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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1924
Medium
graphite on paper
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.759
Description
In the foreground there is a man/cowboy wearing his spurs and carrying his hat. He is standing by his horse and leading his saddled horse by the noseband. In the background is a mountain range with clouds in the sky.
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
Untitled
Date
1924
Medium
graphite on paper
Dimensions
25.1 x 20.0 cm
Description
In the foreground there is a man/cowboy wearing his spurs and carrying his hat. He is standing by his horse and leading his saddled horse by the noseband. In the background is a mountain range with clouds in the sky.
Subject
man
cowboy
horse
spurs
saddle
hat
noseband
mountains
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.759
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1927
Medium
graphite on paper
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.055
Description
Turkish man standing with cigarette, side view.
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
Untitled
Date
1927
Medium
graphite on paper
Dimensions
30.4 x 22.8 cm
Description
Turkish man standing with cigarette, side view.
Subject
man
cigarette
Turkish
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1975
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.055
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1927
Medium
coloured graphite on paper
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.061
Description
Man standing barefoot, arms out and palms up, front view.
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
Untitled
Date
1927
Medium
coloured graphite on paper
Dimensions
35.5 x 25.8 cm
Description
Man standing barefoot, arms out and palms up, front view.
Subject
man
standing
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1975
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.061
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1929
Medium
graphite on paper
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.728
Description
A detailed sketch of the main features of a face, it appears to be a study of a man.
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
Untitled
Date
1929
Medium
graphite on paper
Dimensions
7.0 x 9.0 cm
Description
A detailed sketch of the main features of a face, it appears to be a study of a man.
Subject
face
man
eyes
nose
mouth
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.728
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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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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
1955
Medium
graphite on paper
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.804
Description
Ten small drawings of different activities occurring. 1) three people are walking over a hill with a couple of animals, 2) a group of people appear to be travelling in a convoy with a horse dragging goods behind it, 3) a group of people on horses moving across the land, 4) a person on a horse that …
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
Untitled
Date
1955
Medium
graphite on paper
Dimensions
21.3 x 27.7 cm
Description
Ten small drawings of different activities occurring. 1) three people are walking over a hill with a couple of animals, 2) a group of people appear to be travelling in a convoy with a horse dragging goods behind it, 3) a group of people on horses moving across the land, 4) a person on a horse that is pulling supplies are coming up over a hill, there are tipis off in the background, 5) a group in a wagon follow behind another heading towards the mountains, 6) possibly a small hut with a person, and there is a hide stretched out on poles, 7) a group of people have assembled in an open area outdoors, 8) a person who appears to have a some sort of head ornament on is preparing to shoot an arrow with their bow, 9) a wooden drying rack with meat hanging from it, in front of it there looks like two people are sitting on the ground, and 10) a group of huts lined up near trees, there appears to be smoke coming out of ventilation areas on the roof. verso: a sketch of the 1955 Christmas card, another boxed off drawing of a person appearing to be playing a drum, a drawing that has some similarities to “Seven Teepees” (though completed about 20 years earlier, and a final boxed off drawing of a native man wearing a headdress.
Subject
tanning
hide
meat
meat drying
wagon
horse
people
hut
bow and arrow
tipi
headdress
Christmas card
moose
bear
deer
squirrel
man
woman
painting
easel
canvas
paint brush
music
drum
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.804
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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
ca. 1927 – 1939
Medium
graphite on paper
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.278
Description
A rough sketch of a man standing with both arms raised above his head holding a ball. His back is severely arched.
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
Untitled
Date
ca. 1927 – 1939
Medium
graphite on paper
Dimensions
30.5 x 16 cm
Description
A rough sketch of a man standing with both arms raised above his head holding a ball. His back is severely arched.
Subject
man
sketch
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1975
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.278
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1929 – 1966
Medium
graphite on paper
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.472
Description
Pencil drawing of man wearing cowboy hat while driving a horse drawn cart to viewer’s right.
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
Untitled
Date
1929 – 1966
Medium
graphite on paper
Dimensions
20.0 x 24.9 cm
Description
Pencil drawing of man wearing cowboy hat while driving a horse drawn cart to viewer’s right.
Subject
cart
man
horse
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1975
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.472
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1929 – 1966
Medium
graphite on paper
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.486
Description
Pencil drawing of male figure in stride away from the viewer. A bear accompanies him and they run towards teepees in background.
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
Untitled
Date
1929 – 1966
Medium
graphite on paper
Dimensions
21.2 x 27.4 cm
Description
Pencil drawing of male figure in stride away from the viewer. A bear accompanies him and they run towards teepees in background.
Subject
man
bear
running
teepees
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1975
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.486
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1929 – 1966
Medium
graphite on paper
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.499
Description
A pencil drawing of a man with simplified features. He sits facing the viewer, holding an umbrella.
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
Untitled
Date
1929 – 1966
Medium
graphite on paper
Dimensions
19.1 x 11.5 cm
Description
A pencil drawing of a man with simplified features. He sits facing the viewer, holding an umbrella.
Subject
man
umbrella
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1975
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.499
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1929 – 1939
Medium
graphite on card
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.646
Description
Two pencil drawings of the heads of men in glasses and fez hats. The head that is oriented with the right-side-up is more developed than the upside-down head. Both wear neckties.Verso shows that this drawing was made on an advertising card for the Queen Mary, a Cunard White Star shipping vessel. A …
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
Untitled
Date
1929 – 1939
Medium
graphite on card
Dimensions
21.5 x 16.8 cm
Description
Two pencil drawings of the heads of men in glasses and fez hats. The head that is oriented with the right-side-up is more developed than the upside-down head. Both wear neckties.Verso shows that this drawing was made on an advertising card for the Queen Mary, a Cunard White Star shipping vessel. A printed illustration of the Queen Mary vessel appears on the top half of the card and the name “Queen Mary” appears in the tlc of the bottom half. The name Cunard White Star is printed in the centre of the bottom half.
Subject
fez hat
head
man
Cunard White Star
Queen Mary
shipping
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1975
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.646
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1920 – 1966
Medium
graphite on paper
Catalogue Number
Wyp.03.253
Description
the outline of a man with his left leg up and left elbow resting on his knee, wearing a vest, baggy pants and a hat.
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
Untitled
Date
1920 – 1966
Medium
graphite on paper
Dimensions
28.5 x 22.2 cm
Description
the outline of a man with his left leg up and left elbow resting on his knee, wearing a vest, baggy pants and a hat.
Subject
man
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1975
Catalogue Number
Wyp.03.253
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1925 – 1966
Medium
graphite on paper
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.702
Description
Man walking over a hill carrying a gun, leaving footprints in the snow behind him. Above figure in TLC “Wot the ell!!!” (assumption that figure means “What the hell” but is stating it in an accent), and in BRC it says “Merry Christmas”
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
Untitled
Date
1925 – 1966
Medium
graphite on paper
Dimensions
25.5 x 16.2 cm
Description
Man walking over a hill carrying a gun, leaving footprints in the snow behind him. Above figure in TLC “Wot the ell!!!” (assumption that figure means “What the hell” but is stating it in an accent), and in BRC it says “Merry Christmas”
Subject
snow
Merry Christmas
man
gun
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.702
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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
1925 – 1966
Medium
graphite on paper
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.744
Description
Rough sketch of a man with his right foot resting higher than his left, he has a gun in his left hand, his right hand waving, and he is wearing traditional clothing. To the right of the Native man there is a rough gestural drawing of what was finalized for the man. On the top half of the page there…
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
Untitled
Date
1925 – 1966
Medium
graphite on paper
Dimensions
27.5 x 21.0 cm
Description
Rough sketch of a man with his right foot resting higher than his left, he has a gun in his left hand, his right hand waving, and he is wearing traditional clothing. To the right of the Native man there is a rough gestural drawing of what was finalized for the man. On the top half of the page there is a rough sketch of a horse that appears to be resting. verso: on the bottom half of the page there is two rough gestural drawings of horse, each appear to be in pasture eating grass.
Subject
horse
saddle
pasture
grass
man
Indigenous
clothing
traditional
gun
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.744
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Around the World in One Month

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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1925 – 1966
Medium
graphite on paper
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.746
Description
A simple sketch of a man in a fancy vehicle wearing a mask driving off. There appears to be a sign erased to the left of the car. The hood ornament looks like a little man with giant hands. In the TRC it says “AROUND THE WORLD IN ONE MONTH,” on the vehicle is says “WHITE CAR,” and it is signed in t…
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
Around the World in One Month
Date
1925 – 1966
Medium
graphite on paper
Dimensions
15.0 x 22.8 cm
Description
A simple sketch of a man in a fancy vehicle wearing a mask driving off. There appears to be a sign erased to the left of the car. The hood ornament looks like a little man with giant hands. In the TRC it says “AROUND THE WORLD IN ONE MONTH,” on the vehicle is says “WHITE CAR,” and it is signed in the BLC
Subject
driving
mask
man
vehicle
ornament
race
world
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.746
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1925 – 1966
Medium
graphite on paper
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.748
Description
A racing car that is being driven by a man in a mask is racing a train it appears that is in the background. There is a fence between the two. In the BLC is says “A RACE FOR LIFE,” and in the BRC “BY ME”
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
A Race for Life
Date
1925 – 1966
Medium
graphite on paper
Dimensions
15.0 x 22.7 cm
Description
A racing car that is being driven by a man in a mask is racing a train it appears that is in the background. There is a fence between the two. In the BLC is says “A RACE FOR LIFE,” and in the BRC “BY ME”
Subject
train
fence
car
racing
man
mask
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.748
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1925 – 1966
Medium
graphite on paper
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.764
Description
Profile drawing of a vehicle with a masked man at the wheel speeding away over a speed bump and in the direction of Victoria as the sign in front of the car suggests. Behind the vehicle there is a wrench, nut and bolt flying off behind it, and behind the the drivers front wheel there is a piece of …
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
Room for one More
Date
1925 – 1966
Medium
graphite on paper
Dimensions
14.0 x 22.0 cm
Description
Profile drawing of a vehicle with a masked man at the wheel speeding away over a speed bump and in the direction of Victoria as the sign in front of the car suggests. Behind the vehicle there is a wrench, nut and bolt flying off behind it, and behind the the drivers front wheel there is a piece of luggage. Above the driver near the TRC it says “ROOM FOR ONE MORE.”
Subject
mask
man
Victoria
driving
vehicle
luggage
speed bump
wrench
nut
bolt
sign
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.764
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