Skip header and navigation

Narrow Results By

77 records – page 1 of 4.

Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1929
Medium
ink’ watercolour on paper
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.967
Description
Drawing of two men standing beside a teepee, one smoking a pipe, as two figures on horses approach. “ Coloured in with watercolour. Left figure wears yellow, green and red striped coat (Hudson’s Bay blanket?), brimmed hat with red feather. Figure at right wears green brimmed hat and gray waistco…
  1 image  
Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
[Two Stoney Nakoda]
Date
1929
Medium
ink’ watercolour on paper
Dimensions
10.0 x 13.0 cm
Description
Drawing of two men standing beside a teepee, one smoking a pipe, as two figures on horses approach. “ Coloured in with watercolour. Left figure wears yellow, green and red striped coat (Hudson’s Bay blanket?), brimmed hat with red feather. Figure at right wears green brimmed hat and gray waistcoat and pants. Signed BRC. Framed in simple frame with red tape border. Reverse has sticker that reads “ARTISTIC PICTURE FRAMING CARSON PIRIE SCOTT & CO”
Subject
Indigenous
Credit
Gift of Dorothy V. Whyte, West Vancouver, 1975
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.967
Images
Less detail
This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and potentially offensive content. Read more.
Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1920 – 1928
Medium
graphite; ink on paper
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.632
Description
Standing female figure model in pen with various preliminary sketches in pen and pencil around main figure. PIERRE LE BLANC in top left corner.
  1 image  
Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
Untitled
Date
1920 – 1928
Medium
graphite; ink on paper
Dimensions
66 x 51 cm
Description
Standing female figure model in pen with various preliminary sketches in pen and pencil around main figure. PIERRE LE BLANC in top left corner.
Subject
female model
nude
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1975
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.632
Images
Less detail
This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and potentially offensive content. Read more.
Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1923
Medium
ink on board
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.033
Description
Ink drawing of car, side view. And extra tire is visible, mounted in front of the driver’s door. Very graphic rendering, using reletitive vertical and horizontal striping for shading. Large cloud-like shapes in background. Inscription: “Drawn by Peter White, 1923, Banff” written in ink in BRC
  1 image  
Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
Untitled
Date
1923
Medium
ink on board
Dimensions
35.5 x 55.5 cm
Description
Ink drawing of car, side view. And extra tire is visible, mounted in front of the driver’s door. Very graphic rendering, using reletitive vertical and horizontal striping for shading. Large cloud-like shapes in background. Inscription: “Drawn by Peter White, 1923, Banff” written in ink in BRC
Subject
car
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1975
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.033
Images
Less detail
This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and potentially offensive content. Read more.
Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1924
Medium
ink on paper
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.072
Description
Drawing of man standing near dog sled.
  1 image  
Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
Untitled
Date
1924
Medium
ink on paper
Dimensions
28.5 x 19.5 cm
Description
Drawing of man standing near dog sled.
Subject
man
dog sled
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1975
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.072
Images
Less detail
This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and potentially offensive content. Read more.

Any Shoelaces Mister?

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactwyp.03.073
Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1924
Medium
ink on paper
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.073
Description
Two men, one with pipe walking dog, one sitting. Obviously windy.
  1 image  
Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
Any Shoelaces Mister?
Date
1924
Medium
ink on paper
Dimensions
28.4 x 19.4 cm
Description
Two men, one with pipe walking dog, one sitting. Obviously windy.
Subject
man
dog
wind
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1975
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.073
Images
Less detail
This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and potentially offensive content. Read more.
Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1923
Medium
ink on board
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.074
Description
Drawing of Banff Elementary School, left side view with Cascade Mountain in background to the right.On front: TLC: “3 5/16 x 2 5/8” “1” (of 3)TRC: “Left”On reverse:TLC - sticker with “K14.1” “High School” written in pencil
  1 image  
Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
Untitled
Date
1923
Medium
ink on board
Dimensions
23 x 30.5 cm
Description
Drawing of Banff Elementary School, left side view with Cascade Mountain in background to the right.On front: TLC: “3 5/16 x 2 5/8” “1” (of 3)TRC: “Left”On reverse:TLC - sticker with “K14.1” “High School” written in pencil
Subject
Banff Elementary School
Credit
Gift of , 1967
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.074
Images
Less detail
This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and potentially offensive content. Read more.
Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1929
Medium
ink on paper
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.234
Description
Drawing of two men standing beside a teepee, one smoking a pipe, as two figures on horses approach. Teepee in background at right edge. Drawing is framed in a rectangle that appears to imitate a piece of paper with some rips in it.
  1 image  
Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
Untitled
Date
1929
Medium
ink on paper
Dimensions
24.5 x 17.8 cm
Description
Drawing of two men standing beside a teepee, one smoking a pipe, as two figures on horses approach. Teepee in background at right edge. Drawing is framed in a rectangle that appears to imitate a piece of paper with some rips in it.
Subject
teepee
pipe
horse
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1975
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.234
Images
Less detail
This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and potentially offensive content. Read more.
Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1929
Medium
graphite; ink on paper
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.329
Description
A pencil and ink drawing of two men on a frozen lake. One man has fallen through broken ice and is only visible from the chest-up. The other man, wearing a hat and coat, assists the fallen man by pulling him up with a stick. Quickly-sketched trees line the background. There is a sign with illegibl…
  1 image  
Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
Untitled
Date
1929
Medium
graphite; ink on paper
Dimensions
26.0 x 23.5 cm
Description
A pencil and ink drawing of two men on a frozen lake. One man has fallen through broken ice and is only visible from the chest-up. The other man, wearing a hat and coat, assists the fallen man by pulling him up with a stick. Quickly-sketched trees line the background. There is a sign with illegible writing on it posted to the right of the fallen man. In the bottom left corner of the drawing, “Peter Whyte -29” is visible. A hand-drawn pencil line frames the scene.Below this drawing, dialogue reads:WELL HOW DID YOU COME TO FALL IN?FOOL, I DIDN’T COME TO FALL IN, I CAME TO SKATE!!
Subject
comic
winter
skating
Peter Whyte
drawing
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1975
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.329
Images
Less detail
This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and potentially offensive content. Read more.
Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1928
Medium
graphite; ink on paper
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.330
Description
A drawing in ink and pencil of a heavy set, bearded man constraining his belly with a belt attached to a hand-cranked contraption. He leans towards a smiling woman. The woman holds a bundle of cloth. Dolls sit on display behind her. Wearing spectacles, a full-length dress, and hair in a bun, this w…
  1 image  
Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
Untitled
Date
1928
Medium
graphite; ink on paper
Dimensions
24.0 x 26.0 cm
Description
A drawing in ink and pencil of a heavy set, bearded man constraining his belly with a belt attached to a hand-cranked contraption. He leans towards a smiling woman. The woman holds a bundle of cloth. Dolls sit on display behind her. Wearing spectacles, a full-length dress, and hair in a bun, this woman appears to be the man’s mother. Signed at the bottom right of the drawing: “Peter Whyte 28”Below the drawing, text explains that the man is attempting to reduce the size of his belly.“THESE MODERN CHIMNEYS ARE SO SMALL MA, THAT I HAVE TO DO IT”-----A hand-drawn pencil line frames the drawing and text.
Subject
chimneys
humour
Peter Whyte
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1975
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.330
Images
Less detail
This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and potentially offensive content. Read more.

The Smith Brothers Limited

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactwyp.03.331
Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1928
Medium
graphite; ink on paper
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.331
Description
Ink and pencil drawing of a train being investigated by nine men, in various positions, with magnifying glasses. One train car is labeled NYC 10079. A factory building, with a sign that reads CIGARETTES, towers above the train from the background. Peter Whyte’s signature, with “28” is in the botto…
  1 image  
Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
The Smith Brothers Limited
Date
1928
Medium
graphite; ink on paper
Dimensions
30.3 x 23.5 cm
Description
Ink and pencil drawing of a train being investigated by nine men, in various positions, with magnifying glasses. One train car is labeled NYC 10079. A factory building, with a sign that reads CIGARETTES, towers above the train from the background. Peter Whyte’s signature, with “28” is in the bottom right corner of the drawing. A hand drawn line frames the drawing.Intersecting with the bottom of the hand-drawn frame is the title, hand written in pencil as: THE SMITH BROTHERS LIMITED
Subject
train
industry
investigation
Peter Whyte
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1975
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.331
Images
Less detail
This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and potentially offensive content. Read more.
Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1921 – 1966
Medium
graphite; ink on paper
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.332
Description
An ink and pencil drawing of a car driving, from viewer’s left to right, on a landscape. There are three figures inside the vehicle. The landscape is characterized by rolling, empty hills, with a wooden railing to the right of the car. An ink line frames the drawing.
  1 image  
Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
untitled
Date
1921 – 1966
Medium
graphite; ink on paper
Dimensions
27.5 x 21.5 cm
Description
An ink and pencil drawing of a car driving, from viewer’s left to right, on a landscape. There are three figures inside the vehicle. The landscape is characterized by rolling, empty hills, with a wooden railing to the right of the car. An ink line frames the drawing.
Subject
travel
cars
roads
drawing
Peter Whyte
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1975
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.332
Images
Less detail
This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and potentially offensive content. Read more.
Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1920 – 1929
Medium
ink on paper envelope
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.284
Description
Various ink cartoons and caricatures of people and landscapes. One drawing is a car with a flat tire. Another drawing is of trees. One drawing is a desert scene including cacti and a skull. Some examples of the human drawings are a man in a suit, smoking a cigar and another man with a large hat and…
  1 image  
Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
Untitled
Date
1920 – 1929
Medium
ink on paper envelope
Dimensions
46.0 x 31.0 cm
Description
Various ink cartoons and caricatures of people and landscapes. One drawing is a car with a flat tire. Another drawing is of trees. One drawing is a desert scene including cacti and a skull. Some examples of the human drawings are a man in a suit, smoking a cigar and another man with a large hat and wispy beard.In pencil: 12; 142; 11; 122; 22; 12Verso: three rough sketches of human heads.
Subject
caricatures
cartoons
desert
car
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1975
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.284
Images
Less detail
This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and potentially offensive content. Read more.
Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1929
Medium
ink on paper
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.291
Description
An ink drawing of two figures in the foreground with mountaisn in the background. A figure of a boy appears to be throwing something into a lake. A female figure on the right has her left arm out and is pointing at the boy. She wears a long skirt and a hat with a feather in it. There is a tree fram…
  1 image  
Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
Untitled
Date
1929
Medium
ink on paper
Dimensions
30.5 x 23.0 cm
Description
An ink drawing of two figures in the foreground with mountaisn in the background. A figure of a boy appears to be throwing something into a lake. A female figure on the right has her left arm out and is pointing at the boy. She wears a long skirt and a hat with a feather in it. There is a tree framing the left side of the image. There is a hand drawn frame around the drawing.[brc, outside the hand-drawn frame]: GEORGIE, STOP THROWING STONES RIGHT THIS INSTANT OR BE BREAKING SOMETHING AROUND HERE -[blc, in cursive] Peter Whyte -29
Subject
boy
woman
lake
mountain
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1975
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.291
Images
Less detail
This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and potentially offensive content. Read more.
Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1929 – 1939
Medium
ink on paper
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.299
Description
boat sit dry dock with two workers in bottom left corner near saw horses working on the boat. Third man sits trc working on boat. A small boat sits to right of large boat. Line work is thick and well defined with little feature or details.
  1 image  
Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
Untitled
Date
1929 – 1939
Medium
ink on paper
Dimensions
29.5 x 45.5 cm
Description
boat sit dry dock with two workers in bottom left corner near saw horses working on the boat. Third man sits trc working on boat. A small boat sits to right of large boat. Line work is thick and well defined with little feature or details.
Subject
boat
builders
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1975
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.299
Images
Less detail
This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and potentially offensive content. Read more.
Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1929 – 1966
Medium
graphite; ink on paper
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.407
Description
A drawing for a greeting card. WIldlife animals sit in what appears to be a canoe within larger rectangle. Left edge, right edge and bottom edge in red ink, crosses to find the centre of the card. [blc] SEAON’S GREETING’S[BRC] CATHARINE AND PETER [top centre in red ink] 67 %
  1 image  
Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
Untitled
Date
1929 – 1966
Medium
graphite; ink on paper
Dimensions
17.8 cm
Description
A drawing for a greeting card. WIldlife animals sit in what appears to be a canoe within larger rectangle. Left edge, right edge and bottom edge in red ink, crosses to find the centre of the card. [blc] SEAON’S GREETING’S[BRC] CATHARINE AND PETER [top centre in red ink] 67 %
Subject
wildlife, Season’s Greetings
Christmas
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1975
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.407
Images
Less detail
This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and potentially offensive content. Read more.
Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1929 – 1966
Medium
graphite; ink on paper
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.460
Description
On two sides of paper are sketches of outdoor mountains scenes, intended as plans for a greetings card. One scene has a sign in the foreground that reads MERRY CHRISTMAS [verso].
  1 image  
Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
Untitled
Date
1929 – 1966
Medium
graphite; ink on paper
Dimensions
16.0 x 20.4 cm
Description
On two sides of paper are sketches of outdoor mountains scenes, intended as plans for a greetings card. One scene has a sign in the foreground that reads MERRY CHRISTMAS [verso].
Subject
Christmas
greetings
snow
skiers;
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1975
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.460
Images
Less detail
This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and potentially offensive content. Read more.

Banff, Alberta, Canada

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactwyp.03.464
Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1929 – 1966
Medium
ink on lined note paper
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.464
Description
A doodle of a skier on notepad paper with the tile, in cursive: Banff, Alberta, Canada.
  1 image  
Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
Banff, Alberta, Canada
Date
1929 – 1966
Medium
ink on lined note paper
Dimensions
21.3 x 16.9 cm
Description
A doodle of a skier on notepad paper with the tile, in cursive: Banff, Alberta, Canada.
Subject
skier
Banff
Alberta
Canada
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1975
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.464
Images
Less detail
This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and potentially offensive content. Read more.
Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1929 – 1966
Medium
graphite; ink on paper
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.485
Description
Pencil drawings of a female figure doing chores.
  1 image  
Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
Untitled
Date
1929 – 1966
Medium
graphite; ink on paper
Dimensions
27.7 x 21.5 cm
Description
Pencil drawings of a female figure doing chores.
Subject
woman
work
chores
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1975
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.485
Images
Less detail
This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and potentially offensive content. Read more.
Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1928
Medium
ink on paper
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.501
Description
Various humorous ink drawings in a cartoon style. One is labeled: COW, another: EFFELEPHLUNT. Some drawings have sound effects such as BOO, PURR and ALLEZ-OOP. Signed in cursive in brc Peter Whyte -28
  1 image  
Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
Untitled
Date
1928
Medium
ink on paper
Dimensions
26.5 x 22.5 x 3.0 cm
Description
Various humorous ink drawings in a cartoon style. One is labeled: COW, another: EFFELEPHLUNT. Some drawings have sound effects such as BOO, PURR and ALLEZ-OOP. Signed in cursive in brc Peter Whyte -28
Subject
humour
animals
camel
elephant
cow
giraffe
feline
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1975
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.501
Images
Less detail
This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and potentially offensive content. Read more.
Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1928
Medium
ink on paper
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.509
Description
Nine ink drawings of different scenes from foreign locations, possibly travel experienced. One example in the bottom left corner are two Asian men, one in a conical hat. He carries a large stick.
  1 image  
Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
Untitled
Date
1928
Medium
ink on paper
Dimensions
25.4 x 20.3 cm
Description
Nine ink drawings of different scenes from foreign locations, possibly travel experienced. One example in the bottom left corner are two Asian men, one in a conical hat. He carries a large stick.
Subject
travel
culture
foreign
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1975
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.509
Images
Less detail
This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and potentially offensive content. Read more.

77 records – page 1 of 4.

Back to Top