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- Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian) 7
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- Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C. (1906 – 1979, Canadian) 1
- Charles John Collings (1848 – 1931, British) 1
- Louis Agassiz Fuertes (1874 – 1927, American) 1
- Ohara Koson (1877 – 1945, Japanese) 1
- Serena Matilda Potts (1812 – 1898, American) 1
- Utagawa Hiroshige (1797 – 1858, Japanese) 1
Bird bath and stone building
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactcoj.03.484
- Date
- c. 1920
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Catalogue Number
- CoJ.03.484
- Description
- Pencil drawing of a garden scene with a bird bath or stone basin in the foreground, a body of water in the middle, leading back to a stome building in background. Trees and bushes frame the drawing.
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- Title
- Bird bath and stone building
- Date
- c. 1920
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Dimensions
- 26.0 x 21.0 cm
- Description
- Pencil drawing of a garden scene with a bird bath or stone basin in the foreground, a body of water in the middle, leading back to a stome building in background. Trees and bushes frame the drawing.
- Credit
- Gift of John Rivette, Seymour Arm, 1997
- Catalogue Number
- CoJ.03.484
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- Date
- 1835
- Medium
- pencil; ink; watercolour on paper
- Catalogue Number
- PoS.09.01
- Description
- A paper album containing artworks done in ink, pencil and watercolour (?). The album is primarly made up of a brown marbled pattern, with red leather (?) or tape (?) on the spine and corners. Inside the front cover on the center of the page, there is an inscription that reads “Serena M. Potts / 183…
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- Title
- Drawing Album
- Date
- 1835
- Medium
- pencil; ink; watercolour on paper
- Dimensions
- 24.5 x 34.5 cm
- Description
- A paper album containing artworks done in ink, pencil and watercolour (?). The album is primarly made up of a brown marbled pattern, with red leather (?) or tape (?) on the spine and corners. Inside the front cover on the center of the page, there is an inscription that reads “Serena M. Potts / 1835”. Pages contain artworks of flora and fauna, including birds, butterflies, flowers, plants and landscape scenes, both in colour and in black and white. Some of the drawings share a page with another, while others are one drawing/painting per page.
- Subject
- flora
- fauna
- bird
- butterfly
- plant
- flower
- landscape
- botanical drawings
- black and white
- ink
- graphite
- drawing
- painting
- sketchbook
- Credit
- Gift of Charles C. Reid, Banff, Alberta, 1986
- Catalogue Number
- PoS.09.01
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Long-tailed Bird on Blossoming Peach
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifacthiu.04.05
- Date
- prior to 1858
- Medium
- woodblock on paper
- Catalogue Number
- HiU.04.05
- Description
- A blue and white bird sitting on a branch. The bird has blue head, back and tail, a very long tail. Head has a plume, breast and underside of tail and tops are white. Long trailing brown branches have pink blossoms and blue leaves. Writing down left side and center bottom with chop. The background …
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- Title
- Long-tailed Bird on Blossoming Peach
- Date
- prior to 1858
- Medium
- woodblock on paper
- Dimensions
- 34.2 x 11.5 cm
- Description
- A blue and white bird sitting on a branch. The bird has blue head, back and tail, a very long tail. Head has a plume, breast and underside of tail and tops are white. Long trailing brown branches have pink blossoms and blue leaves. Writing down left side and center bottom with chop. The background is pale yellow fading to white at bottom. The paper appears to be handmade, irregular and with small holes. A hole 1.0x0.5 centre area, has been repaired probably before the print was made.
- Subject
- animal, bird
- Credit
- Gift of Charles C. Reid, Banff, Alberta, 1986
- Catalogue Number
- HiU.04.05
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- Date
- 1914 – 1925
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.03.656
- Description
- Pencil drawing of an owl, perched on a stand, with rough trees and mountains in the background. Enclosed in a rectangle. Below rectangle is the word OWL, circled. Signed Pete W. in cursive in brc within the rectangle; Signed P.R. WHiTE in brc outside rectangle.
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- Title
- Owl
- Date
- 1914 – 1925
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Dimensions
- 17.0 x 21.8 cm
- Description
- Pencil drawing of an owl, perched on a stand, with rough trees and mountains in the background. Enclosed in a rectangle. Below rectangle is the word OWL, circled. Signed Pete W. in cursive in brc within the rectangle; Signed P.R. WHiTE in brc outside rectangle.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.03.656
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Sparrow on Plum Branch
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactkho.04.02
- Date
- 1910
- Medium
- woodblock on paper
- Catalogue Number
- KhO.04.02
- Description
- A bird, brown tail, back and head with a white face and breast is sitting on a greyish branch which has some pink blossoms at both ends and runs from top left down to bottom right. The top of the picture is yellowish fading to white.
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- Title
- Sparrow on Plum Branch
- Date
- 1910
- Medium
- woodblock on paper
- Dimensions
- 24.0 x 24.8 cm
- Description
- A bird, brown tail, back and head with a white face and breast is sitting on a greyish branch which has some pink blossoms at both ends and runs from top left down to bottom right. The top of the picture is yellowish fading to white.
- Subject
- animal, bird
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- KhO.04.02
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- Date
- 1911
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Catalogue Number
- Fel.05.02
- Description
- A grey, white and black chickadee sitting on a snow-capped spruce bough.
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- Title
- Untitled
- Date
- 1911
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Dimensions
- 28.0 x 35.5 cm
- Description
- A grey, white and black chickadee sitting on a snow-capped spruce bough.
- Subject
- winter
- bird, chickadee
- Credit
- Gift of Mary Hallock, Fort St. James, 1981
- Catalogue Number
- Fel.05.02
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- Date
- 1917 – 1966
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.03.511
- Description
- A pencil drawing on paper of a bird and a chair. They are separate drawings.
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- Title
- Untitled
- Date
- 1917 – 1966
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Dimensions
- 22.5 x 15.1 cm
- Description
- A pencil drawing on paper of a bird and a chair. They are separate drawings.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1975
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.03.511
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- Date
- 1917 – 1929
- Medium
- graphite; coloured graphite on paper
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.03.573
- Description
- On coloured pencil, red and brown drawing of the side view of a robin standing. It is enclosed within a rectangular frame.
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- Title
- Untitled
- Date
- 1917 – 1929
- Medium
- graphite; coloured graphite on paper
- Dimensions
- 22.5 x 15.1 cm
- Description
- On coloured pencil, red and brown drawing of the side view of a robin standing. It is enclosed within a rectangular frame.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.03.573
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- Date
- 1917 – 1929
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.03.599
- Description
- Nine pencil sketches of a bird, likely a crow or raven, in cartoon style. In some sketches, the bird stands on a branch and in others, the bird is in flight.
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- Title
- Untitled
- Date
- 1917 – 1929
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Dimensions
- 27.5 x 21.0 cm
- Description
- Nine pencil sketches of a bird, likely a crow or raven, in cartoon style. In some sketches, the bird stands on a branch and in others, the bird is in flight.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1975
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.03.599
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- Date
- 1915 – 1925
- Medium
- graphite; ink on paper
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.03.897
- Description
- Two roosters are staring at each other. They have their necks lowered to eat the seed that is below them.
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- Title
- Untitled
- Date
- 1915 – 1925
- Medium
- graphite; ink on paper
- Dimensions
- 21.7 x 27.9 cm
- Description
- Two roosters are staring at each other. They have their necks lowered to eat the seed that is below them.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.03.897
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