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- 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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- 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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- Date
- 1950 – 1960
- Medium
- graphite; on paper;
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.09.16
- Description
- Metal coil-bound sketchbook with patterned black and white covers - the back cover has a green tint to the white parts, unsure if this was the original colour and the front cover is simply faded or if the back cover was dyed or tinted green later. Front cover has adhered paper label with manufactur…
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- Title
- Untitled
- Date
- 1950 – 1960
- Medium
- graphite; on paper;
- Dimensions
- 25.1 x 21.0 cm
- Description
- Metal coil-bound sketchbook with patterned black and white covers - the back cover has a green tint to the white parts, unsure if this was the original colour and the front cover is simply faded or if the back cover was dyed or tinted green later. Front cover has adhered paper label with manufacturer name and space for an owner’s name - brand reads “GYRAL, Patent Pending.” Contents include sketches of possible Christmas cards, figure studies, notes, skiers, church/funeral scenes from Morley, sketches for paintings, geometric plans for tepees, and more.
- Subject
- drawing
- sketching
- skiing
- Indigenous Peoples
- tepees
- Morely
- Stoney Nakoda
- Peter Whyte
- Catharine Robb Whyte;
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1975
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.09.16
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- Date
- 1928 – 1935
- Medium
- graphite; ink; on paper;
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.09.18
- Description
- Hardcover “Punch” sketchbook with the December 26, 1928 magazine cover replicated for the cover. Contents include sketches by Peter Whyte, some just figure studies, some complete with ink and occasionally colour. Sketches include people, horses, cowboys, soldiers, faces, hands, cartoon animals, men…
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- Title
- Untitled
- Date
- 1928 – 1935
- Medium
- graphite; ink; on paper;
- Dimensions
- 25.9 x 20.1 cm
- Description
- Hardcover “Punch” sketchbook with the December 26, 1928 magazine cover replicated for the cover. Contents include sketches by Peter Whyte, some just figure studies, some complete with ink and occasionally colour. Sketches include people, horses, cowboys, soldiers, faces, hands, cartoon animals, men in a classroom setting, airplanes in flight, cars, children, ski jumpers, people in a restaurant, people skating, and portraits.
- Subject
- drawing
- sketching
- figure studies
- children
- horses
- curling
- skating
- ski jumping
- Indigenous Peoples
- Inuit
- military
- Peter Whyte
- King George VI
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1975
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.09.18
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- Date
- 1956 – 1956
- Medium
- graphite; watercolour; on paper;
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.09.23
- Description
- Flip book-style coil-bound sketchbook with pressed paper covers. “REEVES, Series 60, SKETCH BOOK” printed on the cover in black. Also written on the cover in pencil [upside-down at the bottom] is “MRS. ELMER GAUMDROUE, (MUSEUM) DAWSON, Y.T. YUKON.” Contents include sketches of various buildings ar…
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- Title
- Untitled
- Date
- 1956 – 1956
- Medium
- graphite; watercolour; on paper;
- Dimensions
- 26.1 x 17.3 cm
- Description
- Flip book-style coil-bound sketchbook with pressed paper covers. “REEVES, Series 60, SKETCH BOOK” printed on the cover in black. Also written on the cover in pencil [upside-down at the bottom] is “MRS. ELMER GAUMDROUE, (MUSEUM) DAWSON, Y.T. YUKON.” Contents include sketches of various buildings around the town of Dawson, Yukon done during July 1956, a car Peter & Catharine helped pull out of a ditch in Northern BC, figure studies of people and animals, and buildings/attractions around Fairbanks and Homer, Alaska.
- Subject
- sketching
- drawing
- buildings
- travel
- automobiles
- tourism
- Dawson City
- Yukon
- Alaska
- Peter Whyte
- Catharine Robb Whyte;
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.09.23
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- Date
- 1934 – 1934
- Medium
- graphite; on paper;
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.09.25
- Description
- Spiral-bound sketchbook with red and white-patterned cardboard covers and a black fabric elastic band attached to the back cover for the purpose of holding the book closed. A white paper sticker is adhered to the front cover with “Spring Block, Drawing Paper, By T.S.” printed in black on it - “Pete…
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- Title
- Untitled
- Date
- 1934 – 1934
- Medium
- graphite; on paper;
- Dimensions
- 24.8 x 19.0 cm
- Description
- Spiral-bound sketchbook with red and white-patterned cardboard covers and a black fabric elastic band attached to the back cover for the purpose of holding the book closed. A white paper sticker is adhered to the front cover with “Spring Block, Drawing Paper, By T.S.” printed in black on it - “Peter Whyte” is written in pencil in the TLC. Contents include scene sketches from a 1934 trip to Japan by Peter and Catharine. Consists mostly of people sitting at tables presumably playing cards, Catharine reading the newspaper, figure studies, and a horse-drawn 2-wheel carriage.
- Subject
- sketching
- drawing
- figure study
- newspaper
- portrait
- Japan
- horses
- Peter Whyte
- Catharine Robb Whyte;
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.09.25
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- Date
- 1934 – 1934
- Medium
- graphite; watercolour; on paper;
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.09.26
- Description
- Fabric-wrapped cardboard cover Japanese sketchbook with high-quality paper pages. All pages stacked folded over each other like an accordion. Contents include figure studies and caricatures/stylized portraits of Japanese men and women, often holding umbrella - almost all of the images of women have…
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- Title
- Untitled
- Date
- 1934 – 1934
- Medium
- graphite; watercolour; on paper;
- Dimensions
- 24.2 x 18.22 cm
- Description
- Fabric-wrapped cardboard cover Japanese sketchbook with high-quality paper pages. All pages stacked folded over each other like an accordion. Contents include figure studies and caricatures/stylized portraits of Japanese men and women, often holding umbrella - almost all of the images of women have been coloured in with watercolour paint.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.09.26
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- Date
- 1921 – 1966
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.03.335
- Description
- Pencil drawing of a man at his typewriter. His back is to the viewer. The typewriter sits on a desk with books. The number 14, circled, is in the top-right corner of the paper.
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- Title
- Untitled
- Date
- 1921 – 1966
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Dimensions
- 27.5 x 21.6 cm
- Description
- Pencil drawing of a man at his typewriter. His back is to the viewer. The typewriter sits on a desk with books. The number 14, circled, is in the top-right corner of the paper.
- Subject
- typewriter
- writing
- drawing
- Peter Whyte
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1975
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.03.335
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- Date
- 1962 – 1966
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.03.336
- Description
- Pencil drawing of a woman hanging from a ceiling as a man helps her up into the floor above. The ladder below her has tipped over. A door on the main floor opens to the outside.
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- Title
- Untitled
- Date
- 1962 – 1966
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Dimensions
- 27.5 x 21.2 cm
- Description
- Pencil drawing of a woman hanging from a ceiling as a man helps her up into the floor above. The ladder below her has tipped over. A door on the main floor opens to the outside.
- Subject
- ladder
- home
- Peter Whyte
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1975
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.03.336
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- Date
- 1921 – 1966
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.03.337
- Description
- . A figure appears to be at a chalkboard writing. There are three distinct seated figures in the foreground, one of which loses an eye. The drawing is enclosed with a hand drawn frame. In the top left corner, CHAPTER and a circled number 11 appears. Above, and to the right of the drawing, the text …
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- Title
- Untitled
- Date
- 1921 – 1966
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Dimensions
- 27.3 x 21.1 cm
- Description
- . A figure appears to be at a chalkboard writing. There are three distinct seated figures in the foreground, one of which loses an eye. The drawing is enclosed with a hand drawn frame. In the top left corner, CHAPTER and a circled number 11 appears. Above, and to the right of the drawing, the text MY EYE ROLLED ONTO THE FLOOR!! appears.
- Subject
- school
- humour
- Peter Whyte
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1975
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.03.337
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- Date
- 1962 – 1966
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.03.338
- Description
- Pencil drawing of male figure dressed in uniform with back to viewer. Figure wears a pillbox hat and carries a suitcase.
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- Title
- Untitled
- Date
- 1962 – 1966
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Dimensions
- 21.2 x 12.3 cm
- Description
- Pencil drawing of male figure dressed in uniform with back to viewer. Figure wears a pillbox hat and carries a suitcase.
- Subject
- uniform
- Blind Date
- Peter Whyte
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1975
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.03.338
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- Date
- 1925 – 1966
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.03.340
- Description
- a pencil drawing of various woodlands/mountain animals sitting in a classroom while a human figure gestures at something written on the board. Examples of some of the animals are: rabbit, elk or moose, possibly a beaver. There are other human pupils behind the animals that sit in the front row with…
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- Title
- Untitled
- Date
- 1925 – 1966
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Dimensions
- 17.8 x 25.5 cm
- Description
- a pencil drawing of various woodlands/mountain animals sitting in a classroom while a human figure gestures at something written on the board. Examples of some of the animals are: rabbit, elk or moose, possibly a beaver. There are other human pupils behind the animals that sit in the front row with their backs to the viewer.
- Subject
- school
- education
- wildlife
- drawing
- Peter Whyte
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1975
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.03.340
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- Date
- 1921 – 1966
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.03.342
- Description
- Pencil drawing of a horse from a rear-side angle. The horse is in a dynamic pose and wears a bridle. Below the horse are three drawings enclosed in boxes. The drawings are difficult to discern, but appear to be part of a story board.
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- Title
- Untitled
- Date
- 1921 – 1966
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Dimensions
- 21.5 x 27.8 cm
- Description
- Pencil drawing of a horse from a rear-side angle. The horse is in a dynamic pose and wears a bridle. Below the horse are three drawings enclosed in boxes. The drawings are difficult to discern, but appear to be part of a story board.
- Subject
- horses
- Peter Whyte
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1975
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.03.342
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- Date
- 1962 – 1966
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.03.343
- Description
- Six pencil drawings of the upper body and head of a man in uniform. Each drawing shows a different levels of detail; one is only a basic geometric abstraction, while others show inform details, such as the buttons of the coat. Man wears a pillbox hat.Drawn on war bond paper.
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- Title
- Untitled
- Date
- 1962 – 1966
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Dimensions
- 21.2 x 27.5 cm
- Description
- Six pencil drawings of the upper body and head of a man in uniform. Each drawing shows a different levels of detail; one is only a basic geometric abstraction, while others show inform details, such as the buttons of the coat. Man wears a pillbox hat.Drawn on war bond paper.
- Subject
- soldier
- military
- Peter Whyte
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1975
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.03.343
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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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