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Portrait of General U. S. Grant

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Artist
William E. Marshall
Date
1868
Medium
engraving on paper
Catalogue Number
MaW.04.02
Description
A head and shoulders portrait of General U. S. Grant. He is facing to his left, dressed in dark suit and tie. An oval mat frames the portrait.
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Artist
William E. Marshall
Title
Portrait of General U. S. Grant
Date
1868
Medium
engraving on paper
Dimensions
53.0 x 41.0 cm
Description
A head and shoulders portrait of General U. S. Grant. He is facing to his left, dressed in dark suit and tie. An oval mat frames the portrait.
Subject
portrait, male
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
MaW.04.02
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Artist
A. Nichol
Date
1922
Medium
oil paint on paper
Catalogue Number
NiA.02.01
Description
A portrait of George A. Stewart the first superintendent of Canadian National Park Banff 1885 - 1897. The picture shows a man sitting in a chair, facing left, his left arm on the arm rest, the right hand holding a cane. The gentleman himself has a receding hairline, collar length white hair, bushy …
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Artist
A. Nichol
Title
George A. Stewart
Date
1922
Medium
oil paint on paper
Dimensions
49.8 x 38.1 cm
Description
A portrait of George A. Stewart the first superintendent of Canadian National Park Banff 1885 - 1897. The picture shows a man sitting in a chair, facing left, his left arm on the arm rest, the right hand holding a cane. The gentleman himself has a receding hairline, collar length white hair, bushy sideburns and a connecting mustache. His coat is drab green. See artist's file for an article in the Crag and Canyon June 9, 1923 re the procurement and hanging of the portrait in the government museum.
Subject
portrait, male
Credit
Gift of Steve Kun, Banff, 1969
Catalogue Number
NiA.02.01
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Shorty White-Grass A-PO-TO-YE-SEE

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Artist
Wilfred Langdon Kihn (1898 – 1957, American)
Date
1924
Medium
pastel on paper
Catalogue Number
KiW.03.02
Description
A very brightly coloured pastel drawing. The portrait of the man dominates almost the entire picture. A dark blue background behind his head, the face is drawin in good detail, black braids to the front. A red undershirt, yellow vest with white/red/purple diamond designs over shoulders. A necklace …
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Artist
Wilfred Langdon Kihn (1898 – 1957, American)
Title
Shorty White-Grass A-PO-TO-YE-SEE
Date
1924
Medium
pastel on paper
Dimensions
49.8 x 38.0 cm
Description
A very brightly coloured pastel drawing. The portrait of the man dominates almost the entire picture. A dark blue background behind his head, the face is drawin in good detail, black braids to the front. A red undershirt, yellow vest with white/red/purple diamond designs over shoulders. A necklace of black-tipped weasel tails and long, black horse tails. He is wearing a brown (buckskin ?) shirt. On the back of the heavy card backing: Shorty White-Grass A-PO-TO-YE-SEE Blackfeet Tribe of Browning Mont. in blue; in black: #54.
Subject
portrait, male
Indigenous
Credit
Gift of Banff Centre Brewster Donation, Banff, 1986
Catalogue Number
KiW.03.02
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Portrait of Peter Whyte

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Artist
L. R. Woodard
Date
1928
Medium
oil on canvas
Catalogue Number
WoL.02.01
Description
Colour: flesh, grey. Frontal view of a young man's head and shoulders. He wears an undershirt under a grey shirt with a collar. His ears stick out and his expression is somewhat serious.
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Artist
L. R. Woodard
Title
Portrait of Peter Whyte
Date
1928
Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
50.2 x 60.3 cm
Description
Colour: flesh, grey. Frontal view of a young man's head and shoulders. He wears an undershirt under a grey shirt with a collar. His ears stick out and his expression is somewhat serious.
Subject
portrait, male
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1975
Catalogue Number
WoL.02.01
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Artist
Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C. (1906 – 1979, Canadian)
Date
1930
Medium
oil on canvas
Catalogue Number
WyC.02.01
Description
Colour: brown, grey, red. Head and upper torso of a man facing left. He wears a large feather headress and a buckskin jacket with beaded trim. He wears a claw or teeth necklace. The background is grey.
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Artist
Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C. (1906 – 1979, Canadian)
Title
Chief Dan Wildman
Date
1930
Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
63.4 x 76.7 cm
Description
Colour: brown, grey, red. Head and upper torso of a man facing left. He wears a large feather headress and a buckskin jacket with beaded trim. He wears a claw or teeth necklace. The background is grey.
Subject
portrait, male
Dan Wildman
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1971
Catalogue Number
WyC.02.01
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
1931
Medium
oil on canvas
Catalogue Number
WyP.02.027
Description
Colour: brown, black, white, red. The head and upper torso of a man sitting facing right but not quite in profile. His hair is in braids and he wears a Hudson Bay coat, a red scarf at the neck and a rifle rests across his lap.
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
William Twin
Date
1931
Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
75.9 x 62.8 cm
Description
Colour: brown, black, white, red. The head and upper torso of a man sitting facing right but not quite in profile. His hair is in braids and he wears a Hudson Bay coat, a red scarf at the neck and a rifle rests across his lap.
Subject
portrait, male, Indigenous
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
WyP.02.027
Notes
Artistry Revealed: Peter Whyte, Catharine Robb Whyte and Their Contemporaries; June 17, 2018 to October 21, 2018
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Chief Hector Crawler

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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1931
Medium
oil on canvas
Catalogue Number
WyP.02.017
Description
Colour: grey, yellow, red, black. The head and upper torso of an Indigenous man wearing a large feather headdress and a beaded buckskin jacket. A white beaded neckpiece hangs down in front. The background in grey.
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
Chief Hector Crawler
Date
1931
Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
76.5 x 63.0 cm
Description
Colour: grey, yellow, red, black. The head and upper torso of an Indigenous man wearing a large feather headdress and a beaded buckskin jacket. A white beaded neckpiece hangs down in front. The background in grey.
Subject
portrait, male
Indigenous
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1968
Catalogue Number
WyP.02.017
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
1932
Medium
oil on canvas
Catalogue Number
WyP.02.028
Description
Colour: blue, brown. The head and upper torso of a man sitting in a wooden chair facing slightly left. He wears a mountie style hat and a dark blue suit. His left hand has a ring on the fourth finger and holds a pipe to his mouth. His moustache is grey. In the lower left corner is the knee of his l…
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
Tom Wilson
Date
1932
Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
75.6 x 62.9 cm
Description
Colour: blue, brown. The head and upper torso of a man sitting in a wooden chair facing slightly left. He wears a mountie style hat and a dark blue suit. His left hand has a ring on the fourth finger and holds a pipe to his mouth. His moustache is grey. In the lower left corner is the knee of his left leg as though crossed over the right.
Subject
portrait, male
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1968
Catalogue Number
WyP.02.028
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Chief David Bearspaw

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Artist
Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C. (1906 – 1979, Canadian)
Date
1933
Medium
oil on canvas on cardboard
Catalogue Number
WyC.01.127
Description
Portrait of Chief David Bearspaw.
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Artist
Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C. (1906 – 1979, Canadian)
Title
Chief David Bearspaw
Date
1933
Medium
oil on canvas on cardboard
Dimensions
35.5 x 28.0 cm
Description
Portrait of Chief David Bearspaw.
Subject
portrait, male
David Bearspaw
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
WyC.01.127
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
1933
Medium
oil on canvas
Catalogue Number
WyP.01.180
Description
Head and shoulders portrait of a male. The head is turned to the left, eyes looking away, ruddy complexion, white hair and moustache, grey eyebrows, dark suit, white shirt and dark tie against a brown background, only a few strokes against the canvas to the right side of the painting.
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
J.D. Curren
Date
1933
Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
35.2 x 27.5 cm
Description
Head and shoulders portrait of a male. The head is turned to the left, eyes looking away, ruddy complexion, white hair and moustache, grey eyebrows, dark suit, white shirt and dark tie against a brown background, only a few strokes against the canvas to the right side of the painting.
Subject
portrait, male
J. D. Curren
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
WyP.01.180
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