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Date
1946 – 1979
Material
china;
Catalogue Number
104.20.1283
Description
Decorative commemorative plate depicting an image of Mt. Eisenhower [Castle Mountain] with trees and the Bow River in the foreground in the depressed center of the plate - pink, purple, yellow, and green flower clusters decorate the rest of the plate and the edge of the plate is lined with gold.Cas…
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Title
Commemorative Plate
Date
1946 – 1979
Material
china;
Dimensions
2.4 cm
Description
Decorative commemorative plate depicting an image of Mt. Eisenhower [Castle Mountain] with trees and the Bow River in the foreground in the depressed center of the plate - pink, purple, yellow, and green flower clusters decorate the rest of the plate and the edge of the plate is lined with gold.Castle Mountain [Miistukskoowa] was renamed Mt. Eisenhower in 1946 by Prime Minister Mackenzie King in honour of General Dwight D. Eisenhower’s involvement in World War II. Some local residents resented the name change and in 1979 it was reverted back to Castle Mountain, with the southeast end kept “Eisenhower Tower.”
Subject
Crosby family
Abegweit
decorations
household items
commemorative items
Mt. Eisenhower
Castle Mountain
Credit
Gift of Robert Crosby Family, Banff, 1998
Catalogue Number
104.20.1283
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Artist
Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C. (1906 – 1979, Canadian)
Date
n.d.
Medium
oilvasWyC.01.091 on canvas
Catalogue Number
WyC.01.091
Description
Mount Eisenhower (Castle Mountain) under cloudy grey sky.
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Artist
Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C. (1906 – 1979, Canadian)
Title
Mount Eisenhower
Date
n.d.
Medium
oilvasWyC.01.091 on canvas
Dimensions
25.4 x 30.3 cm
Description
Mount Eisenhower (Castle Mountain) under cloudy grey sky.
Subject
landscape
Canadian Rockies
Mt. Eisenhower
Castle Mountain
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
WyC.01.091
Notes
Artistry Revealed: Peter Whyte, Catharine Robb Whyte and Their Contemporaries; June 17, 2018 to October 21, 2018
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Mt.Eisenhower, Banff, 1950

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Artist
Gordon Rayner (1935 – 2010, Canadian)
Date
1950
Medium
painting on board
Catalogue Number
RaG.02.01
Description
A landscape oil painting of Mount Eisenhower. A mountain, that is positioned to the left on the canvas, dominates the painting. The sky in the background has heavy dark grey clouds and a mountain range can be seen at right. In front of Mount Eisenhower are green hills and in the foreground a dark s…
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Artist
Gordon Rayner (1935 – 2010, Canadian)
Title
Mt.Eisenhower, Banff, 1950
Date
1950
Medium
painting on board
Dimensions
44.2 x 59.5 cm
Description
A landscape oil painting of Mount Eisenhower. A mountain, that is positioned to the left on the canvas, dominates the painting. The sky in the background has heavy dark grey clouds and a mountain range can be seen at right. In front of Mount Eisenhower are green hills and in the foreground a dark shadow runs across the bottom of the painting. The artists signature is painted in white in the bottom rhc, “Rayner”. The colour palette consists primarily of dark grey, green and blue and the brush strokes and loose and visible. Au verso, right of centre at the top written in black marker is, “ MT. EISEHAUR (sic) ELONGATED 1950-BANFF”.
Subject
mountain
landscape
Mt. Eisenhower
Castle Mountain
Credit
Gift of Paul Sabourin, 2010
Catalogue Number
RaG.02.01
Images
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