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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1955 – 1957
Medium
oil on masonite
Catalogue Number
WyP.01.583
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
Travois
Date
1955 – 1957
Medium
oil on masonite
Dimensions
9.6 x 21.5 cm
Subject
camp
animal
horse
figure
group
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
WyP.01.583
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1921 – 1966
Medium
graphite on paper
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.357
Description
Pencil drawing of three scenes in hand drawn boxes. The scenes are arranged vertically. The top scene is of a figure walking a dog on a leash. The middle scene is of a figure digging his heels into the ground while an animal (dog or goat) leaps forward and pulls the man by a leash. The bottom scene…
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
Untitled
Date
1921 – 1966
Medium
graphite on paper
Dimensions
27.8 x 21.5 cm
Description
Pencil drawing of three scenes in hand drawn boxes. The scenes are arranged vertically. The top scene is of a figure walking a dog on a leash. The middle scene is of a figure digging his heels into the ground while an animal (dog or goat) leaps forward and pulls the man by a leash. The bottom scene shows a car driving on a road with hills in the background.
Subject
man
car
animal
humour
Peter Whyte
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1975
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.357
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1925 – 1962
Medium
graphite on paper
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.378
Description
Two separate drawings in pencil, vertically arranged. The top drawing is a scene enclosed within a rectangular frame. The drawing is quite sketchy, but there appears to be two figures engaging in a rigorous activity. One holds a paddle or a cooking utensil and both wear tall caps.Below this drawing…
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
Untitled
Date
1925 – 1962
Medium
graphite on paper
Dimensions
27.5 x 21.5 cm
Description
Two separate drawings in pencil, vertically arranged. The top drawing is a scene enclosed within a rectangular frame. The drawing is quite sketchy, but there appears to be two figures engaging in a rigorous activity. One holds a paddle or a cooking utensil and both wear tall caps.Below this drawing is a rough sketch of a camel with one hump. In the foreground, a left hand (figure not shown) holds a stick in the animal’s direction. There is a residue of ink from a typed text barely visible over this portion of the drawing.
Subject
Peter Whyte
drawing
camel
animal
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1975
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.378
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1925 – 1966
Medium
graphite on paper
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.797
Description
A simple sketch of a moose from the side. Centre left side of the page has a ink scribble.
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
Untitled
Date
1925 – 1966
Medium
graphite on paper
Dimensions
21.6 x 14.0 cm
Description
A simple sketch of a moose from the side. Centre left side of the page has a ink scribble.
Subject
animal
moose
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.797
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1925 – 1966
Medium
graphite on paper
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.839
Description
Boxed off in the top half of the page it is a seen of people of East Asian descent walking down what looks like a road. At the head of the line there is a man on a cart being pulled by an unknown animal. Next is a man wearing a conical hat and holding a sickle over his shoulder. There are three wom…
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
Untitled
Date
1925 – 1966
Medium
graphite on paper
Dimensions
19.9 x 25.6 cm
Description
Boxed off in the top half of the page it is a seen of people of East Asian descent walking down what looks like a road. At the head of the line there is a man on a cart being pulled by an unknown animal. Next is a man wearing a conical hat and holding a sickle over his shoulder. There are three woman behind him all carrying items on their heads. In the background there is a field, and a volcano off in the distance. Below this drawing there is a line drawn in the middle of the paper, and there is five ducks drawn on it.
Subject
Asian
cart
animal
duck
people
men
women
field
sickle
conicle hat
hat
volcano
farmer
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1975
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.839
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1925 – 1966
Medium
graphite on paper
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.870
Description
Three separate cartoons depicting different stories about skiing. The first is two men, one in the front that appears to be struggling and one in the back of the line. There are two children and a dog inbetween the adults. The second drawing is a group of adults skiing together, one of them is look…
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
Untitled
Date
1925 – 1966
Medium
graphite on paper
Dimensions
18.5 x 20.2 cm
Description
Three separate cartoons depicting different stories about skiing. The first is two men, one in the front that appears to be struggling and one in the back of the line. There are two children and a dog inbetween the adults. The second drawing is a group of adults skiing together, one of them is looking at the viewer and the figure in the front looks like Pete’s Grandmother. Both this drawing and the first drawing depicts the groups cross country skiing. The third drawing is of a stick figure taking off their hat and walking towards something. His foot catches the end of a ski and it lifts up and hits him in the back of the head. He is shown after to be sitting on the ground with the skis asking “WHO DID THAT!!”
Subject
winter
skiing
cross-country skiing
people
men
women
children
poles
animal
dog
sports
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1975
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.870
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1925 – 1966
Medium
graphite; ink on monogram board
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.886
Description
Three sketches take up a third of the page each: 1) A hunched over person walks between two stocky men. The man on the left is wearing a hat and walking with a cane, and the gentleman on the right is carrying a newspaper and smoking. They are walking into a crowd. Beside the drawing it says “IF I C…
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
Untitled
Date
1925 – 1966
Medium
graphite; ink on monogram board
Dimensions
39.0 x 26.3 cm
Description
Three sketches take up a third of the page each: 1) A hunched over person walks between two stocky men. The man on the left is wearing a hat and walking with a cane, and the gentleman on the right is carrying a newspaper and smoking. They are walking into a crowd. Beside the drawing it says “IF I CAN MANAGE TO SANDWICH MYSELF BETWEEN TWO GOOD STOUT FELLOW PEDESTRIANS ---------”, 2) A Neanderthal (appears to be) is running away from a long neck dinosaur. Beside the drawing it says “MY PREHISTORIC ANCESTOR DODGING A DINOSAUR -----------”, and 3) A man walks in front of a vehicle reading a newspaper. There is another car driving away in the opposite direction. Beside the drawing it says “I HOPPED OFF AS THE AVIATORS SAY AND WENT ACROSS THE STREET ----------”. verso: near the middle of the board there is a sketch of two pirates, one with a sword that has injured the other. Underneath the drawing it reads “QUICK, BRING ME A CHAIR I CAN’T STAND THE SIGHT OF BLOOD” Below the drawing it says “My prehistoric ancestor dodging a dinosaur If I can manage to sandwich myself between two good stout fellow pedestrians I hopped off as the aviators say and went across the street That he will ever become a mechanical bird and fly over is out of the question.”
Subject
people
men
dinosaur
animal
car
newspaper
reading
walking
street
pedestrian
cane
smoking
pirates
swords
blood
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1975
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.886
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1925 – 1966
Medium
graphite on paper
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.888
Description
Multiple cartoon sketches: 1) A bald man looking at the viewer, he is missing teeth; 2) Sketch done in profile of a man with a long nose and lots of hair on his head; 3)Profile sketch of a man’s head. He has a long nose, pronounced jaw and short hair; 4) A man grimacing with his eyes closed. He is …
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
Untitled
Date
1925 – 1966
Medium
graphite on paper
Dimensions
14.9 x 22.4 cm
Description
Multiple cartoon sketches: 1) A bald man looking at the viewer, he is missing teeth; 2) Sketch done in profile of a man with a long nose and lots of hair on his head; 3)Profile sketch of a man’s head. He has a long nose, pronounced jaw and short hair; 4) A man grimacing with his eyes closed. He is wearing a baseball cap; 5) A man with a mustache, extremely long nose, and wearing a straw hat; 6) Profile sketch of a woman’s head. She has her hair tied back in a bun at the nap of her neck; 7) A mouse that looks like he is about ready to box; 8) A pair of pants; and 9) a man leaning over. He is wearing a cap and has a batch on the back of his pants.
Subject
people
men
women
facial features
nose
teeth
eyes
hat
straw hat
baseball cap
clothing
pants
animal
mouse
hair
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.888
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1925 – 1966
Medium
ink on paper
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.893
Description
Two sketches of horses. One of the horse appears to be walking up some path and is carrying packs on his back. The second drawing has the horse facing the viewer and is carrying packs on his back. Near the BRC there is a a word that can be made out through the loose cursive and the letter “s”.
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
Untitled
Date
1925 – 1966
Medium
ink on paper
Dimensions
13.8 x 21.4 cm
Description
Two sketches of horses. One of the horse appears to be walking up some path and is carrying packs on his back. The second drawing has the horse facing the viewer and is carrying packs on his back. Near the BRC there is a a word that can be made out through the loose cursive and the letter “s”.
Subject
animal
horse
travel
packs
storage
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.893
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1915 – 1925
Medium
graphite; ink on paper
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.897
Description
Two roosters are staring at each other. They have their necks lowered to eat the seed that is below them.
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
Untitled
Date
1915 – 1925
Medium
graphite; ink on paper
Dimensions
21.7 x 27.9 cm
Description
Two roosters are staring at each other. They have their necks lowered to eat the seed that is below them.
Subject
cartoon
bird
animal
rooster
food
seed
eat
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.897
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1915 – 1925
Medium
graphite on paper
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.899
Description
Multiple sketches of horses: 1) profile view of a horse trotting; 2) a horse balancing itself on its hind legs; 3) profile view of a horse trotting while his head is turned looking at the viewer; 4) a horse that is running and wearing a bridle; 5) contour sketch of a horse’s front legs; and 6) a ho…
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
Untitled
Date
1915 – 1925
Medium
graphite on paper
Dimensions
28.0 x 21.2 cm
Description
Multiple sketches of horses: 1) profile view of a horse trotting; 2) a horse balancing itself on its hind legs; 3) profile view of a horse trotting while his head is turned looking at the viewer; 4) a horse that is running and wearing a bridle; 5) contour sketch of a horse’s front legs; and 6) a horse that is bucking
Subject
animal
horse
bridle
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.899
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1915 – 1925
Medium
graphite on paper
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.900
Description
One bird is standing in water, which is evident by the ripple around their feet. At the edge of the water another bird is standing with their beak open.
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
Untitled
Date
1915 – 1925
Medium
graphite on paper
Dimensions
21.5 x 27.9 cm
Description
One bird is standing in water, which is evident by the ripple around their feet. At the edge of the water another bird is standing with their beak open.
Subject
animal
bird
water
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.900
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1925 – 1966
Medium
graphite on paper
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.901
Description
Boxed off a person on a horse is travelling on a road/path. The road/path ascends up a hill.verso: written along the right edge “c 1-o, c 2-g, x 3-p, c 4 - sam, x 5-enw, x 6-nne, c 7-t, x 8-n, c 9-h, c 10-q, c 11-d, c 12-c, c 13-r, c 14-a, c 15-b b, x 16-e”
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
Untitled
Date
1925 – 1966
Medium
graphite on paper
Dimensions
12.0 x 13.9 cm
Description
Boxed off a person on a horse is travelling on a road/path. The road/path ascends up a hill.verso: written along the right edge “c 1-o, c 2-g, x 3-p, c 4 - sam, x 5-enw, x 6-nne, c 7-t, x 8-n, c 9-h, c 10-q, c 11-d, c 12-c, c 13-r, c 14-a, c 15-b b, x 16-e”
Subject
person
animal
horse
road
path
travel
hill
landscape
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1975
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.901
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1925 – 1966
Medium
graphite on paper
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.904
Description
A large long necked dinosaur is stomping it’s way across a landscape. It has knocked down two trees and there is a person running the other away from the feet of the animal. In the background there is a tree to the left of the dinosaur and a trilithon to the right. Written below the drawing “Millio…
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
Untitled
Date
1925 – 1966
Medium
graphite on paper
Dimensions
27.5 x 21.3 cm
Description
A large long necked dinosaur is stomping it’s way across a landscape. It has knocked down two trees and there is a person running the other away from the feet of the animal. In the background there is a tree to the left of the dinosaur and a trilithon to the right. Written below the drawing “Millions of year ago I see in imagination, my hairy ancestor -- dodging a dinosaur”
Subject
animal
dinosaur
person
running
trees
feet
trilithon
stone
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.904
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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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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1910 – 1920
Medium
ink on paper
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.918
Description
On lined paper there is a small row boat with a sail carrying three men. Around there there is two sharks and a giant octopus attacking them. A fourth man is wrapped in the tentacle of the octopus, and the fifth man is in the mouth of a shark. Between the sharks there is a fish, and in the backgrou…
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
Untitled
Date
1910 – 1920
Medium
ink on paper
Dimensions
12.5 x 18.4 cm
Description
On lined paper there is a small row boat with a sail carrying three men. Around there there is two sharks and a giant octopus attacking them. A fourth man is wrapped in the tentacle of the octopus, and the fifth man is in the mouth of a shark. Between the sharks there is a fish, and in the background there is mountains with clouds and a smiling sun above it. verso: along the top section of the paper it says “March I wonder what spent thrift chore to spell [sic] Such bright gold under my winder [sic window] sill”
Subject
animal
octopus
shark
fish
people
men
boat
rowboat
sail
paddles
mountains
cloud
sun
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.918
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1915 – 1925
Medium
graphite; ink on paper
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.925
Description
Three cats are walking on their hind legs following each other.
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
Untitled
Date
1915 – 1925
Medium
graphite; ink on paper
Dimensions
15.9 x 25.8 cm
Description
Three cats are walking on their hind legs following each other.
Subject
animal
cat
walking
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.925
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1915 – 1925
Medium
graphite on paper
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.929
Description
An older woman with a long nose has her hair tied up on top of her head and is wearing glasses. Above her there is the initial sketch of a horses head that is wearing a bridle. Below her is says “Mrs. Amarilla McPrynose” and to the right of her is says “Who is at present suing a newly married coupl…
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
Untitled
Date
1915 – 1925
Medium
graphite on paper
Dimensions
18.9 x 14.8 cm
Description
An older woman with a long nose has her hair tied up on top of her head and is wearing glasses. Above her there is the initial sketch of a horses head that is wearing a bridle. Below her is says “Mrs. Amarilla McPrynose” and to the right of her is says “Who is at present suing a newly married couple for expenses caused by cold in her right eye. She caught the cold in the eye looking through the keyhole at them”.
Subject
person
woman
eye wear
glasses
animal
horse
bridle
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.929
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1925 – 1929
Medium
charcoal on pencil
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.949
Description
A figure study of a man who is just wearing underwear. He has his left leg raised on a stool, and is leaning forward balancing on his arm and knee. To the left of the head there is a doodle of a head, and to the right there is reference lines to how the man’s head is positioned. In the BLC there is…
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
Untitled
Date
1925 – 1929
Medium
charcoal on pencil
Dimensions
64.1 x 48.5 cm
Description
A figure study of a man who is just wearing underwear. He has his left leg raised on a stool, and is leaning forward balancing on his arm and knee. To the left of the head there is a doodle of a head, and to the right there is reference lines to how the man’s head is positioned. In the BLC there is a quick sketch of a Royal North West Mountain Police that is riding on a horse.
Subject
figure
figure study
person
man
furniture
stool
Royal North West Mounted Police
Mountie
animal
horse
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1975
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.949
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1928
Medium
coloured graphite on paper
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.303
Description
Fifteen small cartoon sketches of rabbits, a boy, and an elderly man and woman. Drawn in blue pencil crayon.One possible interpretation of some of the sequence of drawings is a young man dreaming of transforming into a rabbit.
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
Untitled
Date
1928
Medium
coloured graphite on paper
Dimensions
28.0 x 21.5 cm
Description
Fifteen small cartoon sketches of rabbits, a boy, and an elderly man and woman. Drawn in blue pencil crayon.One possible interpretation of some of the sequence of drawings is a young man dreaming of transforming into a rabbit.
Subject
sketch
cartoon
animal
rabbit
figure
male
female
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1975
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.303
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