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Untitled [Drawing of Discobolus, front view]

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Date: 1926

Medium: graphite on conte paper

Catalogue Number: WyP.03.025

Description: A male figure throwing discuss. Figure is bend forward with left arm in front. Both knees are bent. Right arm swings discus backwards, poised to throw it.Faint lines likely used to guide anatomical proportions.Faint lines or drawings around figure possibly from transfer or smudging. Faint watermark…

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Title: Untitled [Drawing of Discobolus, front view]

Date: 1926

Medium: graphite on conte paper

Dimensions: 63.5 x 48.0 cm

Description: A male figure throwing discuss. Figure is bend forward with left arm in front. Both knees are bent. Right arm swings discus backwards, poised to throw it.Faint lines likely used to guide anatomical proportions.Faint lines or drawings around figure possibly from transfer or smudging. Faint watermark along top edge: USA Strathmore CharcoalBottom left corner is stamped with circular STRATHMORE PAPERE and thistle design.Top Right: Peter White - 6-4-26/ Museum of Fine Arts

Subject: study; figure; male

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

Catalogue Number: WyP.03.025

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: 1927

Medium: graphite on conte paper

Catalogue Number: WyP.03.015

Description: A well rendered drawing of a male life model. There is a cord wrapped around his right hand and extends to the viewers’ bottom right corner, and draws his right arm across his body. His left arm lightly grasps the cord. His face is turned to the viewer’s left and is a side view. A small curl of…

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Title: Untitled

Date: 1927

Medium: graphite on conte paper

Dimensions: 63.0 x 48.0 cm

Description: A well rendered drawing of a male life model. There is a cord wrapped around his right hand and extends to the viewers’ bottom right corner, and draws his right arm across his body. His left arm lightly grasps the cord. His face is turned to the viewer’s left and is a side view. A small curl of hair curls towards his forehead.There is a lightly sketched line that parallels his right leg.

Subject: figure; male

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

Catalogue Number: WyP.03.015

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Untitled

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Artist: Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C. (1906 – 1979, Canadian)

Date: 1928

Medium: graphite on conte paper

Catalogue Number: WyC.03.002

Description: A life drawing of a female model. She is standing with her back to the viewer at a 3/4 angle. The quality of light is significant in this detailed rendering.

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Artist: Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C. (1906 – 1979, Canadian)

Title: Untitled

Date: 1928

Medium: graphite on conte paper

Dimensions: 63.0 x 48.0 cm

Description: A life drawing of a female model. She is standing with her back to the viewer at a 3/4 angle. The quality of light is significant in this detailed rendering.

Subject: figure; female

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

Catalogue Number: WyC.03.002

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Andre and A.Y. at Sunshine

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Artist: Kathleen Frances Daly Pepper (1898 – 1994, Canadian)

Date: 1947

Medium: graphite on paper

Catalogue Number: DaK.03.04

Description: General colour: pencil on white. Two men in suits sitting at a table. The one in front faces right and is writing. The one behind faces more out and is reading. He wears glasses. Behind them in the upper left corner are book shelves. In the upper right corner is a lamp.

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Artist: Kathleen Frances Daly Pepper (1898 – 1994, Canadian)

Title: Andre and A.Y. at Sunshine

Date: 1947

Medium: graphite on paper

Dimensions: 29.0 x 36.5 cm

Description: General colour: pencil on white. Two men in suits sitting at a table. The one in front faces right and is writing. The one behind faces more out and is reading. He wears glasses. Behind them in the upper left corner are book shelves. In the upper right corner is a lamp.

Subject: figure; male

Credit: Purchased from Kathleen Frances Daly Pepper, 1970

Catalogue Number: DaK.03.04

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

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Seasons Greetings Catharine and Peter 1949

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

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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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

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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Balancing Nude

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Artist: Robert Ralp Carmichael (1937 – , Canadian)

Date: 1971

Medium: coloured graphite on paper

Catalogue Number: CaR.03.02

Description: A seated nude (no furniture indicated) facing left, legs crossed, chin rests on her right hand, left arm lays across her right knee which is crossed over left. The model has long hair, face and one foot are indistinct. The drawing is done in a brown, red colour with light yellow highlights. Tit…

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Artist: Robert Ralp Carmichael (1937 – , Canadian)

Title: Balancing Nude

Date: 1971

Medium: coloured graphite on paper

Dimensions: 34.1 x 45.3 cm

Description: A seated nude (no furniture indicated) facing left, legs crossed, chin rests on her right hand, left arm lays across her right knee which is crossed over left. The model has long hair, face and one foot are indistinct. The drawing is done in a brown, red colour with light yellow highlights. Titled and signed on back as well.

Subject: figure; female

Credit: Gift of Unknown, 1968

Catalogue Number: CaR.03.02

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Singers

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Artist: Wilma Simon (1950 – , Canadian)

Date: 1975

Medium: serigraph on paper

Catalogue Number: SiW.04.01

Description: Colour: blue, white, brown, purple. Four figures sit around a large drum in a white enclosure at center. Across the bottom are groups of white stripes and brown evergreen needle marks on a purple background. A gradated blue fills the background, dark to light near the top.

Artist: Wilma Simon (1950 – , Canadian)

Title: Singers

Date: 1975

Medium: serigraph on paper

Dimensions: 40.4 x 40.4 cm

Description: Colour: blue, white, brown, purple. Four figures sit around a large drum in a white enclosure at center. Across the bottom are groups of white stripes and brown evergreen needle marks on a purple background. A gradated blue fills the background, dark to light near the top.

Subject: figure; group

Credit: Purchased from Wilma Simon, 1977

Catalogue Number: SiW.04.01

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Bear Dancer II

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Artist: Colleen Campbell (1945 – , Canadian )

Date: 1979

Medium: graphite; watercolour on paper

Catalogue Number: CmC.03.02

Description: Located in the center and filling most of the image area is an Inuit dancer. He stands with his side toward the viewer. His tunic is a yellow colour and he holds a drum stick in his right hand high above his head. He has medium length straight hair depicted in graphite and a colourful belt tied aro…

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Artist: Colleen Campbell (1945 – , Canadian )

Title: Bear Dancer II

Date: 1979

Medium: graphite; watercolour on paper

Dimensions: 105.0 x 75.5 cm

Description: Located in the center and filling most of the image area is an Inuit dancer. He stands with his side toward the viewer. His tunic is a yellow colour and he holds a drum stick in his right hand high above his head. He has medium length straight hair depicted in graphite and a colourful belt tied around his waist. His tunic has fringes at the sides and bottom and he has a decorative strip around the top of his mukluk. He is holding a large round drum in his left hand.

Subject: figure; male; Inuit

Credit: Gift of Dora Helen Mackie, Calgary, 1998

Catalogue Number: CmC.03.02

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The New World

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Artist: Sophia Isajiw (1964 – , American)

Date: 1996

Medium: ink on paper

Catalogue Number: IsS.04.01

Description: In the background of the image there are a group of men behind a wire fence. These men are being held in an internment camp. The men are wearing hats and are displayed in black and white. In the foreground in the colour brown is a side view of a man and beside it is the same man with a hat on from …

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Artist: Sophia Isajiw (1964 – , American)

Title: The New World

Date: 1996

Medium: ink on paper

Dimensions: 57.0 x 76.5 cm

Description: In the background of the image there are a group of men behind a wire fence. These men are being held in an internment camp. The men are wearing hats and are displayed in black and white. In the foreground in the colour brown is a side view of a man and beside it is the same man with a hat on from the front view. The images in the back can be seen threw the larger images in the foreground. In the cc the word Kripak is written in a pale light brown color.

Subject: figure; group; male; historical; internment camp; landscape; Canadian Rockies

Credit: Purchased from Sophia Isajiw, Turlock, USA, 1996

Catalogue Number: IsS.04.01

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Mother and Child

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Artist: Kathleen Frances Daly Pepper (1898 – 1994, Canadian)

Date: n.d.

Medium: graphite on paper

Catalogue Number: DaK.03.03

Description: General colour: pencil on white. Woman in a parka facing left with a child in a parka on her knees facing out.

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Artist: Kathleen Frances Daly Pepper (1898 – 1994, Canadian)

Title: Mother and Child

Date: n.d.

Medium: graphite on paper

Dimensions: 33.5 x 43 cm

Description: General colour: pencil on white. Woman in a parka facing left with a child in a parka on her knees facing out.

Subject: figure; child; Inuit

Credit: Purchased from Kathleen Frances Daly Pepper, 1969

Catalogue Number: DaK.03.03

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Untitled [Dog Sled]

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Artist: George Weber (1907 – 2002, Canadian)

Date: n.d.

Medium: ink on paper

Catalogue Number: WbG.04.052

Description: Two figures and two dogsleds cast shadows towards bottom of image. Hazy purple sky. Card format.

Artist: George Weber (1907 – 2002, Canadian)

Title: Untitled [Dog Sled]

Date: n.d.

Medium: ink on paper

Dimensions: 13.9 x 17.8 cm

Description: Two figures and two dogsleds cast shadows towards bottom of image. Hazy purple sky. Card format.

Subject: activity; dog sledding; landscape; Arctic; figure

Credit: Gift of Donna Tingley, Edmonton, 2004

Catalogue Number: WbG.04.052

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Untitled

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Artist: Peter or Catharine Whyte

Date: 1920 – 1928

Medium: graphite on conte paper

Catalogue Number: Wy?.03.020

Description: A figure drawing of a standing female model.

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Artist: Peter or Catharine Whyte

Title: Untitled

Date: 1920 – 1928

Medium: graphite on conte paper

Dimensions: 64.0 x 48.0 cm

Description: A figure drawing of a standing female model.

Subject: figure; female

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

Catalogue Number: Wy?.03.020

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Untitled

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Artist: Peter or Catharine Whyte

Date: 1920 – 1928

Medium: graphite on conte paper

Catalogue Number: Wy?.03.021

Description: A figure drawing of a standing male model.

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Artist: Peter or Catharine Whyte

Title: Untitled

Date: 1920 – 1928

Medium: graphite on conte paper

Dimensions: 63.5 x 48.0 cm

Description: A figure drawing of a standing male model.

Subject: figure; male

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

Catalogue Number: Wy?.03.021

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Untitled

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Artist: Peter or Catharine Whyte

Date: 1920 – 1928

Medium: graphite on conte paper

Catalogue Number: Wy?.03.025

Description: A figure drawing on a seated male model.

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Artist: Peter or Catharine Whyte

Title: Untitled

Date: 1920 – 1928

Medium: graphite on conte paper

Dimensions: 63.5 x 48.0 cm

Description: A figure drawing on a seated male model.

Subject: figure; male

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

Catalogue Number: Wy?.03.025

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Untitled

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Artist: Peter or Catharine Whyte

Date: 1920 – 1928

Medium: graphite on conte paper

Catalogue Number: Wy?.03.032

Description: A pencil drawing of a male model standing and facing the viewer.

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Artist: Peter or Catharine Whyte

Title: Untitled

Date: 1920 – 1928

Medium: graphite on conte paper

Dimensions: 63.5 x 48.25 cm

Description: A pencil drawing of a male model standing and facing the viewer.

Subject: figure; male

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

Catalogue Number: Wy?.03.032

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Untitled

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Artist: Peter or Catharine Whyte

Date: 1920 – 1928

Medium: graphite on conte paper

Catalogue Number: Wy?.03.039

Description: The paper has an image on both sides. Side one is a seated female nude model and in the TR corner is written the name ‘Samual Babu’. Side two is a standing male model.

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Artist: Peter or Catharine Whyte

Title: Untitled

Date: 1920 – 1928

Medium: graphite on conte paper

Dimensions: 63.0 x 48.0 cm

Description: The paper has an image on both sides. Side one is a seated female nude model and in the TR corner is written the name ‘Samual Babu’. Side two is a standing male model.