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Room For One More
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- Date
- 1910 – 1925
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.03.840
- Description
- A man wearing a hat is driving a roadster down the road. On the drivers door it says “P.W.”. Just ahead of the vehicle down the road there is a sign pointing to the left edge that says “TO VICTORIA”, while in the background there is some trees and clouds. In one of the clouds the image says “ROOM F…
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- Title
- Room For One More
- Date
- 1910 – 1925
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Dimensions
- 10.7 x 21.6 cm
- Description
- A man wearing a hat is driving a roadster down the road. On the drivers door it says “P.W.”. Just ahead of the vehicle down the road there is a sign pointing to the left edge that says “TO VICTORIA”, while in the background there is some trees and clouds. In one of the clouds the image says “ROOM FOR ONE MORE” In the BLC there is an erased signature that says “DREWN [sic] BY PW”
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1975
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.03.840
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Seasons Greetings Catharine and Peter 1949
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- Date
- 1949
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.03.722
- Description
- Rough sketch of the 1949 Christmas card. Scene depicts what looks like Norquay in the background, their home, and animals coming to and from the cabin. There is a rabbit watching the animals visiting and leaving the house, and a figure is slipping in a chair by the chimney stack. On the top edge “S…
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- Title
- Seasons Greetings Catharine and Peter 1949
- Date
- 1949
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Dimensions
- 21.4 x 28.0 cm
- Description
- Rough sketch of the 1949 Christmas card. Scene depicts what looks like Norquay in the background, their home, and animals coming to and from the cabin. There is a rabbit watching the animals visiting and leaving the house, and a figure is slipping in a chair by the chimney stack. On the top edge “SEASONS GREETINGS 1949” and on the bottom edge “CATHARINE AND PETER,” and “Peter Whyte” can be read. Near the TLC different dimensions are written out: “4 3/8 x 6 3/4” (above 6 3/4 there is a faint 6/8 written), “2 4 1/2 3 3/8,” “4 3/8 x 1 1/2.”verso: there is another rough sketch of the same scene seen on the the front side of the paper. In this image though there is no mountains in the background or the tree in front of the house.
- Subject
- Christmas card
- mountains
- tree
- house
- cabin
- rabbit
- mouse
- wolf
- deer
- bird
- figure
- sleeping
- chimney
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.03.722
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Seasons Greetings Peter and Catharine 1954
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- 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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- 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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Storage Shed and Trees
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- Date
- c. 1920
- Medium
- graphite on board
- Catalogue Number
- CoJ.03.518
- Description
- Drawing in top left part of board that depicts a brick and wood structure with one tree in front. Stairs lead into the structure; there is a large door to the right of the stairs.
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- Title
- Storage Shed and Trees
- Date
- c. 1920
- Medium
- graphite on board
- Dimensions
- 26.5 x 38.0 cm
- Description
- Drawing in top left part of board that depicts a brick and wood structure with one tree in front. Stairs lead into the structure; there is a large door to the right of the stairs.
- Credit
- Gift of John Rivette, Seymour Arm, 1997
- Catalogue Number
- CoJ.03.518
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Tofino Paintings
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- Date
- 1943 – 1977
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Catalogue Number
- WyC.03.234 a-i
- Description
- a) A yellow envelope that has a red Ottawa, Canada stamp dated for April 25, 1977 in the TRC, in the TLC printed it says “Office of The Prime Minister Ottawa, Canada K1A 0A2 Cabinet du Premier Ministre”. Tapped in the middle is the address it is being mailed to, it says “Tofino Paintings here (Banf…
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- Title
- Tofino Paintings
- Date
- 1943 – 1977
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Dimensions
- 24.2 x 30.3 cm
- Description
- a) A yellow envelope that has a red Ottawa, Canada stamp dated for April 25, 1977 in the TRC, in the TLC printed it says “Office of The Prime Minister Ottawa, Canada K1A 0A2 Cabinet du Premier Ministre”. Tapped in the middle is the address it is being mailed to, it says “Tofino Paintings here (Banff) 1 of [sic: can’t make out the work after of] Mrs. Catharine R. Whyte, P.O. Box 370, Banff, Alberta OFFICE OF THE PRIME MINISTER - CABINET DU PREMIER MINISTRE OTTAWA K1A 0A2”. b)Sketch of a an inlet, there is a mountain to the right with some quick pencil marks to establish trees at the base and across the water near the right edge. There is also outlines for mist. Surrounding the sketch there are notes on the structure of the painting and what colours to use: “very misty, blue green about right, darker than in painting, mist behind trees, white, pale pink peach, peach - same value sky -, more orange, yellow green, white, fig, pinkish lavender hills, 4, 3, yellow, blue, pale, [sic can not make out] dark, pale yellow green blue & shy reflec., pink in stores, pale brown, 5, reflection, pink, wind pale blue, dark reflection, some pink, merges, darkest green, sky about right green in trees on island”. c) Quick sketch of a mountain, trees and a body of water. Around the drawing there is notes on colour and structure for future paintings : “misty above, faint hits light lavender hue, orange light, fog flat bluish fog, green, dark, soft lavender blue reflection, reflect of trees lighter than trees, orange wind - pale yellowish no pink”. d) A sketch of what appears to be a mountains landscape next to water. There is a printed inscription on the paper that says “Mail order Tofino, B.C. Nov. 24, 1943.”. As well there is references to colour and structure to be used on an artwork later on: “bluer flecks of pale green pink, more pinkish lavender, patch pale green sky , soft sweet pea pink, bright pinkish yellow, blueish lavender, blueish green, dark green, dark green blue, pink reflection, blue, pinkish, redish [sic] brownish purple”. Verso: another sketch of an inlet with a mountain, water and trees. Throughout the drawing it is filled with artist notes: “sweet pea cloud, soft edges, pale greenish stripe [sic] sky, sweet pea lavender, blue violet, deep pink, 2 darker blue green, 3 blackish green, steal blue, dark reflect, pink reflection, blue, pink, blueish greenish grey water wind, pinkish stripe , lavender, sand reddish brown”. e) A drawing of trees on the edge of water. In the sketch there is artist notes that say: “pinkish orangish haze on hills, greenish sky, light blue, dark green, light blue”. f) Sketch of trees on water. Around the drawing it says “sort of green relect, reflect of trees fades off, pinkist near edge, outs - [sic], dark where pebbles reflect sky are”. g) Multiple sections of trees bordered by the ocean. Around the drawing there is artist notes: “ paler sky - little orange in yellow, value trees about reflect, darker beach - little blue in white fog, light, light, dark, dark, wind whitish blue, [sic can not make out first word] reflect”. h) Sketch of a mountain with clouds all around, and trees. Throughout the drawing it says “5, 7, 8, bluish grey white, lighter grey, 6, 4, greenish, darkest, 2, 3, 3, light silver, 9”. i) Along top edge it says “Cold blue above, laven d [sic lavender] yellow greenish blue. robins egg - brilliant orange sunrise top part more pinkish blue -”.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- WyC.03.234 a-i
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- Date
- c. 1920
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Catalogue Number
- CoJ.03.500
- Description
- Pencil drawing of a lone tree in the left side of the page. Writing denotes colour scheme and details.
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- Title
- Tree
- Date
- c. 1920
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Dimensions
- 20.0 x 26.0 cm
- Description
- Pencil drawing of a lone tree in the left side of the page. Writing denotes colour scheme and details.
- Credit
- Gift of John Rivette, Seymour Arm, 1997
- Catalogue Number
- CoJ.03.500
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Tree and Leaves
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- Date
- c. 1920
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Catalogue Number
- CoJ.03.502
- Description
- A pencil drawing of a large tree branch taht descends from top left corner. It is covered with leaves. Lighter sketches appear in the bottom, including rooster and hens (blc) and a tree (brc). There is a very heavy pencil scribble in brc.
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- Title
- Tree and Leaves
- Date
- c. 1920
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Dimensions
- 22.5 x 17.7 cm
- Description
- A pencil drawing of a large tree branch taht descends from top left corner. It is covered with leaves. Lighter sketches appear in the bottom, including rooster and hens (blc) and a tree (brc). There is a very heavy pencil scribble in brc.
- Credit
- Gift of John Rivette, Seymour Arm, 1997
- Catalogue Number
- CoJ.03.502
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- Date
- c. 1920
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Catalogue Number
- CoJ.03.496
- Description
- Pencil drawing of a deciduous tree. A number 0 or letter o appears in blc with circle around it.
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- Title
- Tree portrait
- Date
- c. 1920
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Dimensions
- 26.0 x 20.0 cm
- Description
- Pencil drawing of a deciduous tree. A number 0 or letter o appears in blc with circle around it.
- Subject
- tree
- Credit
- Gift of John Rivette, Seymour Arm, 1997
- Catalogue Number
- CoJ.03.496
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- Date
- c. 1920
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Catalogue Number
- CoJ.03.495
- Description
- Rough pencil sketch of tree trunks with faint marks fro grass in the foreground
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- Title
- Tree studies
- Date
- c. 1920
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Dimensions
- 25.5 x 20.0 cm
- Description
- Rough pencil sketch of tree trunks with faint marks fro grass in the foreground
- Credit
- Gift of John Rivette, Seymour Arm, 1997
- Catalogue Number
- CoJ.03.495
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- Date
- c. 1920
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Catalogue Number
- CoJ.03.507
- Description
- A pencil drawing of a gnarly log that has been uprooted and lies on its side.
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- Title
- Tree Stump
- Date
- c. 1920
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Dimensions
- 28.0 x 38.0 cm
- Description
- A pencil drawing of a gnarly log that has been uprooted and lies on its side.
- Credit
- Gift of John Rivette, Seymour Arm, 1997
- Catalogue Number
- CoJ.03.507
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Trees out of rock with lichen
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- Date
- c. 1920
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Catalogue Number
- CoJ.03.499
- Description
- A pencil drawing of a rock with lichen, which sits in front of trees. Writing denotes details and colour scheme.
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- Title
- Trees out of rock with lichen
- Date
- c. 1920
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Dimensions
- 25.5 x 20.0 cm
- Description
- A pencil drawing of a rock with lichen, which sits in front of trees. Writing denotes details and colour scheme.
- Credit
- Gift of John Rivette, Seymour Arm, 1997
- Catalogue Number
- CoJ.03.499
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- Date
- 1921 – 1966
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.03.346
- Description
- Pencil drawing of a woman in what appears to be a dressing gown looking out an open window at a horse. The horse is in a dynamic pose. Outside and below this box are the faint remnants of another horse. This drawing was erased.This drawing is framed by a hand drawn square. To the top left of this s…
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- Title
- Untitled
- Date
- 1921 – 1966
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Dimensions
- 27.2 x 21.0 cm
- Description
- Pencil drawing of a woman in what appears to be a dressing gown looking out an open window at a horse. The horse is in a dynamic pose. Outside and below this box are the faint remnants of another horse. This drawing was erased.This drawing is framed by a hand drawn square. To the top left of this square, the word CHAPTER appears, followed by the number 8, which is circled.
- Subject
- horses
- Peter Whyte
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1975
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.03.346
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- Date
- 1939 – 1966
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.03.347
- Description
- A pencil drawing of a female figure in a nurse’s uniform. The woman wears pillbox hat with a sash of material hanging from it. Her face is not clearly rendered. She stands with her right side to the viewer and holds in her hand a cigarette,Beside this figure is a small square with a hospital scene.…
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- Title
- Untitled
- Date
- 1939 – 1966
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Dimensions
- 27.4 x 21.2 cm
- Description
- A pencil drawing of a female figure in a nurse’s uniform. The woman wears pillbox hat with a sash of material hanging from it. Her face is not clearly rendered. She stands with her right side to the viewer and holds in her hand a cigarette,Beside this figure is a small square with a hospital scene. Someone appears to be attending to a patient in bed, but the image is very crudely sketched.There is another drawing of what might be a disembodied hand holding a mug just below this hospital scene.Another sketch of a nurse’s head appears below the more finished nurse drawing.
- Subject
- recovery
- medicine
- hospital
- nurse
- Peter Whyte
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1975
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.03.347
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- Date
- 1921 – 1966
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.03.348
- Description
- Pencil and ink drawing of a man with his back to the viewer, carrying a suitcase and backpack. He wears shorts and knee-high socks. He looks into the background, where a road leads to an urban skyline. Beyond this skyline is a line of mountains. In the air, there is a person bucking on a horse.The …
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- Title
- Untitled
- Date
- 1921 – 1966
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Dimensions
- 27.5 x 21.2 cm
- Description
- Pencil and ink drawing of a man with his back to the viewer, carrying a suitcase and backpack. He wears shorts and knee-high socks. He looks into the background, where a road leads to an urban skyline. Beyond this skyline is a line of mountains. In the air, there is a person bucking on a horse.The paper is embossed with HOWARD SMITH VICTORY BONDS.
- Subject
- city
- rodeo
- Peter Whyte
- mountains
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1975
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.03.348
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- Date
- 1962 – 1966
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.03.349
- Description
- An extremely light pencil drawing of a rough sketch of a human figure and the text BLIND DATE. Relates to other drawings that appear to be plans for a title page of BLIND DATE. The drawing and text are enclosed in a hand drawn rectangular frame.
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- Title
- Untitled
- Date
- 1962 – 1966
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Dimensions
- 27.5 x 21.4 cm
- Description
- An extremely light pencil drawing of a rough sketch of a human figure and the text BLIND DATE. Relates to other drawings that appear to be plans for a title page of BLIND DATE. The drawing and text are enclosed in a hand drawn rectangular frame.
- Subject
- Blind Date
- John Windsor
- Peter Whyte
- war
- military
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1975
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.03.349
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- Date
- 1962 – 1966
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.03.350
- Description
- Pencil drawing of a line of soldiers standing at attention in front of a brick archway. The soldiers are identical to each other and become more abstracted as the line vanishes into the background. One single figure stands at attention in front of them.
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- Title
- Untitled
- Date
- 1962 – 1966
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Dimensions
- 27.7 x 21.5 cm
- Description
- Pencil drawing of a line of soldiers standing at attention in front of a brick archway. The soldiers are identical to each other and become more abstracted as the line vanishes into the background. One single figure stands at attention in front of them.
- Subject
- war
- WWII
- soldiers
- drills, drawings
- Peter Whyte
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1975
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.03.350
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- Date
- 1962 – 1966
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.03.351
- Description
- Pencil drawing of man in military uniform, on very thin, translucent paper. Man wears a pillbox hat, and a belted coat with large button running down the front. Arms and lower body are not rendered.
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- Title
- Untitled
- Date
- 1962 – 1966
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Dimensions
- 20.5 x 9.9 cm
- Description
- Pencil drawing of man in military uniform, on very thin, translucent paper. Man wears a pillbox hat, and a belted coat with large button running down the front. Arms and lower body are not rendered.
- Subject
- Blind Date
- military
- man
- uniform
- Peter Whyte
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1975
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.03.351
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- Date
- 1962 – 1966
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.03.355
- Description
- A pencil drawing of four male figures with their backs to the viewer. Three of the four have their entire body finished, while the figure on the far right is only a head and torso. All three complete figures share the same stance and hold a suitcase in their right hand, and a smaller item in their …
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- Title
- untitled
- Date
- 1962 – 1966
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Dimensions
- 21.5 x 27.5 cm
- Description
- A pencil drawing of four male figures with their backs to the viewer. Three of the four have their entire body finished, while the figure on the far right is only a head and torso. All three complete figures share the same stance and hold a suitcase in their right hand, and a smaller item in their left hand. All three are wearing shorts, knee socks, and a hat. Figures’ sizes vary slightly. This figure appears in Whyte’s Blind Date drawings. Paper is embossed with HOWARD SMITH VICTORY BONDS CANADA.
- Subject
- Blind Date
- man
- Peter Whyte
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1975
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.03.355
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- 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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- 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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- Date
- 1962 – 1966
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.03.358
- Description
- A light pencil drawing of two figure in trenchcoats, walking away from the viewer, with their backs to the viewer. The figure on the right is taller and bigger than the other. The taller figure wears a pillbox hat and turns his head slightly towards the figure on his left. The head of the smaller f…
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- Title
- Untitled
- Date
- 1962 – 1966
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Dimensions
- 27.5 x 21.3 cm
- Description
- A light pencil drawing of two figure in trenchcoats, walking away from the viewer, with their backs to the viewer. The figure on the right is taller and bigger than the other. The taller figure wears a pillbox hat and turns his head slightly towards the figure on his left. The head of the smaller figure is tilted towards the larger figure. The two figures appear to be connected by either holding hands, or sharing an object in between them. The taller figure is dressed like figures from drawings for the book Blind Date that Peter Whyte made. Paper is embossed with: HOWARD SMITH VICTORY BONDS CANADA
- Subject
- Blind Date
- couple
- Peter Whyte
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1975
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.03.358
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