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- Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian) 48
- Maureen Enns (1949 – , Canadian) 4
- Unknown 3
- Iola 2
- Aalook (1938 – , Canadian) 1
- Ashoona Pitseolak (1904 – 1983, Canadian) 1
- Charles A. Beil (1894 – 1976, Canadian) 1
- Clifford Foard Robinson (1916 – 1992, Canadian) 1
- Dale Auger (1958 – 2008, Canadian) 1
- Davidee Saumik (1925 – 1984, Canadian) 1
- Joseph 1
- Miglinik 1
- Artist
- Iola
- Date
- prior to 1962
- Catalogue Number
- IoL.06.02 a,b
- Description
- Grey, green stone, a bird stands watch over 4 eggs in a nest on the back of a bear (a) bird 8.0x10.5x4.5, carved wings close to body, inscribed round eyes and tail feathers, a hole is drilled into the bottom from which 2 pieces of wood emerge 1.6 (b) bear, 5.0x13.0x8.0 overall has a nest of 5.5 d…
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- Artist
- Iola
- Title
- Bird on Nest
- Date
- prior to 1962
- Description
- Grey, green stone, a bird stands watch over 4 eggs in a nest on the back of a bear (a) bird 8.0x10.5x4.5, carved wings close to body, inscribed round eyes and tail feathers, a hole is drilled into the bottom from which 2 pieces of wood emerge 1.6 (b) bear, 5.0x13.0x8.0 overall has a nest of 5.5 diameter with 4 eggs carved into it, a bear's head with ears, eyes, nostrils, mouth on one side, a tail-like protrubance other end has a hole 0.6 diamter into which the bird stands
- Credit
- Gift of Doreen Hutchinson, Calgary, 1988
- Catalogue Number
- IoL.06.02 a,b
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- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- prior to 1962
- Medium
- stone
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.06.48
- Description
- Bear standing on all four legs. The stone it is carved out of is a black colour. The toes,ears and mouth are carved with detail. The eyes and nose are carved and then coloured with a brown colour and the mouth is carved out with teeth glued in made out of wood or ivory.
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- Artist
- Unknown
- Title
- Black Bear
- Date
- prior to 1962
- Medium
- stone
- Dimensions
- 7.8 x 6.4 x 16.3 cm
- Description
- Bear standing on all four legs. The stone it is carved out of is a black colour. The toes,ears and mouth are carved with detail. The eyes and nose are carved and then coloured with a brown colour and the mouth is carved out with teeth glued in made out of wood or ivory.
- Subject
- bear
- black bear
- teeth
- Credit
- Gift of Doreen Hutchinson, Calgary, 1988
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.06.48
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Catharine and Peter Season’s Greetings
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactwyp.03.939
- Date
- 1930 – 1960
- Medium
- graphite; ink on paper
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.03.939
- Description
- Christmas card drawing. A group of animals are painting canvases that are resting on easels. They are facing the viewer suggesting they could be painting you. Below the drawing it says “CATHARINE AND PETER SEASON’S GREETINGS” and in the TRC “164”
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- Title
- Catharine and Peter Season’s Greetings
- Date
- 1930 – 1960
- Medium
- graphite; ink on paper
- Dimensions
- 17.7 x 25.9 cm
- Description
- Christmas card drawing. A group of animals are painting canvases that are resting on easels. They are facing the viewer suggesting they could be painting you. Below the drawing it says “CATHARINE AND PETER SEASON’S GREETINGS” and in the TRC “164”
- Subject
- animal
- moose
- bird
- squirrel
- mouse
- deer
- bear
- rabbit
- wolf
- easel
- canvas
- paint
- painting
- brush
- palette
- Christmas card
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.03.939
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Exit - Divide Pass
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactenm.13.01
- Date
- 1992
- Medium
- collage on paper
- Catalogue Number
- EnM.13.01
- Description
- A black, white and red, abstracted collage. Background is painted red with black streaks. The dominant part of the piece is a photo of a bear that has been cut out and placed on top of a mountain landscape that has been drawn using charcoal. Framing the charcoal landscape is a black and white strip…
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- Title
- Exit - Divide Pass
- Date
- 1992
- Medium
- collage on paper
- Dimensions
- 32.7 x 38.0 cm
- Description
- A black, white and red, abstracted collage. Background is painted red with black streaks. The dominant part of the piece is a photo of a bear that has been cut out and placed on top of a mountain landscape that has been drawn using charcoal. Framing the charcoal landscape is a black and white striped border. There is a red outline around the bear and the bear’s shadow is painted in black at its feet. The shadow drops out of frame just right of centre at bottom of artwork. At the bottom left, extending across the image, is a block of black and white stripes. The artist signature is in the bottom rhc written in pencil, “Maureen Enns” and on the bottom lhc is the title of the work, also written in pencil, “Exit - Divide Pass”.
- Subject
- bear
- Maureen Enns
- Credit
- Gift of Maureen Enns, Cochrane, 2010
- Catalogue Number
- EnM.13.01
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Figurine Group
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact107.01.0091
- Date
- 1977
- Material
- wood; plaster
- Catalogue Number
- 107.01.0091
- Description
- Long flat wooden base painted with black enamel. Twelve small, brightly painted, plaster figures stand in a row along the base, the figures are from left to right (1) a skull painted brown, (2 )white faced person wrapped in red cloak, (3) a brown standing bear wearing coolie hat and carrying white …
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- Title
- Figurine Group
- Date
- 1977
- Material
- wood; plaster
- Dimensions
- 3.3 x 2.7 x 18.2 cm
- Description
- Long flat wooden base painted with black enamel. Twelve small, brightly painted, plaster figures stand in a row along the base, the figures are from left to right (1) a skull painted brown, (2 )white faced person wrapped in red cloak, (3) a brown standing bear wearing coolie hat and carrying white sack, (4) a seated white cat with red feathers, (5) a green frog, (6) a standing man with exposed fat belly wearing an orange robe and carrying a white sack over his shoulder, (7) a standing woman in blue kimono with yellow hood over face, holding a lyre, (8) a man with purple blouse and green trousers holding a club, (9 )a man with black overblouse and turquoise skirt, holding staff and round yellow object with turquoise sack over shoulder, (10) a kneeling bald man with pointed head and white beard, carrying fan and wearing green robe, (11) a black cat standing with back arched, (12) a seated man with orange robe.
- Subject
- households
- decorative
- miniatures
- religious
- animal
- bear
- cat
- frog
- figure
- male
- female
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 107.01.0091
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- Date
- 1978
- Medium
- bronze
- Catalogue Number
- BeC.06.08
- Description
- A realistic rendering of a grizzly bear, sitting on his haunches on rocks, in solid bronze
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- Title
- Grizzly Bear
- Date
- 1978
- Medium
- bronze
- Dimensions
- 17.8 x 13.5 cm
- Description
- A realistic rendering of a grizzly bear, sitting on his haunches on rocks, in solid bronze
- Credit
- Gift of Devonian Group of Charitable Foundations, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- BeC.06.08
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- Artist
- Parr (1893 – 1969, Canadian)
- Date
- 1909
- Medium
- stonecut on paper
- Catalogue Number
- PaR.04.01
- Description
- General colour: black on white. Three hunters in kayaks line up one above the other on the right side facing left. Three walrus with harpoons stuck in them are stacked one above the next on the left side. At the bottom to the left is a bear.
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- Artist
- Parr (1893 – 1969, Canadian)
- Title
- Hunters
- Date
- 1909
- Medium
- stonecut on paper
- Dimensions
- 55.1 x 75.6 cm
- Description
- General colour: black on white. Three hunters in kayaks line up one above the other on the right side facing left. Three walrus with harpoons stuck in them are stacked one above the next on the left side. At the bottom to the left is a bear.
- Subject
- figure, male, animal, walrus
- bear
- hunting
- Credit
- Purchased from Quest, Banff, 1966
- Catalogue Number
- PaR.04.01
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King of the Rockies
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactenm.12.01
- Date
- 1993
- Medium
- oil; acrylic on canvas
- Catalogue Number
- EnM.12.01
- Description
- The center of the painting is a bear turned so it is looking to the left and out of the image frame. Behind the bear is a mountain range with some snow and ice throughout. In the bottom left corner there is a skull from a bighorn sheep. The lower right hand corner has bear foot prints in black with…
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- Title
- King of the Rockies
- Date
- 1993
- Medium
- oil; acrylic on canvas
- Dimensions
- 213.3 x 152.4 cm
- Description
- The center of the painting is a bear turned so it is looking to the left and out of the image frame. Behind the bear is a mountain range with some snow and ice throughout. In the bottom left corner there is a skull from a bighorn sheep. The lower right hand corner has bear foot prints in black with red around them. The bear has a brown colour fur and the ground that it is standing on is blue green. The sky is also a green colour while the mountains have green shadows and white highlights. Located directly behind the bear are two black lines that crisscross as they get higher to the top of the painting.
- Subject
- landscape
- Canadian Rockies
- animal
- bear
- Credit
- Gift of Maureen Enns, Cochrane, 1996
- Catalogue Number
- EnM.12.01
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Lily Watching a Hiker
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactenm.03.01
- Date
- 2009
- Medium
- drawing on paper
- Catalogue Number
- EnM.03.01
- Description
- A charcoal drawing of a bear. The bear in the foreground dominates the drawing. It is looking out of frame to the viewers left. To the left of and behind the bear is a large mountain peak that dominates the majority of the background space. A smaller peak can be seen behind the bear on the right. …
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- Title
- Lily Watching a Hiker
- Date
- 2009
- Medium
- drawing on paper
- Dimensions
- 74.0 x 53.5 cm
- Description
- A charcoal drawing of a bear. The bear in the foreground dominates the drawing. It is looking out of frame to the viewers left. To the left of and behind the bear is a large mountain peak that dominates the majority of the background space. A smaller peak can be seen behind the bear on the right. Au verso there is a gold sticker with black print in the centre at the bottom that reads, “Masters Gallery ltd (sic)”. “Lily Watching a Hiker 2009” is written in blue ink in the top right corner.
- Subject
- bear
- mountain
- Maureen Enns
- Credit
- Gift of Lois Green, 2012
- Catalogue Number
- EnM.03.01
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A Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactwyp.03.773
- Date
- 1930 – 1960
- Medium
- graphite; ink on paper
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.03.773
- Description
- Peter is taking a nap on three logs that have three squirrels on the top, three birds rest on his body. At his feet there is a stump with an axe in it, with three more birds watching Peter and beside the stump there is a bear. Peter has comic “z’s” coming up from his body where in a conversation bu…
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- Title
- A Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year
- Date
- 1930 – 1960
- Medium
- graphite; ink on paper
- Dimensions
- 10.0 x 16.0 cm
- Description
- Peter is taking a nap on three logs that have three squirrels on the top, three birds rest on his body. At his feet there is a stump with an axe in it, with three more birds watching Peter and beside the stump there is a bear. Peter has comic “z’s” coming up from his body where in a conversation bubble he describes his dream of sitting at a table with Catharine around a meal. Written along the top edge “TO MOTHER ROBB FROM PETER” and along the bottom edge “A MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR”
- Subject
- Christmas card
- New year
- logs
- axe
- stump
- bear
- birds
- squirrels
- man
- sleeping
- coupe
- woman
- mean
- chair
- table
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.03.773
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