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Ancient Meeting
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactkia.04.10
- 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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- 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.
- Credit
- Gift of Doreen Hutchinson, Calgary, 1988
- Catalogue Number
- KiA.04.10
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Boy with a Book
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactsmj.04.01
- Date
- prior to 1988
- Medium
- woodcut on paper
- Catalogue Number
- SmJ.04.01
- Description
- Colour: black on white. Boy sitting cross legged facing out, wearing a plaid shirt dark pants, and boots holding a book in his lap which he is reading.
- Title
- Boy with a Book
- Date
- prior to 1988
- Medium
- woodcut on paper
- Dimensions
- 22.0 x 28.0 cm
- Description
- Colour: black on white. Boy sitting cross legged facing out, wearing a plaid shirt dark pants, and boots holding a book in his lap which he is reading.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1977
- Catalogue Number
- SmJ.04.01
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Clearwater Lake
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifacthuw.02.01
- Date
- 1914
- Medium
- oil on paperboard
- Catalogue Number
- HuW.02.01
- Description
- In the foreground is a small lake coming from the left side, a man is working on a canoe on the shore. Grass and rocks dominate the foreground, forest behind. The centre of the painting is dominated by a mountain with snow-covered mountain range behind.
- Title
- Clearwater Lake
- Date
- 1914
- Medium
- oil on paperboard
- Dimensions
- 119.5 x 80.1 cm
- Description
- In the foreground is a small lake coming from the left side, a man is working on a canoe on the shore. Grass and rocks dominate the foreground, forest behind. The centre of the painting is dominated by a mountain with snow-covered mountain range behind.
- Credit
- Gift of Dorothy Hutchinson, Winnipeg, 1994
- Catalogue Number
- HuW.02.01
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The Cook, Louis Hill, and old dog Dooley
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactsij.05.08
- Date
- 1964
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Catalogue Number
- SiJ.05.08
- Description
- Colour: blue, green. A figure and a dog stand by a fire over which are hanging two pots - left of center. Right is a tent and surrounding this in the front is snow and behind snow and trees.
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- Title
- The Cook, Louis Hill, and old dog Dooley
- Date
- 1964
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Dimensions
- 16.5 x 11.4 cm
- Description
- Colour: blue, green. A figure and a dog stand by a fire over which are hanging two pots - left of center. Right is a tent and surrounding this in the front is snow and behind snow and trees.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1975
- Catalogue Number
- SiJ.05.08
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- Date
- 1960 – 1970
- Material
- skin; hair; glass; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 108.05.0019
- Description
- An Indigenous doll wearing simple buckskin dress with large floral design of blue leaves with orange glass centres beaded across chest and back. Horsehair stitched to head gathered at each side, with a single buckskin thong looped across back of head, simple notched headband, and beaded features of…
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- Title
- Doll
- Date
- 1960 – 1970
- Material
- skin; hair; glass; fibre
- Dimensions
- 33.0 x 7.0 x 17.0 cm
- Description
- An Indigenous doll wearing simple buckskin dress with large floral design of blue leaves with orange glass centres beaded across chest and back. Horsehair stitched to head gathered at each side, with a single buckskin thong looped across back of head, simple notched headband, and beaded features of blue eyes and red mouth, with black bead nostrils. Buckskin moccasins with flap at heel and short buckskin leggings sewn to body. Underbody of firmly stuffed red fabric, hands stitched to side of body.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- playthings
- children
- figure
- female
- beadwork
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 108.05.0019
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- Date
- 1960 – 1970
- Material
- skin; hair; glass; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 108.05.0020
- Description
- A firmly stuffed Indigenous doll wearing shirt and leggings with brown fur band around head. Head is of brown fabric with circular piece of buckskin and beaded features sewn on to represent face. Waist length horsehair braids tied at bottom with buckskin. Simple shirt with fringe at yoke across fro…
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- Title
- Doll
- Date
- 1960 – 1970
- Material
- skin; hair; glass; fibre
- Dimensions
- 33.0 x 7.0 x 27.0 cm
- Description
- A firmly stuffed Indigenous doll wearing shirt and leggings with brown fur band around head. Head is of brown fabric with circular piece of buckskin and beaded features sewn on to represent face. Waist length horsehair braids tied at bottom with buckskin. Simple shirt with fringe at yoke across front and back, and simple leggings fringed at the sides. Plain moccasins sewn on to feet, and hands separate from arms sewn to bottoms of sleeves and cut out in shape of fingers and thumbs. Stuffed underbody of white fabric with printed blue sailboats.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- playthings
- children
- figure
- male
- beadwork
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 108.05.0020
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Father and Son
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactaug.06.01
- Artist
- Augaahs
- Date
- c. 1965
- Medium
- fossilized whalebone
- Catalogue Number
- AuG.06.01
- Description
- Two figures facing the same direction, the one behind is pushing the other; both dressed in parkas with the hood off the head; pants are indicated cut off at the knees; facial features are carved in, the eyes are hols, nose protruding,mouth indicated only in front figure; the arms of the back perso…
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- Artist
- Augaahs
- Title
- Father and Son
- Date
- c. 1965
- Medium
- fossilized whalebone
- Dimensions
- 52.0 x 23.0 x 39.0 cm
- Description
- Two figures facing the same direction, the one behind is pushing the other; both dressed in parkas with the hood off the head; pants are indicated cut off at the knees; facial features are carved in, the eyes are hols, nose protruding,mouth indicated only in front figure; the arms of the back person are extended to the front person giving an indication of pushing; both figures are bent forward at the waist. The fossilized whalebone has an open texture overall.
- Credit
- Gift of D. S. Harvie, 1969
- Catalogue Number
- AuG.06.01
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Female Figures working in field
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactcoj.03.328
- Date
- c. 1915
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Catalogue Number
- CoJ.03.328
- Description
- A number of individual drawings of women in a field working.There is some writing in top right corner denoting colour scheme.
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- Title
- Female Figures working in field
- Date
- c. 1915
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Dimensions
- 20.0 x 26.0 cm
- Description
- A number of individual drawings of women in a field working.There is some writing in top right corner denoting colour scheme.
- Credit
- Gift of John Rivette, Seymour Arm, 1997
- Catalogue Number
- CoJ.03.328
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Figure Amongst Young Poplars
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactcoj.03.511
- Date
- c. 1920
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Catalogue Number
- CoJ.03.511
- Description
- A rough sketch of a a human figure walking towards the viewer on a path beside a river. On the riverbanks are trees, fences, and houses. Writing denotes details and colour scheme in cursive.
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- Title
- Figure Amongst Young Poplars
- Date
- c. 1920
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Dimensions
- 19.0 x 25.0 cm
- Description
- A rough sketch of a a human figure walking towards the viewer on a path beside a river. On the riverbanks are trees, fences, and houses. Writing denotes details and colour scheme in cursive.
- Credit
- Gift of John Rivette, Seymour Arm, 1997
- Catalogue Number
- CoJ.03.511
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Figures on the Sand II
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactroe.02.01
- Date
- c. 1920
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Catalogue Number
- RoE.02.01
- Description
- Purchased by Mrs. Russell Robb, 1927. See RoE.02.02 for more info.
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- Title
- Figures on the Sand II
- Date
- c. 1920
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- 24.3 x 49.8 cm
- Description
- Purchased by Mrs. Russell Robb, 1927. See RoE.02.02 for more info.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- RoE.02.01
- Notes
- Artistry Revealed: Peter Whyte, Catharine Robb Whyte and Their Contemporaries; June 17, 2018 to October 21, 2018
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