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B.C.

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Date: 1917 – 1966

Medium: graphite; ink on paper

Catalogue Number: WyP.03.516

Description: A pencil and ink drawing of a map of British Columbia. Notable is Highway 1 and the significant places through which it passes.

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Title: B.C.

Date: 1917 – 1966

Medium: graphite; ink on paper

Dimensions: 22.5 x 15.1 cm

Description: A pencil and ink drawing of a map of British Columbia. Notable is Highway 1 and the significant places through which it passes.

Subject: British Columbia; Highway 1; Revelstoke; Vancouver; Hope; geography

Credit: Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1975

Catalogue Number: WyP.03.516

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The Bird Tree

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Artist: Unknown

Date: 1880 – 1900

Catalogue Number: UnK.06.06

Description: ornately carved ivory sculpture of a man and a bird under a tree.

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Artist: Unknown

Title: The Bird Tree

Date: 1880 – 1900

Dimensions: 20.8 x 4.7 x 10.0 cm

Description: ornately carved ivory sculpture of a man and a bird under a tree.

Subject: figure, male; animal; mythological

Credit: Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979

Catalogue Number: UnK.06.06

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The Canadian Pacific Railway

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Artist: William Notman (1826 – 1891)

Date: 1886

Medium: ink on paper

Catalogue Number: NoW.04.02

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Artist: William Notman (1826 – 1891)

Title: The Canadian Pacific Railway

Date: 1886

Medium: ink on paper

Dimensions: 40 x 28.2 cm

Subject: landscape; mountains; CPR

Credit: Purchased from Prints Old and Rare, San Francisco, USA, 1979

Catalogue Number: NoW.04.02

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Expression

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Date: 1915 – 1925

Medium: graphite; ink on paper

Catalogue Number: WyP.03.924

Description: Three cartoon sketches of men: 1) a bald man is laughing, and only has three teeth, 2) a man with a stern look on his face. He is wearing what appears to be a suit, and has glasses, 3) a man of Asian descent looks laboured since he has sweat coming off his brow. Above the drawings it says “LESSON N…

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Title: Expression

Date: 1915 – 1925

Medium: graphite; ink on paper

Dimensions: 15.6 x 25.3 cm

Description: Three cartoon sketches of men: 1) a bald man is laughing, and only has three teeth, 2) a man with a stern look on his face. He is wearing what appears to be a suit, and has glasses, 3) a man of Asian descent looks laboured since he has sweat coming off his brow. Above the drawings it says “LESSON No. 4 EXPRESSION”

Subject: people; men; clothing; suit; hair; bald; Asian; eye wear; glasses

Credit: Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979

Catalogue Number: WyP.03.924

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Graphite; Watercolour Drawing

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Date: 1916 – 1927

Medium: graphite; watercolour on paper

Catalogue Number: WyP.03.236

Description: Side view drawing of man in soldiers uniform wearing red and green kilt, holding a rifle in front of him. Head is tilted down, legs wide-stance. Very faint pencil line left edge.

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Title: Graphite; Watercolour Drawing

Date: 1916 – 1927

Medium: graphite; watercolour on paper

Dimensions: 22 x 11.7 cm

Description: Side view drawing of man in soldiers uniform wearing red and green kilt, holding a rifle in front of him. Head is tilted down, legs wide-stance. Very faint pencil line left edge.

Subject: soldier; kilt; rifle

Credit: Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1975

Catalogue Number: WyP.03.236

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The Head

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Date: 1916 – 1927

Medium: graphite; ink on paper

Catalogue Number: WyP.03.635

Description: Cartoon of two men, side views, from chest up. Man on left has a tie, round glasses and is smoking a cigarette. Man on right is wearing a top hat and smoking a cigar.Mounted on matte board along with WyP.03.634, WyP.03.636, and WyP.03.637

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Title: The Head

Date: 1916 – 1927

Medium: graphite; ink on paper

Dimensions: 15.5 x 25.4 cm

Description: Cartoon of two men, side views, from chest up. Man on left has a tie, round glasses and is smoking a cigarette. Man on right is wearing a top hat and smoking a cigar.Mounted on matte board along with WyP.03.634, WyP.03.636, and WyP.03.637

Subject: cartoon; smoking; men

Credit: Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1975

Catalogue Number: WyP.03.635

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The Head

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Date: 1915 – 1925

Medium: graphite; ink on paper

Catalogue Number: WyP.03.922

Description: Three cartoon drawings of different heads: 1) a drawing of a robust man in profile, 2) a disheveled man that has a beard and is wearing a hat that is missing the top, and 3) a robust angry looking man that is almost bald and is smoking a cigar.

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Title: The Head

Date: 1915 – 1925

Medium: graphite; ink on paper

Dimensions: 15.7 x 25.3 cm

Description: Three cartoon drawings of different heads: 1) a drawing of a robust man in profile, 2) a disheveled man that has a beard and is wearing a hat that is missing the top, and 3) a robust angry looking man that is almost bald and is smoking a cigar.

Subject: people; men; clothing; hat; hair; facial hair; beard; smoking; cigar

Credit: Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979

Catalogue Number: WyP.03.922

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Lesson no. 4 Expression

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Date: 1915 – 1925

Medium: graphite; ink on paper

Catalogue Number: WyP.03.917

Description: Two cartoon drawings of men. The first man has his one eye squinting and a lop sided smile. The second man has a great deal of shading in his face, has a beard and is smoking. Above the drawings it says “LESSON No. 4 EXPRESSION”

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Title: Lesson no. 4 Expression

Date: 1915 – 1925

Medium: graphite; ink on paper

Dimensions: 15.6 x 25.3 cm

Description: Two cartoon drawings of men. The first man has his one eye squinting and a lop sided smile. The second man has a great deal of shading in his face, has a beard and is smoking. Above the drawings it says “LESSON No. 4 EXPRESSION”

Subject: people; men; hair; facial hair; beard; expression; smoking

Credit: Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979

Catalogue Number: WyP.03.917

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Map of Ontario

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Date: 1917 – 1929

Medium: graphite; ink on paper

Catalogue Number: WyP.03.559

Description: Pencil and ink drawing of Ontario, the Manitoba border, and Great Lakes with rivers and urban centres labeled.title: MAP OF ONTARIO [top left, surrounded by short marks]

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Title: Map of Ontario

Date: 1917 – 1929

Medium: graphite; ink on paper

Dimensions: 15.1 x 22.5 cm

Description: Pencil and ink drawing of Ontario, the Manitoba border, and Great Lakes with rivers and urban centres labeled.title: MAP OF ONTARIO [top left, surrounded by short marks]

Subject: Canada; Ontario; Manitoba; river; lake; map

Credit: Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979

Catalogue Number: WyP.03.559

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Mount Sir Donald Station

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Artist: William Notman (1826 – 1891)

Date: 1889

Medium: ink on paper

Catalogue Number: NoW.04.01

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Artist: William Notman (1826 – 1891)

Title: Mount Sir Donald Station

Date: 1889

Medium: ink on paper

Dimensions: 33.5 x 22.6 cm

Subject: landscape; mountains; CPR

Credit: Purchased from Prints Old and Rare, San Francisco, USA, 1979

Catalogue Number: NoW.04.01

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My Christmas Present

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Artist: Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C. (1906 – 1979, Canadian)

Date: 1913 – 1914

Medium: graphite; watercolour on paper

Catalogue Number: WyC.03.222

Description: watercolour set with blue, yellow, red, black and a green paint brush

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Artist: Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C. (1906 – 1979, Canadian)

Title: My Christmas Present

Date: 1913 – 1914

Medium: graphite; watercolour on paper

Dimensions: 15.0 x 23.0 cm

Description: watercolour set with blue, yellow, red, black and a green paint brush

Subject: watercolour set

Credit: Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979

Catalogue Number: WyC.03.222

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Owl

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Artist: Ebenezer William Peyto (1869 – 1943, Canadian)

Date: c. 1920

Catalogue Number: PyB.06.01

Artist: Ebenezer William Peyto (1869 – 1943, Canadian)

Title: Owl

Date: c. 1920

Dimensions: 19.5 x 22.3 x 44.5 cm

Subject: animal, owl

Credit: Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979

Catalogue Number: PyB.06.01

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Thanksgiving

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Artist: Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C. (1906 – 1979, Canadian)

Date: c. 1915

Medium: graphite; wax pastel on paper

Catalogue Number: WyC.03.165

Description: red border box containing 5 socks, red, brown, yellow, green, blue and one blue chair

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Artist: Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C. (1906 – 1979, Canadian)

Title: Thanksgiving

Date: c. 1915

Medium: graphite; wax pastel on paper

Dimensions: 22.5 x 15.0 cm

Description: red border box containing 5 socks, red, brown, yellow, green, blue and one blue chair

Subject: Thanksgiving; socks

Credit: Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979

Catalogue Number: WyC.03.165

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Untitled

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Artist: Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C. (1906 – 1979, Canadian)

Date: 1915

Medium: graphite and coloured graphite on paper

Catalogue Number: WyC.03.047

Description: 4 horizontal drawings : 1. a line with 5 circles; 2. a line with three semicircular arches; 3. three trees on viewers left; 4. three houses

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Artist: Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C. (1906 – 1979, Canadian)

Title: Untitled

Date: 1915

Medium: graphite and coloured graphite on paper

Dimensions: 30.5 x 23.2 cm

Description: 4 horizontal drawings : 1. a line with 5 circles; 2. a line with three semicircular arches; 3. three trees on viewers left; 4. three houses