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Ancient Brave of the Blood Tribe

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Artist
George Bertrand Mitchell (1872 – 1966, American)
Date
prior to 1938
Medium
graphite on paper
Catalogue Number
MiG.03.04
Description
A portrait from the shoulders up of a man wearing a fuzzy fir hat and a warm winter coat with hood. The man is looking directly at the viewer. Behind the man’s head is some heavy black shaded area created by the artist. The title is written on the lrc with the date: Alberta, 1938.
Artist
George Bertrand Mitchell (1872 – 1966, American)
Title
Ancient Brave of the Blood Tribe
Date
prior to 1938
Medium
graphite on paper
Dimensions
56.0 x 40.5 cm
Description
A portrait from the shoulders up of a man wearing a fuzzy fir hat and a warm winter coat with hood. The man is looking directly at the viewer. Behind the man’s head is some heavy black shaded area created by the artist. The title is written on the lrc with the date: Alberta, 1938.
Subject
portrait
male
Indigenous
Credit
Gift of C. Gardner Lane Jr., Scarborough, USA, 1996
Catalogue Number
MiG.03.04
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Artist
Reinhold H. Palenske (1884 – 1955, American)
Date
1927
Medium
graphite on paper
Catalogue Number
PeR.03.03
Description
A head and shoulders portrait of a First Nations Chief in full headdress. He is turned slightly to the right, his right hand is raised in salute. Written in the lower right corner is “To my fine old friend Col. Moore Anis-ta-ma-ka Pal. Banff, Sept. 7 1927.”
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Artist
Reinhold H. Palenske (1884 – 1955, American)
Title
Anis-Ta-ma-Ka
Date
1927
Medium
graphite on paper
Dimensions
20.0 x 24.0 cm
Description
A head and shoulders portrait of a First Nations Chief in full headdress. He is turned slightly to the right, his right hand is raised in salute. Written in the lower right corner is “To my fine old friend Col. Moore Anis-ta-ma-ka Pal. Banff, Sept. 7 1927.”
Subject
portrait
male
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
PeR.03.03
Images
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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
Images
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Artist
Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C. (1906 – 1979, Canadian)
Date
1934
Medium
oil on canvas
Catalogue Number
WyC.01.393
Description
A portrait of a man. He is to the left of centre. He is wearing a brown scarf tied on his head and has a long black mustache. The painting is unfinished.
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Artist
Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C. (1906 – 1979, Canadian)
Title
Balinese Man
Date
1934
Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
27.2 x 35.0 cm
Description
A portrait of a man. He is to the left of centre. He is wearing a brown scarf tied on his head and has a long black mustache. The painting is unfinished.
Subject
portrait
male
Pacific
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
WyC.01.393
Images
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Artist
Nicholas Raffael de Grandmaison (1892 – 1978, Canadian)
Date
c. 1950
Medium
pastel on sandpaper
Catalogue Number
DgN.03.01
Description
A head and shoulder portrait of Bill Hargrave (see de Grandmaison file for information on Mr. Hargrave). He is wearing a tam, green-yellow-red with a pom-pon, a shirt and tie, and a shawl-necked sweater
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Artist
Nicholas Raffael de Grandmaison (1892 – 1978, Canadian)
Title
Bill Hargrave
Date
c. 1950
Medium
pastel on sandpaper
Dimensions
61.0 x 50.5 cm
Description
A head and shoulder portrait of Bill Hargrave (see de Grandmaison file for information on Mr. Hargrave). He is wearing a tam, green-yellow-red with a pom-pon, a shirt and tie, and a shawl-necked sweater
Subject
portrait
male
Credit
Gift of Sonia de Grandmaison, West Vancouver, 1985
Catalogue Number
DgN.03.01
Images
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Artist
Reinhold H. Palenske (1884 – 1955, American)
Date
1927
Medium
coloured graphite on paper
Catalogue Number
PeR.03.01
Description
General colour: white, black, orange. The man's white fur hat fills upper third of the drawing. His eyes look out. He wears an orange tie. There is some purple colour on his left lapel. The title is in orange in the lower left corner. In the lower right corner, the words are in black.
Artist
Reinhold H. Palenske (1884 – 1955, American)
Title
Blood Indian Chief
Date
1927
Medium
coloured graphite on paper
Dimensions
29.2 x 45.1 cm
Description
General colour: white, black, orange. The man's white fur hat fills upper third of the drawing. His eyes look out. He wears an orange tie. There is some purple colour on his left lapel. The title is in orange in the lower left corner. In the lower right corner, the words are in black.
Subject
portrait
male
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1975
Catalogue Number
PeR.03.01
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Artist
John Lefthand Jr.
Date
1950 – 1970
Medium
oil on canvas board
Catalogue Number
LeJ.02.06
Description
Two jumping bison, facing left are being chased by an man on a brown horse, he has a bow and arrow ready to shoot at the bison. The horizon runs across page just below centre line. The plain is brown, the sky is blue to the right and white/yellow the left half of picture.
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Artist
John Lefthand Jr.
Title
Buffalo Hunt
Date
1950 – 1970
Medium
oil on canvas board
Dimensions
23.0 x 30.0 cm
Description
Two jumping bison, facing left are being chased by an man on a brown horse, he has a bow and arrow ready to shoot at the bison. The horizon runs across page just below centre line. The plain is brown, the sky is blue to the right and white/yellow the left half of picture.
Subject
landscape, prairie
animal, buffalo, horse
figure, male
hunting
Indigenous
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
LeJ.02.06
Images
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Artist
John Lefthand Jr.
Date
1950 – 1970
Medium
oil on canvas board
Catalogue Number
LeJ.02.01
Description
Three people on horseback, one waving a bright red flag, are chasing some bison over a cliff. The cliff, right foreground is green, the valley below is light green with two brownish hills. The sky is blue with two white clouds.
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Artist
John Lefthand Jr.
Title
Buffalo Jump
Date
1950 – 1970
Medium
oil on canvas board
Dimensions
23 x 30.0 cm
Description
Three people on horseback, one waving a bright red flag, are chasing some bison over a cliff. The cliff, right foreground is green, the valley below is light green with two brownish hills. The sky is blue with two white clouds.
Subject
landscape
animal, buffalo, horse
figure, male
hunting
Indigenous
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
LeJ.02.01
Images
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The Bust and the Portrait

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Artist
Joseph Francis Plaskett (1918 – 2014, Canadian)
Date
n.d.
Medium
etching; aquatint on paper
Catalogue Number
PlJ.04.05
Description
On back: This is a later stage of my 3rd etching. It needs more development yet. Same as PlJ.04.04, except background in portrait is blackened and darker emphasis on back of head of bust.
Artist
Joseph Francis Plaskett (1918 – 2014, Canadian)
Title
The Bust and the Portrait
Date
n.d.
Medium
etching; aquatint on paper
Dimensions
17; 17.9 x 14; 14.3 cm
Description
On back: This is a later stage of my 3rd etching. It needs more development yet. Same as PlJ.04.04, except background in portrait is blackened and darker emphasis on back of head of bust.
Subject
portrait
male
Credit
Gift of Elizabeth Rummel, Banff, 1981
Catalogue Number
PlJ.04.05
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The Bust and the Portrait

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Artist
Joseph Francis Plaskett (1918 – 2014, Canadian)
Date
n.d.
Medium
etching; aquatint on paper
Catalogue Number
PlJ.04.04
Description
On back: This is a proof of my 3rd etching at a certain point in its development. It is mostly aquatint. A bust in the lower right corner in front of a large portrait in an ornate frame, only part of the frame is shown; muted shades.
Artist
Joseph Francis Plaskett (1918 – 2014, Canadian)
Title
The Bust and the Portrait
Date
n.d.
Medium
etching; aquatint on paper
Dimensions
16.9; 17.7 x 14.2; 14.2 cm
Description
On back: This is a proof of my 3rd etching at a certain point in its development. It is mostly aquatint. A bust in the lower right corner in front of a large portrait in an ornate frame, only part of the frame is shown; muted shades.
Subject
portrait
male
Credit
Gift of Elizabeth Rummel, Banff, 1981
Catalogue Number
PlJ.04.04
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