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Napoleon Premier

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Artist: Unknown

Date: 1800

Medium: engraving on paper

Catalogue Number: UnK.04.04

Description: A reproducing drawing of Napoleon. In a brown frame with a gold crown at the top and “N” at the bottom.

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Artist: Unknown

Title: Napoleon Premier

Date: 1800

Medium: engraving on paper

Dimensions: 46.7 x 38.0 cm

Description: A reproducing drawing of Napoleon. In a brown frame with a gold crown at the top and “N” at the bottom.

Subject: portrait; male

Credit: Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979

Catalogue Number: UnK.04.04

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Two Profiles

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Artist: Unknown

Date: 1841

Medium: graphite on paper

Catalogue Number: UnK.03.03

Description: Two silhouette drawings of women. Left drawing signed E.P. 1981 right drawing signed P.N.S. 1841

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Artist: Unknown

Title: Two Profiles

Date: 1841

Medium: graphite on paper

Dimensions: 11.0 x 19.0 cm

Description: Two silhouette drawings of women. Left drawing signed E.P. 1981 right drawing signed P.N.S. 1841

Subject: portrait; female

Credit: Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979

Catalogue Number: UnK.03.03

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Untitled

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Date: 1921

Medium: ink on paper

Catalogue Number: WyP.03.598

Description: An ink portrait of a woman from her shoulders - up. She has short curly hair and a small crown or tiara. Her collar is trimmed with fur and she wears a necklace. Linework is used for shading on her face.Signed in brc PETE WHYTE 21.

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Title: Untitled

Date: 1921

Medium: ink on paper

Dimensions: 29.5 x 19.0 cm

Description: An ink portrait of a woman from her shoulders - up. She has short curly hair and a small crown or tiara. Her collar is trimmed with fur and she wears a necklace. Linework is used for shading on her face.Signed in brc PETE WHYTE 21.

Subject: royalty; portrait; Queen; monarchy; woman

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

Catalogue Number: WyP.03.598

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Untitled [Plaster Cast Head]

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Date: 1925

Medium: graphite on conte paper

Catalogue Number: WyP.03.014

Description: A portrait study of a head drawn from a classical sculpture. The young boy has lots of hair and is smiling slightly, and head is turned slightly to viewers right.In the brc: marks, almost scribbles, charcoal marks, faint traces of shapes

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Title: Untitled [Plaster Cast Head]

Date: 1925

Medium: graphite on conte paper

Dimensions: 63.5 x 48.5 cm

Description: A portrait study of a head drawn from a classical sculpture. The young boy has lots of hair and is smiling slightly, and head is turned slightly to viewers right.In the brc: marks, almost scribbles, charcoal marks, faint traces of shapes

Subject: study; portrait

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

Catalogue Number: WyP.03.014

Notes: Artistry Revealed: Peter Whyte, Catharine Robb Whyte and Their Contemporaries; June 17, 2018 to October 21, 2018

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Untitled

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Date: 1925

Medium: conté on conte paper

Catalogue Number: WyP.03.019

Description: A portrait study of a female sitter. She has dark chin-length hair, looking to viewers’ right, eyes set in shadows, wearing a pearl necklace with the collar of her dark shirt just visible.Faint lines (transfer from another drawing?) at her left shoulder and neck.

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Title: Untitled

Date: 1925

Medium: conté on conte paper

Dimensions: 63.0 x 48.0 cm

Description: A portrait study of a female sitter. She has dark chin-length hair, looking to viewers’ right, eyes set in shadows, wearing a pearl necklace with the collar of her dark shirt just visible.Faint lines (transfer from another drawing?) at her left shoulder and neck.

Subject: study; portrait; female

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

Catalogue Number: WyP.03.019

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Untitled

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Date: 1926

Medium: graphite on conte paper

Catalogue Number: WyP.03.017

Description: A portrait of the head, neck, shoulders of a male sitter wearing a suit and tie with dark hair. On the paper the artist has written ‘A.V. + Peter White / M.N.A.S. 1926.

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Title: Untitled

Date: 1926

Medium: graphite on conte paper

Dimensions: 63.5 x 47.5 cm

Description: A portrait of the head, neck, shoulders of a male sitter wearing a suit and tie with dark hair. On the paper the artist has written ‘A.V. + Peter White / M.N.A.S. 1926.

Subject: study; portrait; male

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

Catalogue Number: WyP.03.017

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Untitled

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Date: 1927

Medium: charcoal; pastel on paper

Catalogue Number: WyP.03.059

Description: Portrait of First Nations man wearing headdress, side view.

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Title: Untitled

Date: 1927

Medium: charcoal; pastel on paper

Dimensions: 33.5 x 26 cm

Description: Portrait of First Nations man wearing headdress, side view.

Subject: Indigenous; headdress; portrait

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

Catalogue Number: WyP.03.059

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Untitled

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Date: 1927

Medium: charcoal; pastel;

Catalogue Number: WyP.03.060

Description: Portrait of man with mustache and goatee. His neck extends from right to left and his face is turned in somewhat of a 3/4 pose.

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Title: Untitled

Date: 1927

Medium: charcoal; pastel;

Dimensions: 33 x 25.5 cm

Description: Portrait of man with mustache and goatee. His neck extends from right to left and his face is turned in somewhat of a 3/4 pose.

Subject: portrait; man; mustache; goatee

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

Catalogue Number: WyP.03.060

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Untitled

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Date: 1927

Medium: charcoal on paper

Catalogue Number: WyP.03.011

Description: A portrait study of Catharine Robb with a dark cloth head covering and wisps of hair escaping.

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Title: Untitled

Date: 1927

Medium: charcoal on paper

Dimensions: 63.5 x 48.0 cm

Description: A portrait study of Catharine Robb with a dark cloth head covering and wisps of hair escaping.

Subject: study; portrait; female

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

Catalogue Number: WyP.03.011

Notes: Artistry Revealed: Peter Whyte, Catharine Robb Whyte and Their Contemporaries; June 17, 2018 to October 21, 2018

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Untitled

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Date: 1928

Medium: charcoal on paper

Catalogue Number: WyP.03.006

Description: A black and white portrait of Catharine Robb. Catharine is in profile, facing toward the left. Her head and neck appear to be twisting toward the left. Her hair is pulled back in a bun. A few pieces of it have come loose around her ear. She is wearing a collared shirt.

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Title: Untitled

Date: 1928

Medium: charcoal on paper

Dimensions: 34.0 x 26.0 cm

Description: A black and white portrait of Catharine Robb. Catharine is in profile, facing toward the left. Her head and neck appear to be twisting toward the left. Her hair is pulled back in a bun. A few pieces of it have come loose around her ear. She is wearing a collared shirt.

Subject: portrait; female; Catharine Robb

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

Catalogue Number: WyP.03.006

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Sketches

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Date: 1928 – 1928

Medium: graphite; ink; on paper;

Catalogue Number: WyP.09.15

Description: Sketchbook wrapped in brown paper secured to the inside of the covers [most likely done by Peter as the original cover can be seen through tears in the paper] with “SKETCHES, Peter Whyte, BANFF ALBERTA CANADA” written in black ink on the front cover. Contents include sketches mostly of people [incl…

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Title: Sketches

Date: 1928 – 1928

Medium: graphite; ink; on paper;

Dimensions: 26.1 x 20.1 cm

Description: Sketchbook wrapped in brown paper secured to the inside of the covers [most likely done by Peter as the original cover can be seen through tears in the paper] with “SKETCHES, Peter Whyte, BANFF ALBERTA CANADA” written in black ink on the front cover. Contents include sketches mostly of people [including children, Mounties, women, golfers, climbers, cowboys, and Indigenous People], caricatures, horses, and portraits.

Subject: drawing; sketching; portrait; caricature; horses; women; children; automobiles; Indigenous Peoples; Peter Whyte; Catharine Robb Whyte;

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

Catalogue Number: WyP.09.15

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Girl, School Portrait

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Date: 1928

Medium: oil on canvas

Catalogue Number: WyP.02.042

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Title: Girl, School Portrait

Date: 1928

Medium: oil on canvas

Dimensions: 53.5 x 43.5 cm

Subject: portrait; female

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

Catalogue Number: WyP.02.042

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Student Portrait, Woman

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Date: 1928

Medium: oil on canvas

Catalogue Number: WyP.02.047

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Title: Student Portrait, Woman

Date: 1928

Medium: oil on canvas

Dimensions: 53.5 x 43.5 cm

Subject: portrait; female

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

Catalogue Number: WyP.02.047

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Job Stevens, Stoney, Morley

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Date: 1930

Medium: oil on canvas

Catalogue Number: WyP.01.129

Description: Colour: grey, black, brown, bits of orange, white. The left profile of a man.His black hair is short on top and at the back two braids come down over his white garment which is trimmed with orange and green. There seems to be a dark piece of cloth around his neck. The background is dark grey.

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Title: Job Stevens, Stoney, Morley

Date: 1930

Medium: oil on canvas

Dimensions: 35.4 x 27.8 cm

Description: Colour: grey, black, brown, bits of orange, white. The left profile of a man.His black hair is short on top and at the back two braids come down over his white garment which is trimmed with orange and green. There seems to be a dark piece of cloth around his neck. The background is dark grey.

Subject: portrait; male; Stoney; Job Stevens

Credit: Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1968

Catalogue Number: WyP.01.129

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Chief Dan Wildman

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Date: 1930

Medium: oil on canvas

Catalogue Number: WyP.02.075

Description: Dan Wildman is facing toward the left side of the image and takes up most of the right side of the image. The left half of the painting is a grey-green colour. Dan Wildman is wearing traditional Stoney clothing and head dress. He wears a bear tooth necklace and extensive beadwork is visible on h…

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Title: Chief Dan Wildman

Date: 1930

Medium: oil on canvas

Dimensions: 75.0 x 62.3 cm

Description: Dan Wildman is facing toward the left side of the image and takes up most of the right side of the image. The left half of the painting is a grey-green colour. Dan Wildman is wearing traditional Stoney clothing and head dress. He wears a bear tooth necklace and extensive beadwork is visible on his shirt. His eyes appear as if they are slightly closed.

Subject: portrait; male; Stoney; Dan Wildman

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

Catalogue Number: WyP.02.075

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Untitled [Job Stevens]

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Date: 1930

Medium: oil on canvas

Catalogue Number: WyP.02.043

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Title: Untitled [Job Stevens]

Date: 1930

Medium: oil on canvas

Dimensions: 53.5 x 43.7 cm

Subject: portrait; male

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

Catalogue Number: WyP.02.043

Notes: Artistry Revealed: Peter Whyte, Catharine Robb Whyte and Their Contemporaries; June 17, 2018 to October 21, 2018

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Mrs. Jonie

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Date: 1930

Medium: oil on canvas

Catalogue Number: WyP.02.057

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Title: Mrs. Jonie

Date: 1930

Medium: oil on canvas

Dimensions: 54.2 x 43.3 cm

Subject: portrait; female; Indigenous

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

Catalogue Number: WyP.02.057

Notes: Artistry Revealed: Peter Whyte, Catharine Robb Whyte and Their Contemporaries; June 17, 2018 to October 21, 2018

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Mrs. Tom Simeon

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Date: 1931

Medium: oil on canvas

Catalogue Number: WyP.02.025

Description: Colour: red, brown, black. The right profile of the head and upper torso of an Indigenous woman. Her hair is in braids and she wears a yellow band around her head and a red garment with a white beaded belt. The background is tan.

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Title: Mrs. Tom Simeon

Date: 1931

Medium: oil on canvas

Dimensions: 75 x 62 cm

Description: Colour: red, brown, black. The right profile of the head and upper torso of an Indigenous woman. Her hair is in braids and she wears a yellow band around her head and a red garment with a white beaded belt. The background is tan.