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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1917 – 1929
Medium
graphite on paper
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.557
Description
Pencil drawing of a stump with an axe left in it in the foreground. A squirrel aits on the blunt edge of the axe blade and another sits on a branch in the trees of the background. AXE AND STUMP [tlc, with STUMP underlined]
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
Axe and Stump
Date
1917 – 1929
Medium
graphite on paper
Dimensions
15.1 x 22.5 cm
Description
Pencil drawing of a stump with an axe left in it in the foreground. A squirrel aits on the blunt edge of the axe blade and another sits on a branch in the trees of the background. AXE AND STUMP [tlc, with STUMP underlined]
Subject
axe
stump
squirrel
trees
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.557
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1951
Medium
graphite on paper
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.772
Description
Christmas card sketch, resembling the final version of the 1951 card. Animals gather around Catharine and Peter’s vehicle waiting for Catharine to finish cooking. Peter sits on the roof reading. One of the bears is sitting by a stool with a fork in hand. Near the middle of the bottom edge of the pa…
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
Best Wishes Peter
Date
1951
Medium
graphite on paper
Dimensions
21.5 x 28.0 cm
Description
Christmas card sketch, resembling the final version of the 1951 card. Animals gather around Catharine and Peter’s vehicle waiting for Catharine to finish cooking. Peter sits on the roof reading. One of the bears is sitting by a stool with a fork in hand. Near the middle of the bottom edge of the paper it says “BEST WISHES PETER”verso: rectangular box drawn that is blank, that could have been used for another sketch.
Subject
bears
stool
fork
moose
birds
squirrel
rabbit
tree
cooking
pot
woman
man
reading
vehicle
Christmas card
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.772
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A Merry Christmas to Mother Robb from Peter

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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1948
Medium
graphite on paper
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.707
Description
Sketch of the Whyte’s home during winter with a loosely drawn version of Cascade mountain behind it. Various animals walking up to and from the house. Under BLC of the border it says “A MERRY CHRISTMAS TO MOTHER ROBB FROM PETER”, and in BRC the the suggested dimensions of “6 1/2 x 8”
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
A Merry Christmas to Mother Robb from Peter
Date
1948
Medium
graphite on paper
Dimensions
21.6 x 27.4 cm
Description
Sketch of the Whyte’s home during winter with a loosely drawn version of Cascade mountain behind it. Various animals walking up to and from the house. Under BLC of the border it says “A MERRY CHRISTMAS TO MOTHER ROBB FROM PETER”, and in BRC the the suggested dimensions of “6 1/2 x 8”
Subject
cabin
winter
Christmas card
Cascade mountain
trees
squirrel
birds
deer
moose
bear
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.707
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Seasons Greetings Catharine and Pete 1950

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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1950
Medium
graphite on paper
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.723
Description
A rough sketch for the 1950 Christmas card. Peter and Catharine can be seen walking on a beach with animals following them single file, but with the rabbit ahead of them. There is a palm tree in the foreground, and the ocean, mountain, and boat in the background. On the top edge of drawing “SEASONS…
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
Seasons Greetings Catharine and Pete 1950
Date
1950
Medium
graphite on paper
Dimensions
21.3 x 27.3 cm
Description
A rough sketch for the 1950 Christmas card. Peter and Catharine can be seen walking on a beach with animals following them single file, but with the rabbit ahead of them. There is a palm tree in the foreground, and the ocean, mountain, and boat in the background. On the top edge of drawing “SEASONS GREETING” and on the bottom edge “CATHARINE AND PETE 1950,” on the centre left side “Or only one color? on border,” and “Or only pen and ink with border color.” The drawings edges on the top and left side have “PORT” written in pencil, and the bottom and right side have “STBT.”
Subject
Christmas card
moose
rabbit
bear
deer
wolf
squirrel
boat
palm tree
beach
ocean
figures
couple
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.723
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SEASONS GREETINGS CATHARINE AND PETER

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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1930 – 1960
Medium
graphite on paper
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.711
Description
Sketch of a Christmas card of eight animals, the rabbit in snowshoes facing the other seven in skis, standing on a hill. Along the border of drawing artist has mapped out the dimensions in inches. In BLC of drawing “P.W.” is written, and in the BRC of the drawing “SEASONS GREETINGS CATHARINE AND PE…
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
SEASONS GREETINGS CATHARINE AND PETER
Date
1930 – 1960
Medium
graphite on paper
Dimensions
21.6 x 28.0 cm
Description
Sketch of a Christmas card of eight animals, the rabbit in snowshoes facing the other seven in skis, standing on a hill. Along the border of drawing artist has mapped out the dimensions in inches. In BLC of drawing “P.W.” is written, and in the BRC of the drawing “SEASONS GREETINGS CATHARINE AND PETER”
Subject
Christmas card
rabbit
bear
deer
squirrel
moose
skis
snowshoe
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.711
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Seasons Greetings Catharine and Peter

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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1947
Medium
graphite on paper
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.719
Description
A rough sketch of the 1947 Christmas card. A figure stands in the opening of the Dutch door while the animals surround the cabin. Written on the top edge “SEASONS GREETINGS,” along the bottom edge “CATHARINE AND PETER,” “Peter Whyte BANFF.” Near the BRC “6 1/2” and close to the TRC “3 1/2,” besides…
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
Seasons Greetings Catharine and Peter
Date
1947
Medium
graphite on paper
Dimensions
10.0 x 15.9 cm
Description
A rough sketch of the 1947 Christmas card. A figure stands in the opening of the Dutch door while the animals surround the cabin. Written on the top edge “SEASONS GREETINGS,” along the bottom edge “CATHARINE AND PETER,” “Peter Whyte BANFF.” Near the BRC “6 1/2” and close to the TRC “3 1/2,” besides both numbers it appears to say “inches.”verso: landscape with an artist sitting at the top of the hill painting, there is a plane and a mountain in the background. In the BLC there are ink scribbles and “Peter Whyte” as a practice signature and the initials “P.W.”
Subject
painting
person
plane
mountain
easel
cabin
moose
deer, wolf
squirrel
bird
bear
winter
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.719
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Seasons Greetings Catharine and Peter 1947

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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1947
Medium
graphite on paper
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.718
Description
A detailed sketch of the 1947 Christmas card. Animals join Catharine at the Dutch door of her home where she is serving them some food. On the top edge of drawing is reads “SEASONS GREETINGS” and along the bottom of the page “CATHARINE AND PETER” and “Peter Whyte 47 BANFF.” In the BLC “Catharine” i…
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
Seasons Greetings Catharine and Peter 1947
Date
1947
Medium
graphite on paper
Dimensions
14.0 x 21.3 cm
Description
A detailed sketch of the 1947 Christmas card. Animals join Catharine at the Dutch door of her home where she is serving them some food. On the top edge of drawing is reads “SEASONS GREETINGS” and along the bottom of the page “CATHARINE AND PETER” and “Peter Whyte 47 BANFF.” In the BLC “Catharine” is written.Inside the fold of the paper you can see a simple sketch of the floor plan of their cabin (main level), and inside one room it reads “kitchen.” On the bottom half of the page there is multiple squirrels drawn out. verso: there is a rough sketch of what looks like a landscape, with multiple birds drawn around it.
Subject
Christmas card
cabin
winter
food
moose
deer
bird
squirrel
floor plan
kitchen
wolf
bear
Banff
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.718
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Seasons Greetings Catharine and Peter 1951

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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1951
Medium
graphite on paper
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.721
Description
A detailed sketch of the 1951 Christmas card. Catharine is cooking up some food at the rear of the vehicle, while Peter is facing the mountains reading a newspaper. In the foreground there are multiple animals surrounding the couple, and mountains in the background. On the top edge “SEASONS GREETIN…
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
Seasons Greetings Catharine and Peter 1951
Date
1951
Medium
graphite on paper
Dimensions
21.4 x 28.0 cm
Description
A detailed sketch of the 1951 Christmas card. Catharine is cooking up some food at the rear of the vehicle, while Peter is facing the mountains reading a newspaper. In the foreground there are multiple animals surrounding the couple, and mountains in the background. On the top edge “SEASONS GREETINGS,” and “CATHARINE AND PETER” and “Peter Whyte 1951” is written on the bottom edge.
Subject
Christmas card
car
reading
mountains
cooking
couple
moose
deer
bird
rabbit
wolf
bear
squirrel
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.721
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Season’s Greetings From all of Us Catharine and Peter

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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1958
Medium
graphite on paper
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.771
Description
Christmas card sketch based on the 1958 card. All the animals are sitting around a table eating with utensils, the squirrel sits on books to reach the height of the table. In the background there is a sketch of “Seven Teepees.” Along the bottom edge of the drawing is says “SEASON’S GREETINGS FROM A…
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
Season’s Greetings From all of Us Catharine and Peter
Date
1958
Medium
graphite on paper
Dimensions
21.5 x 28.0 cm
Description
Christmas card sketch based on the 1958 card. All the animals are sitting around a table eating with utensils, the squirrel sits on books to reach the height of the table. In the background there is a sketch of “Seven Teepees.” Along the bottom edge of the drawing is says “SEASON’S GREETINGS FROM ALL OF US CATHARINE AND PETER”
Subject
Christmas card
deer
moose
bear
rabbit
squirrel
wolf
books
table
bench
chairs
fork
spoon
painting
teepees
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.771
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Seasons Greetings Peter and Catharine 1954

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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1954
Medium
graphite on paper
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.799
Description
Peter and Catharine are sitting on stools at their easels painting a mountain landscape in front of them. There is a group of animals sitting around them watching them paint. On the bottom edge of the drawing it says “SEASONS GREETINGS 1954 PETER AND CATHARINE”verso: rough sketch of the same drawin…
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
Seasons Greetings Peter and Catharine 1954
Date
1954
Medium
graphite on paper
Dimensions
21.1 x 27.6 cm
Description
Peter and Catharine are sitting on stools at their easels painting a mountain landscape in front of them. There is a group of animals sitting around them watching them paint. On the bottom edge of the drawing it says “SEASONS GREETINGS 1954 PETER AND CATHARINE”verso: rough sketch of the same drawing that is on the front side. This image though is only of Peter painting, a rough idea of where Catharine would be sitting, and the moose.
Subject
Christmas card
painting
paint
brushes
hat
easel
canvas
birds
mountain range
mountain
grass
stump
moose
bear
deer
squirrel
wolf
stool
man
woman
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.799
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1925 – 1966
Medium
graphite on paper
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.703
Description
Rough sketch of seven animals sitting in a canoe on an undefined water landscape.
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
Untitled
Date
1925 – 1966
Medium
graphite on paper
Dimensions
21.3 x 27.5 cm
Description
Rough sketch of seven animals sitting in a canoe on an undefined water landscape.
Subject
Christmas card
canoe
water
moose
squirrel
rabbit
bear
deer
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.703
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1925 – 1966
Medium
graphite on paper
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.704
Description
Rough sketch for a Christmas card with several animals in what appears to be a dentist/doctor’s office (certificate drawn in TL section), with a man attending to the moose.
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
Untitled
Date
1925 – 1966
Medium
graphite on paper
Dimensions
21.6 x 28.0 cm
Description
Rough sketch for a Christmas card with several animals in what appears to be a dentist/doctor’s office (certificate drawn in TL section), with a man attending to the moose.
Subject
Christmas Card
man
moose
pig
elk
rabbit
deer
squirrel
mouse
office
doctor
dentist
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.704
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1958
Medium
graphite on paper
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.715
Description
A rough sketch of Peter’s 1958 Christmas card. The animals are sitting around a table in a cabin appearing to be reading. On the wall there is a drawn version of “Seven Teepees” (refer to WyP.02.004). verso: two rough sketches of the moose in the Christmas card.
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
Untitled
Date
1958
Medium
graphite on paper
Dimensions
12.5 x 16.2 cm
Description
A rough sketch of Peter’s 1958 Christmas card. The animals are sitting around a table in a cabin appearing to be reading. On the wall there is a drawn version of “Seven Teepees” (refer to WyP.02.004). verso: two rough sketches of the moose in the Christmas card.
Subject
Christmas card
moose
deer
wolf
squirrel
bear
cabin
reading
table
teepees
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.715
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1930 – 1960
Medium
graphite on paper
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.716
Description
A rough sketch of a group of animals sitting around a table that is well lit. There is an opening to another room behind them, where what looks like the wolf is looking in from over a half wall partition.
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
Untitled
Date
1930 – 1960
Medium
graphite on paper
Dimensions
14.7 x 22.3 cm
Description
A rough sketch of a group of animals sitting around a table that is well lit. There is an opening to another room behind them, where what looks like the wolf is looking in from over a half wall partition.
Subject
Christmas card
moose
wolf
bear
rabbit
squirrel
bird
deer
table
lights
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.716
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1930 – 1960
Medium
graphite on paper
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.775
Description
Boxed off there is a group of animals are standing around a statue (potentially a war memorial) taking photographs. Below this drawing there is a close-up of the statue in the first drawing. It is positioned from the figures back, and he is wearing a hat and what appears to be a working man’s wardr…
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
Untitled
Date
1930 – 1960
Medium
graphite on paper
Dimensions
28.0 x 21.5 cm
Description
Boxed off there is a group of animals are standing around a statue (potentially a war memorial) taking photographs. Below this drawing there is a close-up of the statue in the first drawing. It is positioned from the figures back, and he is wearing a hat and what appears to be a working man’s wardrobe
Subject
Christmas card
moose
bird
rabbit
squirrel
deer
bear
wolf
camera
photo
statue
figure
war memorial
hat
working man
worker’s cloths
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.775
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1930 – 1960
Medium
graphite on paper
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.776
Description
A quick sketch boxed off in the upper half of the page that has a narrative that matches the Christmas cards. In a vehicle an assortment of animals is crossing a bridge, with a water source below. Just to the left of the bridge there is a dog sitting and watching the car cross. In the background th…
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
Untitled
Date
1930 – 1960
Medium
graphite on paper
Dimensions
27.8 x 21.5 cm
Description
A quick sketch boxed off in the upper half of the page that has a narrative that matches the Christmas cards. In a vehicle an assortment of animals is crossing a bridge, with a water source below. Just to the left of the bridge there is a dog sitting and watching the car cross. In the background there is a statue (resembles the one from WyP.03.775) and trees. Below the drawing there is a practice sketch of a dog running.verso: two loose silhouette drawings of what appears to be two military men.
Subject
trees
statue
Christmas card
war memorial
bridge
water
vehicle
moose
bear
rabbit
squirrel
deer
running
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.776
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1962
Medium
graphite on paper
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.777
Description
a: A helicopter is rescuing a group of animals that are being held up by a stretcher that is tied to the bottom of the helicopter. The stretcher is tilted up in the left, and the scarves of the animals are blowing in the wind, suggesting that the helicopter is moving. There are birds flying around …
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
Untitled
Date
1962
Medium
graphite on paper
Dimensions
25.4 x 17.7 cm
Description
a: A helicopter is rescuing a group of animals that are being held up by a stretcher that is tied to the bottom of the helicopter. The stretcher is tilted up in the left, and the scarves of the animals are blowing in the wind, suggesting that the helicopter is moving. There are birds flying around with them. Down below and in the background there is a idyllic mountain range, and below it is says, “SEASONS GREETINGS CATHARINE AND PETER” b: As supplement to the drawing seen in a, b is a newspaper clipping of a helicopter rescuing a man from his plane. In the bottom portion of the clipping is states, “RESCUES AT SEA. The two pictures tell two...the Atlantic at the weekend. On the left, a U.S. navy...single-engine plane after he was forced to ditch today...harbor. Two young girls and another passenger were....a French trawler, is hauled ashore by breeches buoy fro...England Sunday...” verso: an article discussing a game played by the Calgary Stampeders against the Regina Roughriders. The writes: “Sandhogs Stampeder Blitz... Keys 25-0 Win. By Gorde Hunter [Herald Sports Editor]. A brilliant defence that allowed the Regina Rough-riders a total offence of a mere 32 years, powered the Calgary Stampeders to a one-sided 25-0 win over the Roughriders Saturday afternoon at McMahon in the first game of the Western Conference total point semi-final series. With a crowd of 17,780 sitting in bright sunshine, the Cowboys completely dominated proceedings from flag to finish as the sandhogs made a shambles of the Regina attack by putting a tremendous rush on quarterback Bob Ptacek, a thorn in Stampeder sides all season. He managed to complete but five passes in 17 attempts for 47 yeard and the ground attack had less success. Meanwhile EAgle Day guided the Stamps to three touch-downs, a field goal, two converts and a pair of singles to add up to the 25 points they will take into tonights’s second game...”
Subject
Christmas card
helicopter
mountains
mountain range
birds
rope
stretcher
squirrel
moose
bear
rabbit
wolf
deer
scarves
flying
rescue
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.777
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1962
Medium
graphite on paper
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.780
Description
A rough sketch of a group of animals on a sketcher that is tethered to a helicopter. There are birds flying around them, and their scarves are blowing in the wind suggesting that the helicopter is moving. Below the animals there is a mountain range.
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
Untitled
Date
1962
Medium
graphite on paper
Dimensions
27.8 x 21.5 cm
Description
A rough sketch of a group of animals on a sketcher that is tethered to a helicopter. There are birds flying around them, and their scarves are blowing in the wind suggesting that the helicopter is moving. Below the animals there is a mountain range.
Subject
helicopter
flying
rescue
stretcher
birds
rope
moose
deer
wolf
squirrel
rabbit
bear
mountains
mountain range
scarf
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.780
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1930 – 1960
Medium
graphite on paper
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.781
Description
Three boxes that depict concepts of Christmas cards. In the first box it is a gathering of the animals outside, second box is just a quick sketch of a moose, and the third is the moose staring at what appears to be shelves that is storing unknown objects. Inside the fold: there is some writing done…
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
Untitled
Date
1930 – 1960
Medium
graphite on paper
Dimensions
12.3 x 10.8 cm
Description
Three boxes that depict concepts of Christmas cards. In the first box it is a gathering of the animals outside, second box is just a quick sketch of a moose, and the third is the moose staring at what appears to be shelves that is storing unknown objects. Inside the fold: there is some writing done in a blue pencil that is not legible on the far right side. On top of it is a quick boxed off sketch of all the animals sitting in a library reading. To the left of this drawing there is a quick box sketched with a loose moose doodle on the inside, and another outside near the left edge. verso: Another quick boxed off sketch of the animals appearing to be on some surface in the air, with a mountain range below them. There appears to be something holding them up above the drawing from lines along the edge of support.
Subject
moose
outside
shelves
storage
object
reading
support
mountains
mountain range
flying
birds
deer
squirrel
bear
rabbit
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.781
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1962
Medium
graphite on paper
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.783
Description
Four sketches that are close-ups of the Christmas card concept of 1962. The one on the top has the bear, deer, rabbit, moose and squirrel, below these two there are two singular drawings one of the deer on the right side of the stretcher and then an animal that is not easily defined, and on the bot…
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
Untitled
Date
1962
Medium
graphite on paper
Dimensions
27.9 x 21.4 cm
Description
Four sketches that are close-ups of the Christmas card concept of 1962. The one on the top has the bear, deer, rabbit, moose and squirrel, below these two there are two singular drawings one of the deer on the right side of the stretcher and then an animal that is not easily defined, and on the bottom there is the left side of the stretcher with just the moose drawn.
Subject
rope
squirrel
moose
deer
bear
rabbit
stretcher
scarf
Christmas card
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.783
Images
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