Catharine whyte banff

At an early point in either or , Catharine received a small watercolour set as a Christmas present. It seems she tested the medium infrequently as only eighteen are registered in the Whyte collection. However, along with numerous renderings in pastels and graphite her attempts do prove an inclination to explore various mediums and techniques.

Among others, they introduced their daughter to internationally trained and celebrated artist Elizabeth Wentworth Roberts whose Concord residence was an artistic hub. There she hosted exhibitions of select high-calibre artists and taught intermittent art appreciation and practice classes for amateur enthusiasts like Catharine.

The following summer, she wrote Buz of her intention to become a great artist. As we know, those ambitions may not have achieved global recognition but her paintings do rank high alongside artists of her time. Mount Rundle, oil on panel, 24 x 29, c. Previous Next. Her primary medium was oil paint. The painting locations included her home and the environs of Banff the Rocky Mountains of Alberta and British Columbia as well as her travel destinations of Bermuda, the West Indies, Hawai Displaying of characters.

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Good news! We do not share your data or cookies with 3rd parties for their ads or markerting! Privacy Policy Ok, hide this. For example, in July, , she wrote about the first time she saw a grizzly bear. The mother bear rose up on her hind legs and she was so prepared to protect her young that the froth streamed won from her moth and then they went off into the woods and as we drove over the bridge, the two were crossing the creek. Robb Whyte was a newcomer to Banff when she arrived after marrying her husband.

So her observations resonated with Riordon as being some of the same insights she has heard from others who come to the tourist town to live and work. Riordon said those letters are not all dated, so adding them to the digital collection will take further efforts. Home Mountain Guide Dearest Mother — Banff museum digitizes more than 10, letters from Catharine Robb Whyte Banff's Catharine Robb Whyte wrote to her mother Edith living in Boston every few days from the time she arrived in the tourist town in after marrying Peter Whyte up until when her mother passed away.

Thanks to funding from Library Archives Canada, all 11, letters are available online after being scanned and digitized as part of the Whyte Museum's archives. Share on Facebook. Go to whyte. Email Sign Up. More Mountain Guide.