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The Battle of Cressy

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Artist
Unknown
Date
1792
Medium
engraving on paper
Catalogue Number
UnK.04.03
Description
A black and white print showing a battle scene from a classical era with knights in armour. Script at the top reads “Engraved for Ashburton’s History of England” and the bottom reads “The Battle of Cressy” and “Published by W.&J. Stratfords No. 112 Helborn Hill, March 10, 1792”. A label on the back…
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Artist
Unknown
Title
The Battle of Cressy
Date
1792
Medium
engraving on paper
Dimensions
18.0 x 28.5 cm
Description
A black and white print showing a battle scene from a classical era with knights in armour. Script at the top reads “Engraved for Ashburton’s History of England” and the bottom reads “The Battle of Cressy” and “Published by W.&J. Stratfords No. 112 Helborn Hill, March 10, 1792”. A label on the back paper reads “Johnson Art Galleries Limited Pictures Fine Framing. Montreal 634 St. Catherine West.”
Subject
activity
war
figure
group
animal
horse
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
UnK.04.03
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Canadian Highlanders Are With You

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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1939 – 1945
Medium
graphite on paper
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.757
Description
Two images of what appears to be sketches for propaganda posters for World War II. The top image is a Canadian Highlander standing on a hill in a poised stance holding a lee enfield. In the background there is a mountain range, and below his feet is says “CANADIAN HIGHLANDERS ARE WITH YOU.” In the …
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
Canadian Highlanders Are With You
Date
1939 – 1945
Medium
graphite on paper
Dimensions
25.3 x 16.2 cm
Description
Two images of what appears to be sketches for propaganda posters for World War II. The top image is a Canadian Highlander standing on a hill in a poised stance holding a lee enfield. In the background there is a mountain range, and below his feet is says “CANADIAN HIGHLANDERS ARE WITH YOU.” In the second image it is the Highlander again looking out to the mountain range with his back to the viewer.
Subject
World War II
Highlander
gun
lee enfield
mountains
reserves
army
propaganda
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.757
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The Charge at Hill 70 Heavy Artillery in Action

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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1959
Medium
graphite on paper
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.674
Description
loose pencil drawing of heavy artillery with figures around it. coming out of the top of artillery are stars and the words “BANG POP”
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
The Charge at Hill 70 Heavy Artillery in Action
Date
1959
Medium
graphite on paper
Dimensions
20.0 x 13.2 cm
Description
loose pencil drawing of heavy artillery with figures around it. coming out of the top of artillery are stars and the words “BANG POP”
Subject
artillery
war
army
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.674
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Artist
Bev Tosh (1948 – , Canadian)
Date
2014
Medium
oil on plywood
Catalogue Number
TsB.02.01 a,b
Description
(a) portrait of Dorothy Carleton facing the viewer, her face in the top 1/3 and shoulders fade into the prominent wood grain, the bottom 2/3 is lightly painted white dress on wood grain. There is ar rainbow in top left corner to represent Dorothy’s statement of “living at the end of the rainbow”, t…
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Artist
Bev Tosh (1948 – , Canadian)
Title
Dorothy Carleton
Date
2014
Medium
oil on plywood
Dimensions
121.92 x 31.43 cm
Description
(a) portrait of Dorothy Carleton facing the viewer, her face in the top 1/3 and shoulders fade into the prominent wood grain, the bottom 2/3 is lightly painted white dress on wood grain. There is ar rainbow in top left corner to represent Dorothy’s statement of “living at the end of the rainbow”, the street she lived on in Banff with her family according to painter Tosh.(b) 142 x 30 cm white silk panel with black typed inscription
Subject
war bride
Carleton
Tosh
portrait
bride
war
Credit
Gift of Dorothy Carleton, Banff, 2016
Catalogue Number
TsB.02.01 a,b
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Fighter Aircraft, Vancouver Island

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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1943
Medium
oil on canvas
Catalogue Number
WyP.01.560
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
Fighter Aircraft, Vancouver Island
Date
1943
Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
40.5 x 50.8 cm
Subject
mountain
World War II
transportation
airplane
automobile
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
WyP.01.560
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Lincoln Field, Calgary

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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1944
Medium
oil on canvas
Catalogue Number
WyP.01.229
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
Lincoln Field, Calgary
Date
1944
Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
27.7 x 35.1 cm
Subject
landscape
architecture, barracks
war
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
WyP.01.229
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RCAF Airfield, Tofino

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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1944
Medium
oil on canvas
Catalogue Number
WyP.01.090
Description
Two grey airplanes fly over a landing strip in foreground. To the right of strip are two red vehicles, some tall green evergreens behind them. Other side of airstrip are some buildings with the silhouette of mountains in the background. A grey streaked sky is top half.
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
RCAF Airfield, Tofino
Date
1944
Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
27.6 x 35.0 cm
Description
Two grey airplanes fly over a landing strip in foreground. To the right of strip are two red vehicles, some tall green evergreens behind them. Other side of airstrip are some buildings with the silhouette of mountains in the background. A grey streaked sky is top half.
Subject
transportation
World War
mountains
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1968
Catalogue Number
WyP.01.090
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1943 – 1944
Medium
oil on canvas
Catalogue Number
WyP.01.091
Description
Two large stumps surrounded by other fallen timber is in the foreground. Behind them is a low, grey building at centre . Another peaked building with some trees can be seen in the background. The sky is cloudy and covers the top half of the picture.
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
RCAF Hangar, Tofino
Date
1943 – 1944
Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
27.6 x 35.0 cm
Description
Two large stumps surrounded by other fallen timber is in the foreground. Behind them is a low, grey building at centre . Another peaked building with some trees can be seen in the background. The sky is cloudy and covers the top half of the picture.
Subject
transportation
World War
military
Tofino
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1968
Catalogue Number
WyP.01.091
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1939 – 1941
Medium
oil on canvas
Catalogue Number
WyP.01.567
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
Sketch for Poster
Date
1939 – 1941
Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
76.5 x 51.0 cm
Subject
figure
male
mountain
World War
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
WyP.01.567
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1944
Medium
oil on canvas
Catalogue Number
WyP.01.093
Description
Roof tops and houses, including at church to the left, cover bottom half of picture, a grey road meanders between the buildings. Green mountains in background. Streaked grey sky covers top third.
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
Tofino
Date
1944
Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
27.6 x 35.1 cm
Description
Roof tops and houses, including at church to the left, cover bottom half of picture, a grey road meanders between the buildings. Green mountains in background. Streaked grey sky covers top third.
Subject
transportation
World War
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1968
Catalogue Number
WyP.01.093
Images
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