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Date
1920 – 1940
Material
MDF; wood
Catalogue Number
105.01.0022
Description
Sign depicting the Simpson Sisters figurng skating together. Both sisters have their right leg raised above their head, with their arms stretched out on either side, while their left leg is slightly bent. They are skating on ice. The sign is cut tightly around the two figures, leaving a rounded rec…
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Title
Advertising Sign
Date
1920 – 1940
Material
MDF; wood
Dimensions
40.5 x 30.0 cm
Description
Sign depicting the Simpson Sisters figurng skating together. Both sisters have their right leg raised above their head, with their arms stretched out on either side, while their left leg is slightly bent. They are skating on ice. The sign is cut tightly around the two figures, leaving a rounded rectangle shape at the bottom, where an inscription reads as follows:“SIMPSON SISTERS / “Canada’s Darlings” / With the / “GAY BLADES” / AT THE ARENA / Sat. the 8:30 p.m. ~ Sun. Mat. Dec 19th 2:30 p.m. ~ Sun. Eve. Dec 19th 8:30 p.m.”The sisters are wearing skating costumes that resemble a mountie outfit, along with wide rim hats and white figure skates.
Subject
Simpson Sisters
Mary Simpson
skating
figure skating
Margaret Simpson
Credit
Gift of James (Sr.) Simpson, 1968
Catalogue Number
105.01.0022
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Alasi Tukalak Carving, Povungnituk

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Artist
Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C. (1906 – 1979, Canadian)
Date
1968
Medium
oil on canvas
Catalogue Number
WyC.01.248
Description
A solitary woman is kneeling in the foreground clutching a grey object in her left hand and pointing to it with her right hand. The woman is seen in profile. Her skin is brown and her hair is black. She wears a blue jacket over an orange-pink skirt. On her head is a red-pink scarf with green detail…
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Artist
Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C. (1906 – 1979, Canadian)
Title
Alasi Tukalak Carving, Povungnituk
Date
1968
Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
25.4 x 30.3 cm
Description
A solitary woman is kneeling in the foreground clutching a grey object in her left hand and pointing to it with her right hand. The woman is seen in profile. Her skin is brown and her hair is black. She wears a blue jacket over an orange-pink skirt. On her head is a red-pink scarf with green details. A light blue-grey building is found in the upper left corner. Cast shadows are blue.
Subject
figure, female
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
WyC.01.248
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Artist
Kiakshuk (1886 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1960
Medium
ink on paper
Catalogue Number
KiA.04.10
Description
Two figures face each other, irregularly shaped people, the woman with a baby on her back. She also has a tail or the long end of her parka. The couple appear animated, each has a hand outstretched. Brc artist and printer's chops in red, Dorset chop in black.
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Artist
Kiakshuk (1886 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
Ancient Meeting
Date
1960
Medium
ink on paper
Dimensions
63.7 x 48.3 cm
Description
Two figures face each other, irregularly shaped people, the woman with a baby on her back. She also has a tail or the long end of her parka. The couple appear animated, each has a hand outstretched. Brc artist and printer's chops in red, Dorset chop in black.
Subject
figure
man
woman
baby
Credit
Gift of Doreen Hutchinson, Calgary, 1988
Catalogue Number
KiA.04.10
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Andre and A.Y. at Sunshine

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Artist
Kathleen Frances Daly Pepper (1898 – 1994, Canadian)
Date
1947
Medium
graphite on paper
Catalogue Number
DaK.03.04
Description
General colour: pencil on white. Two men in suits sitting at a table. The one in front faces right and is writing. The one behind faces more out and is reading. He wears glasses. Behind them in the upper left corner are book shelves. In the upper right corner is a lamp.
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Artist
Kathleen Frances Daly Pepper (1898 – 1994, Canadian)
Title
Andre and A.Y. at Sunshine
Date
1947
Medium
graphite on paper
Dimensions
29.0 x 36.5 cm
Description
General colour: pencil on white. Two men in suits sitting at a table. The one in front faces right and is writing. The one behind faces more out and is reading. He wears glasses. Behind them in the upper left corner are book shelves. In the upper right corner is a lamp.
Subject
figure
male
Credit
Purchased from Kathleen Frances Daly Pepper, 1970
Catalogue Number
DaK.03.04
Notes
Artistry Revealed: Peter Whyte, Catharine Robb Whyte and Their Contemporaries; June 17, 2018 to October 21, 2018
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1929
Medium
oil on canvas
Catalogue Number
WyP.01.303
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
Annisqualm, Mass.
Date
1929
Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
22.9 x 27.7 cm
Subject
landscape
New England
hills
figure
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
WyP.01.303
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Artist
Niviaksiak (1909 – 1959, Canadian)
Date
1960
Medium
stencil on paper
Catalogue Number
NiV.04.02
Description
General colour: blue and black on white. A blue figure fills the lower two thirds of the picture. He looks up, aims an arrow at the four black birds flying to the right of the top.
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Artist
Niviaksiak (1909 – 1959, Canadian)
Title
The Archer
Date
1960
Medium
stencil on paper
Dimensions
54.3 x 30.1 cm
Description
General colour: blue and black on white. A blue figure fills the lower two thirds of the picture. He looks up, aims an arrow at the four black birds flying to the right of the top.
Subject
figure, male
animal, bird
hunting
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1971
Catalogue Number
NiV.04.02
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Banff Trophy, J.B. Cross Dominion Slalom

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Artist
Charles A. Beil (1894 – 1976, Canadian)
Date
1940
Medium
bronze
Catalogue Number
BeC.06.05
Description
This trophy has a man skiing on the top. The man skiing is wearing a hat, jacket and pants and has two ski poles in hand. Under the skier is a section of bronze that represents the snow and ground. The base of this trophy is round and the skier on the top is heading in the left direction with one …
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Artist
Charles A. Beil (1894 – 1976, Canadian)
Title
Banff Trophy, J.B. Cross Dominion Slalom
Date
1940
Medium
bronze
Dimensions
53.0 x 39.0 cm
Description
This trophy has a man skiing on the top. The man skiing is wearing a hat, jacket and pants and has two ski poles in hand. Under the skier is a section of bronze that represents the snow and ground. The base of this trophy is round and the skier on the top is heading in the left direction with one ski partially lifted in the back.
Subject
activity
skiing
figure
male
Credit
Gift of J. L. King, 1974
Catalogue Number
BeC.06.05
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Artist
Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C. (1906 – 1979, Canadian)
Date
1968 – 1971
Medium
oil on paper
Catalogue Number
WyC.01.206
Description
Four large trees stand in the immediate foreground. They have blue trunks which compliments the similar colour bushes that surround them. The lime green grasses extend to the brushline in the background. The mountains painting with various colours of blue to denote distance appear high above the tr…
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Artist
Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C. (1906 – 1979, Canadian)
Title
Bankhead
Date
1968 – 1971
Medium
oil on paper
Dimensions
22.8 x 30.3 cm
Description
Four large trees stand in the immediate foreground. They have blue trunks which compliments the similar colour bushes that surround them. The lime green grasses extend to the brushline in the background. The mountains painting with various colours of blue to denote distance appear high above the tree line. A yellowish white cloud colour appears against a blue sky.
Subject
figure, female
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
WyC.01.206
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Artist
Ashoona Pitseolak (1904 – 1983, Canadian)
Date
prior to 1962
Medium
ink on paper
Catalogue Number
PiA.04.01
Description
engraved images of a woman in long tailed parka faces to the left, arms outstretched; she is facing two bears one is standing and showing teeth. 2.8 dia. embossed circle in br.Bottom reads “23/50 Dorset 1962 Pitseolak”Back reads “#270 DOR/FG 1962-49”Canadian Eskimo Arts Council (CEAC)embossed chop …
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Artist
Ashoona Pitseolak (1904 – 1983, Canadian)
Title
Bears and Woman
Date
prior to 1962
Medium
ink on paper
Dimensions
31.5 x 45.3 cm
Description
engraved images of a woman in long tailed parka faces to the left, arms outstretched; she is facing two bears one is standing and showing teeth. 2.8 dia. embossed circle in br.Bottom reads “23/50 Dorset 1962 Pitseolak”Back reads “#270 DOR/FG 1962-49”Canadian Eskimo Arts Council (CEAC)embossed chop in br.
Subject
animal
bear
figure
female
mythological
transformation
Credit
Gift of Doreen Hutchinson, Calgary, 1988
Catalogue Number
PiA.04.01
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Artist
Kathleen Frances Daly Pepper (1898 – 1994, Canadian)
Date
1944
Medium
wax crayon on paper
Catalogue Number
DaK.03.25
Description
A couple, man with hat and a woman is sitting at a table on which are glasses. The table is centre bottom, half round. The couple is in conversation, other people in the background.
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Artist
Kathleen Frances Daly Pepper (1898 – 1994, Canadian)
Title
Beer Room, Canmore
Date
1944
Medium
wax crayon on paper
Dimensions
29.2 x 36.7 cm
Description
A couple, man with hat and a woman is sitting at a table on which are glasses. The table is centre bottom, half round. The couple is in conversation, other people in the background.
Subject
figure, group
industry
coal mining
Credit
Purchased from Kathleen Frances Daly Pepper, 1989
Catalogue Number
DaK.03.25
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