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- Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian) 15
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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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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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Guy with Beaver Pelt
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactcoj.05.51
- Date
- c. 1911
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Catalogue Number
- CoJ.05.51
- Description
- A white fence sits in the image foreground. A house and a chimney rises on the left side of the image. A figure moves toward the open fence gate. On the left side there is a large green mass.
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- Title
- Guy with Beaver Pelt
- Date
- c. 1911
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Description
- A white fence sits in the image foreground. A house and a chimney rises on the left side of the image. A figure moves toward the open fence gate. On the left side there is a large green mass.
- Credit
- Gift of John Rivette, Seymour Arm, 1997
- Catalogue Number
- CoJ.05.51
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- Date
- c. 1915
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Catalogue Number
- CoJ.03.344
- Description
- A man stands in the wagon of a horse drawn buggy that is filled with hay. Piles of hay are on the ground to his right.
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- Title
- Hay Wagon
- Date
- c. 1915
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Dimensions
- 10.5 x 14.5 cm
- Description
- A man stands in the wagon of a horse drawn buggy that is filled with hay. Piles of hay are on the ground to his right.
- Credit
- Gift of John Rivette, Seymour Arm, 1997
- Catalogue Number
- CoJ.03.344
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Ike-No-Hata Fireworks
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactkiy.04.05
- Date
- 1881
- Medium
- woodblock on paper
- Catalogue Number
- KiY.04.05
- Description
- two boys climb a tree and a crowd of people are watching fireworks across a body of water, red lanterns are strung between the trees
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- Title
- Ike-No-Hata Fireworks
- Date
- 1881
- Medium
- woodblock on paper
- Dimensions
- 24.7 x 36.6 cm
- Description
- two boys climb a tree and a crowd of people are watching fireworks across a body of water, red lanterns are strung between the trees
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- KiY.04.05
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Japanese Woman
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactcoj.03.343
- Date
- c. 1910
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Catalogue Number
- CoJ.03.343
- Description
- Image is of a Japanese woman standing and holding a bowl (on a street?), with others behind her. Paper may have been taken from another drawing as the back has some buildings on it.
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- Title
- Japanese Woman
- Date
- c. 1910
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Dimensions
- 10.5 x 12.0 cm
- Description
- Image is of a Japanese woman standing and holding a bowl (on a street?), with others behind her. Paper may have been taken from another drawing as the back has some buildings on it.
- Credit
- Gift of John Rivette, Seymour Arm, 1997
- Catalogue Number
- CoJ.03.343
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Knee, foot and men
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactcoj.03.330
- Date
- c. 1915
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Catalogue Number
- CoJ.03.330
- Description
- There are two different drawings on this page.Top image is of some people sitting down.The bottom image is a p.o.v. of a leg and boot (that belong to the artist?) and a crowd of people not too far away.
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- Title
- Knee, foot and men
- Date
- c. 1915
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Dimensions
- 23.0 x 15.0 cm
- Description
- There are two different drawings on this page.Top image is of some people sitting down.The bottom image is a p.o.v. of a leg and boot (that belong to the artist?) and a crowd of people not too far away.
- Credit
- Gift of John Rivette, Seymour Arm, 1997
- Catalogue Number
- CoJ.03.330
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Man and Two Packhorses
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactcoj.03.336
- Date
- c. 1915
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Catalogue Number
- CoJ.03.336
- Description
- A rough sketch of a man with two packhorses with backs to the viewer.
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- Title
- Man and Two Packhorses
- Date
- c. 1915
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Dimensions
- 17.5 x 23.5 cm
- Description
- A rough sketch of a man with two packhorses with backs to the viewer.
- Credit
- Gift of John Rivette, Seymour Arm, 1997
- Catalogue Number
- CoJ.03.336
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Man fixing fence
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactcoj.03.347
- Date
- c. 1910
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Catalogue Number
- CoJ.03.347
- Description
- A man is in the top left corner with his back to the viewer. He appears to be fixing a fence.
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- Title
- Man fixing fence
- Date
- c. 1910
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Dimensions
- 10.5 x 7.0 cm
- Description
- A man is in the top left corner with his back to the viewer. He appears to be fixing a fence.
- Credit
- Gift of John Rivette, Seymour Arm, 1997
- Catalogue Number
- CoJ.03.347
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Man walking away
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactcoj.03.346
- Date
- c. 1910
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Catalogue Number
- CoJ.03.346
- Description
- An image of a man walking away from viewer, in bottom left corner.
1 image
- Title
- Man walking away
- Date
- c. 1910
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Dimensions
- 12.5 x 8.5 cm
- Description
- An image of a man walking away from viewer, in bottom left corner.
- Credit
- Gift of John Rivette, Seymour Arm, 1997
- Catalogue Number
- CoJ.03.346
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- Date
- c. 1910
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Catalogue Number
- CoJ.03.348
- Description
- A side view of a woman in a dress and hat.
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- Title
- Mellora
- Date
- c. 1910
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Dimensions
- 14.5 x 5.5 cm
- Description
- A side view of a woman in a dress and hat.
- Subject
- figure
- study
- portrait
- Mellora Collings
- Credit
- Gift of John Rivette, Seymour Arm, 1997
- Catalogue Number
- CoJ.03.348
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Men with Packs
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactcoj.03.345
- Date
- c. 1915
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Catalogue Number
- CoJ.03.345
- Description
- Two figures appear to be carrying packs with backs to the viewer.
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- Title
- Men with Packs
- Date
- c. 1915
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Dimensions
- 10.0 x 10.5 cm
- Description
- Two figures appear to be carrying packs with backs to the viewer.
- Credit
- Gift of John Rivette, Seymour Arm, 1997
- Catalogue Number
- CoJ.03.345
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Miniature Fan Collection
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact103.08.0299%20a-i
- Date
- 1880 – 1900
- Material
- paper; wood
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0299 a-i
- Description
- Eight small souvenir paper fans with thin bamboo handles. Red is most dominant colour on all fans. Fans (a-f) are palmate in shape while (g-i) are smaller and circular. All five have a little mirror placed upper left center, and a blue and yellow fan motif at the base where handle meets paper. (a) …
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- Title
- Miniature Fan Collection
- Date
- 1880 – 1900
- Material
- paper; wood
- Dimensions
- 14.5 cm
- Description
- Eight small souvenir paper fans with thin bamboo handles. Red is most dominant colour on all fans. Fans (a-f) are palmate in shape while (g-i) are smaller and circular. All five have a little mirror placed upper left center, and a blue and yellow fan motif at the base where handle meets paper. (a) image of Japanese woman, bottom left, in 3/4 profile facing right, Japanese male, upper right, faces woman. Small mirror makes up one side of a suspended box. Both figures have bright red lips. (b) Male figure bottom left, looks upwards towards figure of Japanese woman, upper left. Mirror in shape of full moon in background is partially hidden by midground post bearing Japanese calligraphy. (c) Two Japanese males in 3/4 profile facing each other, dressed in official looking clothing. Both are mustached. Mirror appears as one side of street lantern in background. (d) Image of Japanese woman, upper right, looking left toward male who wields a fan in his right hand, the mirror is a part of fan. (e) image of two Japanese women bottom left, faces in 3/4 profile, man wearing helmet upper right. Half moon shaped mirror upper left. (f) Japanese woman lower left, in 3/4 profile. Man in upper right looking down. Mirror in upper left corner in shape of lantern. (g) Small round fan with scene painted on both sides. One side, similar to (a-d) shows male Japanese figure looking right toward female figure, upperight. Small mirror hangs on stand, upper right center. On reverse is red circle with blue, white, and purple cloud like background above yellow fan shape. . Green calligraphy, left center, framed by three consecutive frames. (h) small round fan with scene painted on both sides. On front is similar design to (b) with male figure looking up towards female figure. Round mirror. Same design on back as (g). (i) small round fan with small square mirror and man in lower left corner looking up at woman.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0299 a-i
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Nigatsu-do Temple
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactyoh.04.02
- Date
- 1912
- Medium
- woodblock on paper
- Catalogue Number
- YoH.04.02
- Description
- Colour: brown, blue. The inner roof of the temple fills the top third of the picture. It is held up by four posts. Lights hang down. There are four people by the lower left corner of the building. Evening blue sky fills the backgrund across the center third
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- Title
- Nigatsu-do Temple
- Date
- 1912
- Medium
- woodblock on paper
- Dimensions
- 25.7 x 36.7 cm
- Description
- Colour: brown, blue. The inner roof of the temple fills the top third of the picture. It is held up by four posts. Lights hang down. There are four people by the lower left corner of the building. Evening blue sky fills the backgrund across the center third
- Subject
- architecture
- figure
- group
- religious
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1971
- Catalogue Number
- YoH.04.02
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Packhorses and figures
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactcoj.03.340
- Date
- c. 1920
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Catalogue Number
- CoJ.03.340
- Description
- A man with two packhorses is roughly drawn in bottom left corner.At the top is a figure of a woman facing viewer’s right, and another female figure with her back to the viewer.
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- Title
- Packhorses and figures
- Date
- c. 1920
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Dimensions
- 18.0 x 15.5 cm
- Description
- A man with two packhorses is roughly drawn in bottom left corner.At the top is a figure of a woman facing viewer’s right, and another female figure with her back to the viewer.
- Credit
- Gift of John Rivette, Seymour Arm, 1997
- Catalogue Number
- CoJ.03.340
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- Date
- 1911 – 1920
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 107.01.0151 a,b
- Description
- Two flat bronze disks with cast relief on face. (a) relief profile of man's face with high collar, stock tied at neck, and hair bound in a club at the neck, "MOZART" vertically behind man's head on left of disk, signed "A. Hartig" below neck. (b) relief of draped male figure playing harp and sitti…
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- Title
- Plaque
- Date
- 1911 – 1920
- Material
- metal
- Description
- Two flat bronze disks with cast relief on face. (a) relief profile of man's face with high collar, stock tied at neck, and hair bound in a club at the neck, "MOZART" vertically behind man's head on left of disk, signed "A. Hartig" below neck. (b) relief of draped male figure playing harp and sitting on step, woman standing in front singing to rapt, thoughtful audience below. "MACHT DER TONE" on step and "A. Hartig . 1911.
- Subject
- households
- decorative
- figure
- male
- female
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 107.01.0151 a,b
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Princeton Tiger and Lady
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactghw.05.02
- Artist
- H. W. G.
- Date
- 1900 – 1901
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Catalogue Number
- GhW.05.02
- Description
- A tiger with a big smile is in br with his leash tied around a lady's wrists. She is wearing a long red dress and a red hat. They are the same figures as GhW.05.01.
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- Artist
- H. W. G.
- Title
- Princeton Tiger and Lady
- Date
- 1900 – 1901
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Dimensions
- 134.5 x 136.5 cm
- Description
- A tiger with a big smile is in br with his leash tied around a lady's wrists. She is wearing a long red dress and a red hat. They are the same figures as GhW.05.01.
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- GhW.05.02
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- Date
- 1885 – 1925
- Material
- fibre; glass; ivory
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0360
- Description
- A purse of blue grey silk with ivory battens at drawstring closure, and embroidered beaded figures of man and woman dancing. Purse is essentially a square with a panel along the sides and bottom for width, with a stiff panel inserted at the bottom between lining and purse. Top draws closed with a s…
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- Title
- Purse
- Date
- 1885 – 1925
- Material
- fibre; glass; ivory
- Dimensions
- 22.2 x 5.4 x 21.8 cm
- Description
- A purse of blue grey silk with ivory battens at drawstring closure, and embroidered beaded figures of man and woman dancing. Purse is essentially a square with a panel along the sides and bottom for width, with a stiff panel inserted at the bottom between lining and purse. Top draws closed with a silver metallic cord through a short ivory batten on the front and back causing the bag to form two pleats on either side. Ends of cord have red and grey beaded loop tassels. Bag lined front, back and bottom with pink silk. Figures beaded on front of purse depict woman in yellow dress and man in green trousers and pink jacket holding top hat while they are dancing.
- Subject
- households
- hobbies
- embroidery
- figure
- male
- female
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0360
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