950 – 1960
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.01.413
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- Title
- Lake Louise
- Date
- 1950 – 1960
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- 25.2 x 30.2 cm
- Subject
- landscape
- Canadian Rockies
- mountain
- lake
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.01.413
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- Date
- 1950 – 1960
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.01.415
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- Title
- Mount Temple
- Date
- 1950 – 1960
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- 25.0 x 30.1 cm
- Subject
- landscape
- Canadian Rockies
- mountain
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.01.415
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- Date
- 1950 – 1960
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.01.416
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- Title
- Mount Ishbel
- Date
- 1950 – 1960
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- 25.3 x 30.2 cm
- Subject
- landscape
- Canadian Rockies
- mountain
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.01.416
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Crowfoot Glacier, Bow Lake
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactwyp.01.424
- Date
- 1954
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.01.424
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- Title
- Crowfoot Glacier, Bow Lake
- Date
- 1954
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- 25.1 x 30.2 cm
- Subject
- landscape
- Canadian Rockies
- mountain
- lake
- glacier
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.01.424
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Corral, Bow Lake
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- Date
- 1950 – 1960
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.01.452
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- Title
- Corral, Bow Lake
- Date
- 1950 – 1960
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- 27.5 x 35.2 cm
- Subject
- landscape
- Canadian Rockies
- mountain
- camp
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.01.452
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- Date
- 1950 – 1960
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.01.484
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- Title
- Peyto Lake
- Date
- 1950 – 1960
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- 27.3 x 35.0 cm
- Subject
- landscape
- Canadian Rockies
- mountain
- lake
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.01.484
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Avalanche Slope
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactdgo.02.02
- Date
- 1955 – 1970
- Medium
- oil on masonite
- Catalogue Number
- DgO.02.02
- Description
- tlc and along top is a cloudy sky, below that is a mountain face. The slope runs tr to bl. The mountain has a long expanse of white from tr to bl interspersed with trees and shadows. Stylized tree forms all along bottom edge.
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- Title
- Avalanche Slope
- Date
- 1955 – 1970
- Medium
- oil on masonite
- Dimensions
- 120.0 x 120.00 cm
- Description
- tlc and along top is a cloudy sky, below that is a mountain face. The slope runs tr to bl. The mountain has a long expanse of white from tr to bl interspersed with trees and shadows. Stylized tree forms all along bottom edge.
- Subject
- Canadian Rockies
- landscape
- winter
- Credit
- Gift of John P. Crabb, Winnipeg, 1995
- Catalogue Number
- DgO.02.02
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Down Before the Storm
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- Date
- 1955 – 1970
- Medium
- oil on masonite
- Catalogue Number
- DgO.02.03
- Description
- The foreground of snow covers approximately one quarter of the picture, slopes from cr to bl. Two skiers, one in a yellow jacket, stand on the edge of the slope looking inwards. The rest of the picture is mostly grey clouds, covering the slopes in the background.
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- Title
- Down Before the Storm
- Date
- 1955 – 1970
- Medium
- oil on masonite
- Dimensions
- 120.0 x 120.0 cm
- Description
- The foreground of snow covers approximately one quarter of the picture, slopes from cr to bl. Two skiers, one in a yellow jacket, stand on the edge of the slope looking inwards. The rest of the picture is mostly grey clouds, covering the slopes in the background.
- Credit
- Gift of John P. Crabb, Winnipeg, 1995
- Catalogue Number
- DgO.02.03
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- Date
- c. 1963
- Catalogue Number
- DgS.06.01
- Description
- A realistic rendering of Ken Madsen. Plaster cast painted brown to resemble bronze. Angled sideways on a black pedestal of wood.
- Title
- Ken Madsen
- Date
- c. 1963
- Dimensions
- 21.5 x 11.5 cm
- Description
- A realistic rendering of Ken Madsen. Plaster cast painted brown to resemble bronze. Angled sideways on a black pedestal of wood.
- Subject
- figure
- male
- head
- Ken Madsen
- Credit
- Gift of Ken Madsen, Banff, 1995
- Catalogue Number
- DgS.06.01
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