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Bird on Stump in Water

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Artist
Ohara Koson (1877 – 1945, Japanese)
Date
n.d.
Medium
woodblock on paper
Catalogue Number
KhO.04.03
Description
A bird, blue and green back and head, red breast, long yellow beak, sits on top of a black stump poking out of water. There is a smaller stump beside it, they are both pointing towards the left, there are black and green reeds sticking out of the water and one fish in the water. The water is greyis…
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Artist
Ohara Koson (1877 – 1945, Japanese)
Title
Bird on Stump in Water
Date
n.d.
Medium
woodblock on paper
Description
A bird, blue and green back and head, red breast, long yellow beak, sits on top of a black stump poking out of water. There is a smaller stump beside it, they are both pointing towards the left, there are black and green reeds sticking out of the water and one fish in the water. The water is greyish blue and fades out towards middle of picture.
Subject
landscape
lake
bird
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
KhO.04.03
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Catharine and Peter Season’s Greetings

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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
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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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
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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Artist
Shibata Zeshin (1807 – 1891, Japanese)
Date
1887
Medium
woodblock on paper
Catalogue Number
ShE.04.01
Description
Three black ravens flying to the left at top of picture, the top of the background is reddish and tapers to white at bottom of picture. The birds are not completely in picture - the first raven show only the end of the tail, the second has the top of the head and back out of the picture and the thi…
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Artist
Shibata Zeshin (1807 – 1891, Japanese)
Title
Crows in Flight
Date
1887
Medium
woodblock on paper
Dimensions
36.3 x 30.3 cm
Description
Three black ravens flying to the left at top of picture, the top of the background is reddish and tapers to white at bottom of picture. The birds are not completely in picture - the first raven show only the end of the tail, the second has the top of the head and back out of the picture and the third has the tip of the top wing and tip of the tail feathers out of the picture.
Subject
animal
bird
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
ShE.04.01
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Artist
Peter or Catharine Whyte
Date
n.d.
Medium
ink on paper
Catalogue Number
Wy?.03.144
Description
Japanese ink drawing featuring a series of parallel branch-like diagonal lines, with a small left-facing bird perched on the center line.
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Artist
Peter or Catharine Whyte
Title
Ink Drawing
Date
n.d.
Medium
ink on paper
Dimensions
32.0 x 32.0 cm
Description
Japanese ink drawing featuring a series of parallel branch-like diagonal lines, with a small left-facing bird perched on the center line.
Subject
bird, branches
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
Wy?.03.144
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Long-tailed Bird on Blossoming Peach

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Artist
Utagawa Hiroshige (1797 – 1858, Japanese)
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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Artist
Utagawa Hiroshige (1797 – 1858, Japanese)
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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Meadowlark With Poem

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Artist
James Agrell Smith (1913 – 1988, Canadian)
Date
n.d.
Medium
print on paper
Catalogue Number
SmJ.04.10
Description
A small print of a meadowlark. The bird is perched on an object in the grass and facing right. It’s head is raised upward, and its beak is partially open. The breast of the bird has a black ring just under the neck area, and the rest of the breast has no markings. The birds back is specked with…
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Artist
James Agrell Smith (1913 – 1988, Canadian)
Title
Meadowlark With Poem
Date
n.d.
Medium
print on paper
Dimensions
10.6 x 8.7 cm
Description
A small print of a meadowlark. The bird is perched on an object in the grass and facing right. It’s head is raised upward, and its beak is partially open. The breast of the bird has a black ring just under the neck area, and the rest of the breast has no markings. The birds back is specked with lines.
Subject
animal
bird
meadowlark
Credit
Purchased from Canadian Art Gallery, Canmore, 1998
Catalogue Number
SmJ.04.10
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Artist
Robert J. Hope (1948 – 2023, Canadian)
Date
1977
Medium
ink on paper
Catalogue Number
HoR.03.02
Description
Colour: brown and black on white. The rear view of a bird whose head is turned to the right. The background is divided in two diagonally, from the upper edge left of center to two thirds down the right side. The markings on the lower section are in squares. In the upper section the markings run hor…
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Artist
Robert J. Hope (1948 – 2023, Canadian)
Title
Ruffed Grouse
Date
1977
Medium
ink on paper
Dimensions
15.5 x 11.5 cm
Description
Colour: brown and black on white. The rear view of a bird whose head is turned to the right. The background is divided in two diagonally, from the upper edge left of center to two thirds down the right side. The markings on the lower section are in squares. In the upper section the markings run horizontally.
Subject
animal, bird
Credit
Purchased from Robert J. Hope, 1975
Catalogue Number
HoR.03.02
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Seasons Greetings Catharine and Peter

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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1951
Medium
graphite; ink on paper
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.713
Description
Detailed sketch for final version of the 1951 Christmas card. Several animals can be seen surrounding Catharine and Peter’s vehicle, there is a tree in the foreground, and two mountains in the background. “SEASONS GREETINS CATHARINE AND PETER” are written on the TL and BL hand side of the drawing, …
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
Seasons Greetings Catharine and Peter
Date
1951
Medium
graphite; ink on paper
Dimensions
18.0 x 27.7 cm
Description
Detailed sketch for final version of the 1951 Christmas card. Several animals can be seen surrounding Catharine and Peter’s vehicle, there is a tree in the foreground, and two mountains in the background. “SEASONS GREETINS CATHARINE AND PETER” are written on the TL and BL hand side of the drawing, with Peter’s signature and date in the BRC of the drawing. Some coloured pencil markings in the BRC starting 4.5cm to the left with a circled no. 3 written in pen and 8cm up more coloured pencil. verso: written in coloured pencil “not over 4”x6””, “3 colors Cragg & Canyon Banff”, and “mountain”
Subject
Christmas card
mountains
tree
moose
wolf
bear
elk
squirrel
bird
cooking
reading
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.713
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Season’s Greetings Catharine and Peter

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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1955
Medium
graphite; ink on paper
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.936
Description
The 1955 Christmas card design. Peter is standing beside Catharine who is sitting on a tree stump. They are watching a group of animals paint the mountain scene in the background. Below the drawing it says “SEASON’S GREETINGS 1955 CATHARINE AND PETER”verso: ink marks along the left edge
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
Season’s Greetings Catharine and Peter
Date
1955
Medium
graphite; ink on paper
Dimensions
18.4 x 28.8 cm
Description
The 1955 Christmas card design. Peter is standing beside Catharine who is sitting on a tree stump. They are watching a group of animals paint the mountain scene in the background. Below the drawing it says “SEASON’S GREETINGS 1955 CATHARINE AND PETER”verso: ink marks along the left edge
Subject
Christmas card
people
man
woman
animal
moose
deer
bear
squirrel
bird
rabbit
wolf
landscape
mountain
Rocky Mountains
painting
canvas
brush
paint
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.936
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Seasons Greetings Catharine and Peter

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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1956
Medium
graphite; ink on paper
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.938
Description
A Christmas card design of a group of vehicles in a convoy travelling down a road to the mountains. The last car is filled with a group of animals, and beside this vehicle there is a post with a bunch of signs pointing to directions to different cities. These signs say “HOMER, FAIRBANKS, EDMONTON, …
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
Seasons Greetings Catharine and Peter
Date
1956
Medium
graphite; ink on paper
Dimensions
18.2 x 28.6 cm
Description
A Christmas card design of a group of vehicles in a convoy travelling down a road to the mountains. The last car is filled with a group of animals, and beside this vehicle there is a post with a bunch of signs pointing to directions to different cities. These signs say “HOMER, FAIRBANKS, EDMONTON, DAWSON CITY, BANFF, ANCHORAGE, VALDEZ, WHITEHORSE, FORT ST. JOHN, AND SEWARD”. The licence plate on the last vehicle says “B.N.P. 1956 CANADA”. While below the drawing it says “SEASONS GREETINGS CATHARINE AND PETER”. Around the edges of the drawing it says “6 inches” and “3 3/4”
Subject
travel
driving
vehicle
car
Christmas card
sign
mountain
Rocky Mountain
animal
moose
bird
bear
deer
wolf
rabbit
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.938
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