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Nakoda Traditional Campsite

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Artist
Sitting Wind (1925 – 2002, Canadian)
Date
n.d.
Medium
acrylic on canvas
Catalogue Number
WiS.12.03
Description
Traditional Nakoda camp, two people around campfire. Horse at left, wagon at right of image. Teepee near centre. Campsite is on edge of lake in mountains.
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Artist
Sitting Wind (1925 – 2002, Canadian)
Title
Nakoda Traditional Campsite
Date
n.d.
Medium
acrylic on canvas
Dimensions
86.0 x 103.7 cm
Description
Traditional Nakoda camp, two people around campfire. Horse at left, wagon at right of image. Teepee near centre. Campsite is on edge of lake in mountains.
Subject
landscape
Canadian Rockies
activity
camp
teepee
fire
animal
horse
figure
transportation
wagon
Credit
Purchased from Corleigh Belton, Morley, 2005
Catalogue Number
WiS.12.03
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Artist
Barbara Leighton (1911 – 1986, Canadian)
Date
n.d.
Medium
woodcut on paper
Catalogue Number
LeB.04.14
Description
In the foreground from the bl to the br there is a field of light green and dark green Prairie grass. In the mid section cc a group of figures on horseback and wagon stop to gather. A blue mountain range with snow peaks off in the distance starts in the cl and stops at the cr. The light blue sky an…
Artist
Barbara Leighton (1911 – 1986, Canadian)
Title
Range Gossip
Date
n.d.
Medium
woodcut on paper
Description
In the foreground from the bl to the br there is a field of light green and dark green Prairie grass. In the mid section cc a group of figures on horseback and wagon stop to gather. A blue mountain range with snow peaks off in the distance starts in the cl and stops at the cr. The light blue sky and clouds starting at the tl and proceeding to the tr looks like it was made from using the wood grain pattern.
Subject
landscape
Canadian Rockies
Prairie
activity
riding
animal;horses
dogs
figure
group
transportation
horse and wagon
Credit
Gift of Peter and Judith Jekill, Calgary, 1995
Catalogue Number
LeB.04.14
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Sketch for Going to the Sundance

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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1953 – 1957
Medium
oil on masonite
Catalogue Number
WyP.01.563
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
Sketch for Going to the Sundance
Date
1953 – 1957
Medium
oil on masonite
Dimensions
30.5 x 61.0 cm
Subject
landscape
activity
wagon train
animal
horse
figure
group
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
WyP.01.563
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
n.d.
Medium
graphite on paper
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.035
Description
Storyboard/comic strip layout of First Nations travois and wagon and camp. Some feature horses, dogs, archery, and a drying or cooking rack. All drawings within the frames are lightly and sketchily rendered.Two rows of five frames = 10 separate frames, 6 cm high, 13 cm long. Frames appear to have b…
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
Untitled
Date
n.d.
Medium
graphite on paper
Dimensions
52.0 x 75.0 cm
Description
Storyboard/comic strip layout of First Nations travois and wagon and camp. Some feature horses, dogs, archery, and a drying or cooking rack. All drawings within the frames are lightly and sketchily rendered.Two rows of five frames = 10 separate frames, 6 cm high, 13 cm long. Frames appear to have been drawn with straight edge or ruler.Second drawing of stick tipi at top of page, oriented in the opposite direction.
Subject
Indigenous
camp
travois
wagon
tipi
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1975
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.035
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1955
Medium
graphite on paper
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.804
Description
Ten small drawings of different activities occurring. 1) three people are walking over a hill with a couple of animals, 2) a group of people appear to be travelling in a convoy with a horse dragging goods behind it, 3) a group of people on horses moving across the land, 4) a person on a horse that …
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
Untitled
Date
1955
Medium
graphite on paper
Dimensions
21.3 x 27.7 cm
Description
Ten small drawings of different activities occurring. 1) three people are walking over a hill with a couple of animals, 2) a group of people appear to be travelling in a convoy with a horse dragging goods behind it, 3) a group of people on horses moving across the land, 4) a person on a horse that is pulling supplies are coming up over a hill, there are tipis off in the background, 5) a group in a wagon follow behind another heading towards the mountains, 6) possibly a small hut with a person, and there is a hide stretched out on poles, 7) a group of people have assembled in an open area outdoors, 8) a person who appears to have a some sort of head ornament on is preparing to shoot an arrow with their bow, 9) a wooden drying rack with meat hanging from it, in front of it there looks like two people are sitting on the ground, and 10) a group of huts lined up near trees, there appears to be smoke coming out of ventilation areas on the roof. verso: a sketch of the 1955 Christmas card, another boxed off drawing of a person appearing to be playing a drum, a drawing that has some similarities to “Seven Teepees” (though completed about 20 years earlier, and a final boxed off drawing of a native man wearing a headdress.
Subject
tanning
hide
meat
meat drying
wagon
horse
people
hut
bow and arrow
tipi
headdress
Christmas card
moose
bear
deer
squirrel
man
woman
painting
easel
canvas
paint brush
music
drum
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.804
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1925 – 1966
Medium
graphite on paper
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.823
Description
In the upper left corner there is a small sketch of a wagon being pulled by a team of horses, being driven by a single figure. There is a line below the drawing grounding the stagecoach. Throughout the rest of the paper there is a large sketch of the same stagecoach, just up close and more detailed…
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
Untitled
Date
1925 – 1966
Medium
graphite on paper
Dimensions
22.3 x 30.2 cm
Description
In the upper left corner there is a small sketch of a wagon being pulled by a team of horses, being driven by a single figure. There is a line below the drawing grounding the stagecoach. Throughout the rest of the paper there is a large sketch of the same stagecoach, just up close and more detailed than the smaller sketch. There is no horses or a driver in this image.
Subject
wagon
stagecoach
wheels
horses
team
driver
light
hitch
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.823
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1925 – 1966
Medium
graphite on paper
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.825
Description
There are four separate images being depicted on the paper. The first in the top portion of the paper is a group of twelve tipis at the base of a foothill. The hills roll up behind them, with the Rocky Mountains in the background. There are some people by the tipis, but a group of three people in t…
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
Untitled
Date
1925 – 1966
Medium
graphite on paper
Dimensions
19.3 x 25.6 cm
Description
There are four separate images being depicted on the paper. The first in the top portion of the paper is a group of twelve tipis at the base of a foothill. The hills roll up behind them, with the Rocky Mountains in the background. There are some people by the tipis, but a group of three people in the foreground entering the area. In the second drawing on the bottom half of the paper near the left edge is a drawing of a tipi with trees in front of it and a group a person standing in front of the opening to the tipi. In the background there are mountains. In the third drawing to the right of the second is a group of people travelling in a horse caravan. Above them there is a rough sketch of what could be another tipi. In the fourth drawing in the bottom half of the paper near the right edge there is a man driving a wagon. You can see that he is holding the reins, but the team that is leading cannot be seen. verso: in the TLC it says “K22-2” and in the TRC “Flecn 339”
Subject
tipi
teepee
Indigenous
people
man
trees
foothills
mountains
wagon
horses
reigns
team
caravan
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.825
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1925 – 1966
Medium
graphite on paper
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.845
Description
Divided into thirds, there are three lines each with a set of drawings on them. The top line has a child talking to elderly man who is walking with a cane and adjusting his glasses. The child is pointing at a group of kids that are sprinting ahead of him. The second line has another child interacti…
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
Untitled
Date
1925 – 1966
Medium
graphite on paper
Dimensions
14.3 x 22.1 cm
Description
Divided into thirds, there are three lines each with a set of drawings on them. The top line has a child talking to elderly man who is walking with a cane and adjusting his glasses. The child is pointing at a group of kids that are sprinting ahead of him. The second line has another child interacting with an elderly person. To their right there is a vintage car with people inside, ahead of them is a person on a bike, and at the very front is a child in a wagon. The third line is depicting a lineup of people standing in line for the outhouse. inside the fold: near the TRC there is an ink stain and a circular drawing of arrows together
Subject
people
men
woman
children
car
vintage car
wagon
bike
cane
glasses
running
line
washroom
outhouse
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1975
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.845
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1925 – 1966
Medium
ink on paper
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.910
Description
A covered wagon being pulled by a team of horses travels through the desert. There is a cactus in the foreground, and a large cloud coming up over a smooth rocky ridge.
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
Untitled
Date
1925 – 1966
Medium
ink on paper
Dimensions
11.6 x 18.4 cm
Description
A covered wagon being pulled by a team of horses travels through the desert. There is a cactus in the foreground, and a large cloud coming up over a smooth rocky ridge.
Subject
travel
wagon
covered wagon
desert
landscape
cactus
vegetation
animal
horse
cloud
rocky
ridge
land formation
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.910
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Part Of
Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
Scope & Content
Image of a Dave White Co. wagon between two tepees at the Banff Indian Day grounds - an unidentified child stands in profile in front of the tepee
Date Range
[ca. 1950-1960]
Reference Code
V683 / III / A / 6 / PA - 109
Description Level
6 / Item
GMD
Photograph
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Part Of
Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
Description Level
6 / Item
Fonds Number
M36 / V683 / S37
Series
V683 / III / A / 6 : Peter and Catharine Whyte: Local Indigenous people and Banff Indian Days
Sous-Fonds
V683
Accession Number
.
Reference Code
V683 / III / A / 6 / PA - 109
GMD
Photograph
Date Range
[ca. 1950-1960]
Physical Description
Photographs: 1 print; b&w.
Scope & Content
Image of a Dave White Co. wagon between two tepees at the Banff Indian Day grounds - an unidentified child stands in profile in front of the tepee
Subject Access
Banff Indian Days
Children
Tepee
Wagon
Geographic Access
Banff National Park
Alberta
Language
English
Title Source
Title based on item
Processing Status
Processed
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