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Burial of Chief David Bearspaw

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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1956
Medium
oil on canvas
Catalogue Number
WyP.02.030
Description
Colour: primaries and secondaries on blue grey background. A circle of people fill the center of the canvas. In the foreground there are dogs and three crosses at lower left. Two thirds up in the distance is a mountain range and lake. Above is sky.
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
Burial of Chief David Bearspaw
Date
1956
Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
61.8 x 74.5 cm
Description
Colour: primaries and secondaries on blue grey background. A circle of people fill the center of the canvas. In the foreground there are dogs and three crosses at lower left. Two thirds up in the distance is a mountain range and lake. Above is sky.
Subject
landscape
Canadian Rockies
mountain
winter
figure
group
religious
funeral
Peter Whyte
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1968
Catalogue Number
WyP.02.030
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Funeral of Chief David Bearspaw

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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1956
Medium
oil on canvas
Catalogue Number
WyP.02.033
Description
Colour: multi colours on white. In the lower left corner is the backside of a sled pulled by two horses. There are figures sitting in the sled and walking beside it, also two dogs. Many figures are making their way from the right to the left of centre where there is a huge circle of figures. Ac…
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
Funeral of Chief David Bearspaw
Date
1956
Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
90.5 x 100.8 cm
Description
Colour: multi colours on white. In the lower left corner is the backside of a sled pulled by two horses. There are figures sitting in the sled and walking beside it, also two dogs. Many figures are making their way from the right to the left of centre where there is a huge circle of figures. Across the right side in front of a fence is a row of eleven sleds. The hills beyond meet the lake up centre and the far shore of blue mountains two thirds up. The sky is streaked grey.
Subject
landscape
Canadian Rockies
mountain
transportation
figure
group
religious
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1968
Catalogue Number
WyP.02.033
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Indian Village, Hagwilget

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Artist
Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C. (1906 – 1979, Canadian)
Date
1973
Medium
oil on paper
Catalogue Number
WyC.01.204
Description
The roadway passes in front of the village on the bottom left hand corner. The village comprises of several houses in a diagonal line and a white church in behind. Several other homes are located at either end of the sketch. Several large trees surround the church. Behind the church the background …
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Artist
Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C. (1906 – 1979, Canadian)
Title
Indian Village, Hagwilget
Date
1973
Medium
oil on paper
Dimensions
22.8 x 30.3 cm
Description
The roadway passes in front of the village on the bottom left hand corner. The village comprises of several houses in a diagonal line and a white church in behind. Several other homes are located at either end of the sketch. Several large trees surround the church. Behind the church the background is bluish green possibly denoting a thick forest.
Subject
landscape
mountain
architecture
religious
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
WyC.01.204
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Artist
Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C. (1906 – 1979, Canadian)
Date
1973
Medium
oil on paper
Catalogue Number
WyC.01.068
Description
Two totems poles with mountain behind.
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Artist
Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C. (1906 – 1979, Canadian)
Title
Kispiox
Date
1973
Medium
oil on paper
Dimensions
30.3 x 22.8 cm
Description
Two totems poles with mountain behind.
Subject
religious
totem pole
landscape
mountain
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
WyC.01.068
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Artist
Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C. (1906 – 1979, Canadian)
Date
prior to 1973
Medium
oil on canvas
Catalogue Number
WyC.01.081
Description
Three totem poles, mountains behind.
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Artist
Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C. (1906 – 1979, Canadian)
Title
Kitwanga
Date
prior to 1973
Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
25.4 x 30.3 cm
Description
Three totem poles, mountains behind.
Subject
religious
totem pole
landscape
mountain
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
WyC.01.081
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1929
Medium
oil on canvas
Catalogue Number
WyP.01.134
Description
Colour: blue, orange, green grey, brown. The main image is the roof and upper story of a Japanese building. At the right side, green foliage peeks around the edge of the building. Blue sky fills the upper edge and the upper right corner.
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
Nikko, Japan
Date
1929
Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
11 x 9 cm
Description
Colour: blue, orange, green grey, brown. The main image is the roof and upper story of a Japanese building. At the right side, green foliage peeks around the edge of the building. Blue sky fills the upper edge and the upper right corner.
Subject
architecture
religious
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1975
Catalogue Number
WyP.01.134
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Artist
Tsering Dorjee (1948 – , Tibetan)
Date
1996
Medium
oil on canvas
Catalogue Number
DoT.02.01
Description
A full length portrait of Tibetan Bhuddist monks or priests. All are dressed in red and gold ceremonial robes. The man at the right of the painting has his eyes closed. His arm is extended and he holds an ornate tray or bowl which the man on the left is pouring water into from an ornate ewer. T…
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Artist
Tsering Dorjee (1948 – , Tibetan)
Title
Parade
Date
1996
Medium
oil on canvas
Description
A full length portrait of Tibetan Bhuddist monks or priests. All are dressed in red and gold ceremonial robes. The man at the right of the painting has his eyes closed. His arm is extended and he holds an ornate tray or bowl which the man on the left is pouring water into from an ornate ewer. The man in the middle has a moustache and looks directly at the viewer. An image of a Bhuddist deity is visible in the dark behind the man on the left and the man in the middle.
Subject
figure
group
religious
Tibetan Bhuddism
Credit
Purchased from Tsering Dorjee, Lhasa, Tibet, 2001
Catalogue Number
DoT.02.01
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