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Art, artists and the rocky mountains

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue14687
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
2010
Author
Wharton, Thomas
Call Number
06 W55a Pam
Author
Wharton, Thomas
Responsibility
by Thomas Wharton
Published Date
2010
Physical Description
4 pages : illustrations
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Canadian Pacific Railway
Group of Seven
Van Horne, William
Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies
Whyte, Catharine Robb
Whyte, Peter
Notes
Article printed from the web from Westworld Alberta from April 2010 about art in the Rocky Mountains and is does mention the Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies as well as the Canada House Gallery
Call Number
06 W55a Pam
Collection
Archives Library
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Art inspired by the Canadian Rockies, Purcell Mountains and Selkirk Mountains 1809-2012

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue20143
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
2012
Author
Townshend, Nancy
Publisher
Calgary : Bayeux Arts
Call Number
N T69 A78
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Author
Townshend, Nancy
Responsibility
Nancy Townshend
Publisher
Calgary : Bayeux Arts
Published Date
2012
Physical Description
vi, 136p, 40 plates : ill., maps
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Art
Artists
O'Brien, Lucius
Notman, William & Son
Thompson, David
Harmon, Byron
Harris, Lawren
MacDonald, J.E.H
Sargent, John Singer
Whyte, Peter
Whyte, Catharine Robb
Rocky Mountains
Purcell Mountains
Selkirk Mountains
Abstract
Nancy Townshend's book on art inspired by the Canadian Rockies, Purcell Mountains, and Selkirk Mountains presents these mountains' justifiable prominence in world art. For over two centuries, Canadian artists have admired their magnitude and grandeur, their endlessly changing light and atmospheric conditions, their four distinct seasons, and myriad other aspects. The book is organized chronologically into three eras: traditional (1809 –1899), Modern (1900–1973) and contemporary (1974–2012). From David Thompson's watercolours in the early nineteenth century (c. 1809) of the East Kootenays to Jan Kabatoff's multimedia art of the early twenty-first century that addresses the impact of global warming on glaciers, Townshend's book presents a whole gamut of Canadian art inspired by these great mountains. Featuring three comprehensive overviews and thirteen chapters on both central and western Canadian artists, as well as a chapter on American artist John Singer Sargent, the book offers insights into their art and inspirations. What did two centuries of artistic exploration in the infinitely facetted Canadian Rockies, Purcells and Selkirks yield? How did the resulting works of art serve to build a unique western Canadian identity? How does the West inform Canadians about themselves, about their own place in the world at this critical time in world history? Townshend answers these questions in this significant reference book for decades to come. Over the past two hundred years, a shift from the exploitative view of Canada's mountain West during the traditional era to the contemporary creative genesis of this area has occurred. Because of the contemporary artists' commitment to wildlife conservation and environmental issues, the contemporary era is more outward looking and expansive, concerned about the world's future. Townshend's all-encompassing text and selected stunning images confirm John Ruskin's observation that mountains are "the beginning and end of all natural scenery." That Canada's mountain West is indeed a place to be revered, a place from which we can learn about ourselves now and in the future. (from author's website)
Contents
Preface
Introduction to the Traditional Era (1809-1899):
Chapter One - Lucius O'Brien (1832-1899)
Chapter Two - William McFarlane Notman (1857-1913)
Chapter Three - Frederic Bell-Smith (1846-1923)
Chapter Four - David Thompson (1770-1857)
Chapter Five - Richard Henery Trueman (1856-1911)
Chapter Six - Byron Harmon (1976-1942)
Introduction to the Modern Era (1900-1971):
Chapter Seven - Lawren Stewart Harris (1885-1970)
Chapter Eight - J.E.H. MacDonald (1873-1932)
Chapter Nine - John Singer Sargent (1856-1925)
Chapter Ten - Peter Whyte (1905-1966)
Chapter Eleven - Catharine Robb Whyte (1906-1979)
Introduction to the Contemporary Era (1972-2012):
Chapter Twelve - Kent Monkman (1965-)
Chapter Thirteen - Jin-Me Yoon (1960-)
Chapter Fourteen - Jan Kabatoff (1948-)
Conclusion
Index
Notes
Signed by author
ISBN
978-1-897411-37-7
Accession Number
AC637
Call Number
N T69 A78
Collection
Alpine Club of Canada Library
URL Notes
Author's website
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Artistry revealed : Peter Whyte, Catharine Robb Whyte and their contemporaries

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue3243
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
2018
Author
Ewen, Anne and Monique Westra and Lisa Christensen
Publisher
Banff, Alberta, Canada : Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies
Call Number
06.1 Ew3a copy 1
06.1 Ew3a copy 2
06.1 Ew3a copy 3
Author
Ewen, Anne and Monique Westra and Lisa Christensen
Responsibility
essays by Anne Ewen, Monique Westra and Lisa Christensen
Publisher
Banff, Alberta, Canada : Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies
Published Date
2018
Physical Description
192 pages : illustrations (chiefly colour) ; 25 x 28 cm.
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Art
Artists
Biography
Exhibitions
Whyte, Peter
Whyte, Catharine Robb
Abstract
Artistry Revealed celebrates Peter and Catharine Whyte whose work reflected their connection to the mountain landscapes of the Canadian Rockies and their love of the Bow Valley community. The book commemorates the 50th anniversary of the Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies, founded by Peter and Catharine. Bursting with stunning reproductions of Peter’s and Catharine’s paintings and sketches, the publication includes essays in which Anne Ewen, Lisa Christensen and Monique Westra discuss the couple’s creative talent, accomplishments and legacy.
Contents
Foreword / by Vincent J. Varga -- Introduction /essay by Anne Ewen -- Looking closely at the art of Peter and Catharine Whyte / essay by Monique Westra -- Paint and philanthropy: the artistic legacy of Peter and Catharine Whyte / essay by Lisa Christensen. Pre´face / par Vincent J. Varga -- Introduction / essai par Anne Ewen -- Profond regard sur les oeuvres de Peter et Catharine Whyte / essai par Monique Westra -- Peinture et philanthropie: le legs artistique de Peter et Catharine Whyte / essai par Lisa Christensen.
Notes
Copy 1 (hardcover)
Copy 2 (hardcover)
Copy 3 (softcover)
ISBN
978-0-920608-62-3
Accession Number
2019.14
Call Number
06.1 Ew3a copy 1
06.1 Ew3a copy 2
06.1 Ew3a copy 3
Collection
Archives Library
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Born in romance - Banff's Whyte Museum turns 50

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue25131
Medium
Library - Periodical
Published Date
October 2018
Author
Smith, Steven Ross
Publisher
Alberta Views
Call Number
P - General
  1 website  
Author
Smith, Steven Ross
Responsibility
Steven Ross Smith
Publisher
Alberta Views
Published Date
October 2018
Medium
Library - Periodical
Subjects
Banff
Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies
Whyte, Catharine Robb
Whyte, Peter
Abstract
Pertains to the 50th Anniversary of the Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies
Notes
In Alberta Views; Volume 21, Number 8, October 2018, p. 38 - 41
Call Number
P - General
Collection
Archives Library
URL Notes
Available online via Alberta Views website
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Medium
Library - Periodical
Published Date
June 8, 2018
Author
Mykytyshyn, Brent
Publisher
Calgary Herald
Call Number
P
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Author
Mykytyshyn, Brent
Publisher
Calgary Herald
Published Date
June 8, 2018
Physical Description
p.20-25
Medium
Library - Periodical
Subjects
Art
Exhibitions
Artists
Whyte, Catharine Robb
Whyte, Peter
Abstract
Pertains to how the Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies contracted Jarvis Hall of Jarvis Hall Gallery in Calgary, Alberta to make 35 frames in the style of Peter Whyte's original frames for the 50th anniversary of the Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies exhibition Artistry Revealed
Notes
In Swerve, June 18, 2010
Accession Number
TBD
Call Number
P
Collection
Archives Library
URL Notes
Website for Jarvis Hall Gallery
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From Morse to Whyte : a dynastic bequest of Japanese treasures

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue19771
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
2018
Author
Ewen, Anne
Publisher
Banff, Alberta, Canada : Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies
Call Number
06.1 Ew3f copy 1
06.1 Ew3f copy 2
06.1 Ew3f copy 3
Author
Ewen, Anne
Responsibility
Anne Ewen
Publisher
Banff, Alberta, Canada : Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies
Published Date
2018
Physical Description
34 pages : illustrations ; 28 x 21.5 cm
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Art
Japan
Pottery
Whyte, Catharine Robb
Morse, Edward Sylvestre
Exhibitions
Exhibition catalogue
Abstract
Pertains to Dr. Edward Sylvester Morse who travelled to Japan in 1877 and again in 1882, amassing a large collection of Japanese ceramics and other cultural objects. Part of his collection is at the Peabody Museum and the other part was a bequest to his grand-daughter Catharine Robb Whyte which now resides at the Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies.
Contents
Forward by Anne Ewen, Curator of Art and Heritage - 34 colour photographs of objects presented as part of this Exhibition
ISBN
978-0-920608-61-6
Accession Number
2019.15
Call Number
06.1 Ew3f copy 1
06.1 Ew3f copy 2
06.1 Ew3f copy 3
Collection
Archives Library
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Lucy Jarvis : even stones have life

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue15211
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
2016
Author
Rosenfeld, Roslyn
Publisher
Fredericton : Beaverbrook Art Gallery
Call Number
06.1 R72l
Author
Rosenfeld, Roslyn
Publisher
Fredericton : Beaverbrook Art Gallery
Published Date
2016
Physical Description
246 pages, illustrations (colour)
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Boston School of the Museum of Fine Arts
Whyte, Catharine Robb
Whyte, Peter
New Brunswick
Nova Scotia
Notes
Photo on p.43 is mistakenly labelled as Catharine Robb
ISBN
9780864928924
Accession Number
2016.8619
Call Number
06.1 R72l
Collection
Archives Library
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Mountain romantics : the Whytes of Banff

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue25280
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
2014
Author
Scott, Chic
Publisher
Banff, Alberta, Canada : Assiniboine Publishing Limited
Edition
First hardcover edition
Call Number
08.3 Sc3m copy 1 (signed)
08.3 Sc3m copy 2
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Author
Scott, Chic
Responsibility
Chic Scott
Edition
First hardcover edition
Publisher
Banff, Alberta, Canada : Assiniboine Publishing Limited
Published Date
2014
Physical Description
232 pages, 48 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some colour), maps, portraits (some colour)
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Whyte (White) family
Whyte Jon
Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies
Whyte, Barbara
Whyte, Catharine Robb
White, Brad
White, Cliff J
White, Clifford
White, Clifford A.
White, Jack (Dave Jr.)
Whyte, Peter
History
Banff
Banff National Park
Abstract
This book tells the story of the White/Whyte family of Banff — pioneers Dave and Annie who created a successful mercantile business in Banff, their son Cliff who played a major role in creating the Mount Norquay ski resort and Skoki Lodge, his brother Peter and his wife Catharine who became two of the most famous artists of the Canadian Rockies, Clifford Jackson White and his wife Bev who created modern Sunshine Village Ski Resort, Jon Whyte the poet and historian and Cliffy, Brad and Tristan White who have had distinguished careers in the Warden Service and the tourist industry. This book tells the story of one of the most unique towns in Canada, through its ups and downs, and the colourful characters who have called Banff home. (From author's website)
Contents
Dave White -- go west, young man -- Dave and Annie -- partners -- Cliff White -- ski pioneer -- Pete 'n' Catharine -- Camelot on the bow -- Jackie and Barbara -- one good woman -- The White compound -- good and bad times -- Clifford and Bev -- the sunshine years -- Pete's later years and Catharine reborn -- Jon Whyte -- the bard of Banff -- Cliffy, Brad and Tristan -- new directions -- The Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies.
Notes
Copy 1 signed by author
ISBN
9780981105925
Call Number
08.3 Sc3m copy 1 (signed)
08.3 Sc3m copy 2
Collection
Archives Library
URL Notes
Author's website
Websites
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Peter Whyte papers and photographs

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Part Of
Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
Scope & Content
Series consists of the following sub-series: 1. Personal papers, 1905-1956; 2. Correspondence, 1909-1962; 3. Financial, legal and business papers, 1914-1964; 4. Professional activities and interests, 1920-1961; 5. Photographs, ca.1900-1930. Textual records pertain to Whyte's interests, influences a…
Date Range
1905-1964
Reference Code
M36 / S37 / V683 / I / B
Description Level
3 / Series
Part Of
Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
Description Level
3 / Series
Fonds Number
M36 / V683 / S37
Series
I.B. Peter Whyte papers and photographs series
Accession Number
3069
Reference Code
M36 / S37 / V683 / I / B
Date Range
1905-1964
Physical Description
73 cm of textual records. -- ca.3400 photographs (ca.2000 prints, ca.1400 negatives, 3 albums of ca.300 prints).
History / Biographical
Peter Whyte, 1905-1966, was an artist, photographer, outdoor enthusiast, traveller and philanthropist at Banff, Alberta. Born in Banff, Alberta to pioneer Banff merchant Dave White and Annie (Curren) White, Peter Whyte took advantage of the many opportunities for winter sports afforded by the mountains, becoming an accomplished skier and ski jumper. He was one of the region's first native-born painters with an intimate knowledge of the mountains. Whyte studied cartooning by correspondence and was encouraged by resident and visiting artists to pursue an art career, first at the Otis Art Institute, Los Angeles, 1923-1924, and in 1925 at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston where he met Catharine Robb.
Peter Whyte's varied activities included driving Hollywood stars to mountain motion picture locations, escorting groups of Chinese workers for the Canadian Pacific Railway, painting with Belmore Browne and J. E. H. MacDonald and travelling around the world by steamer. Following his marriage to Catharine, their painting flourished and their involvement in early ski development at Skoki occupied their winters. The accidental death of one of their ski guests had a profound effect on Pete and they left the ski business to travel.
During the war, Whyte seved in the reserve army, Banff Company of the Calgary Highlanders and later with the Royal Canadian Air Force as a photographer. He served briefly as an official war artist. In civilian life he resumed his art career, explored new photographic technologies and sculpted. Cataracts interupted his work during the 1950's. Declining health plagued Whyte and after a protracted illness he died in 1966. The Peter Whyte Foundation (later the Peter and Catharine Whyte Foundation) was named in his honor.
Scope & Content
Series consists of the following sub-series: 1. Personal papers, 1905-1956; 2. Correspondence, 1909-1962; 3. Financial, legal and business papers, 1914-1964; 4. Professional activities and interests, 1920-1961; 5. Photographs, ca.1900-1930.
Textual records pertain to Whyte's interests, influences and friendships prior to his marriage; also to Catharine Robb Whyte, Peter Whyte's travels, artwork, photography and skiing. Includes material arising from Whyte's Army and Air Force career and his involvement in the Sky Line Trail Hikers of the Canadian Rockies and Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies. Correspondents include Belmore Browne, John Murray Gibbon, Lawren Harris, J. E. H. McDonald, Aldro Hibbard, Carl Rungius.
Photographs consist of 1390 negatives and ca.500 corresponding prints by Peter Whyte dating from the time he began photography, ca.1920, until his marriage to Catharine Robb in 1930. Negative formats include vest pocket (4 x 6 cm) and Ica roll film (8.3 x 11 cm). Material pre-dating 1920 may have been taken by another family member. Photographs pertain to scenic views in the Banff-Lake Louise area, Banff and area events, friends and activities, mountain trips and world travels. Also includes prints of friends, relatives and promotional views of national parks collected by Peter Whyte and photograph albums assembled by Whyte pertaining to family and friends, winter sports, Banff Winter Carnival and motor trips.
Subject Access
Banff
Banff National Park
Films and film making M
Photography M
Royal Canadian Air Force M
Skiing
Whyte, Catharine Robb M
World War II, 1939-1945 M
Access Restrictions
Access to photographs requires permission in advance from the Head Archivist.
Finding Aid
Sub-series-level outline available. Inventory available in printed form and through this database. Photographs are described at the sub-series level only. Printed inventory provides more detail than the database for photographs.
Related Material
Constitutes Sous-fonds I, Series B of the Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds. Other photographs by Peter Whyte are found in Sous-fonds I, Series C.
Title Source
Title based on contents of series
Content Details
Forms part of Sous-fonds I, Series B of the Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds. With the acquisition of a vest pocket camera around 1920, at approximately 15 years of age, Peter Whyte's very prolific photographic career began. (While vest pocket images -- 4 x 6 cm. negatives -- appear in the White family collection as early as 1917, none of these can be positively identified as being taken by Peter; it seems more likely that the camera was utilized by Annie, Clifford, or even Lila, and then handed down to Peter.) The earliest photograph of Peter handling a camera was taken on a family trip to the western U.S. in 1921. Indeed, many of his early photographs were taken on these family motor camping trips. In late 1922 or early 1923, Peter acquired an Ica roll film camera (3 x 4 inch negative) which he used throughout his marriage to Catharine Robb and into the early 1930s. A large number of photographs were made with this camera, particularly in the 1923-1924 period. During his trip around the world in 1929, he returned briefly to the vest pocket format, probably for the sake of convenience.
Processing Status
Processed.
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Medium
Library - Sound recording
Published Date
2015
Author
Collins, Judy (performer)
Hest, Ari (performer)
McDonald, Michael (performer)
Cohn, Marc (performer)
Nelson, WIllie (performer)
Bridges, Jeff (performer)
Browne, Jackson (performer)
Dybdahl, Thomas (performer)
Bhiman, Bhi (performer)
Buffet, Jimmy (performer)
Jones, Aled (performer)
McLean, Don (performer)
Hansard, Glen (performer)
Publisher
Santa Monica, CA : Wildflower Records : Cleopatra Records
Call Number
06.2 C67s CD
  1 website  
Author
Collins, Judy (performer)
Hest, Ari (performer)
McDonald, Michael (performer)
Cohn, Marc (performer)
Nelson, WIllie (performer)
Bridges, Jeff (performer)
Browne, Jackson (performer)
Dybdahl, Thomas (performer)
Bhiman, Bhi (performer)
Buffet, Jimmy (performer)
Jones, Aled (performer)
McLean, Don (performer)
Hansard, Glen (performer)
Publisher
Santa Monica, CA : Wildflower Records : Cleopatra Records
Published Date
2015
Physical Description
1 audio disc (48 min., 29 sec.)
Medium
Library - Sound recording
Subjects
Music
Films
Whyte, Peter
Whyte, Catharine Robb
Abstract
A unique and extraordinary duets album featuring the unmistakable voice of folk music icon Judy Collins and an all-star assembly of her superbly talented friends, including Willie Nelson, Jackson Browne, and Jimmy Buffett. (from Aurora)
Contents
Strangers again (with Ari Hest) -- Miracle river (with Michael McDonald) -- Belfast to Boston (with Marc Cohn) -- When I go (with Willie Nelson) -- Make our garden grow (with Jeff Bridges) -- Feels like home (with Jackson Browne) -- From grace (with Thomas Dybdahl) -- Hallelujah (with Bhi Bhiman) -- Someday soon (with Jimmy Buffett) -- Stars in my eyes (with Aled Jones) -- Send in the clowns (with Don McLean) -- Races (with Glen Hansard).
Notes
Includes son "Stars in my Eyes" from "Drawing Home" film about Peter Whyte and Catharine Robb Whyte
ISBN
9786316213747
Accession Number
P2020-3
Call Number
06.2 C67s CD
Collection
Archives Library
URL Notes
IMDB page for "Drawing Home" film
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