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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1937
Catalogue Number
WyP.06.01
Description
A realistic rendering of a male downhill skier in action, right leg and ski slightly in front of left, knees bent, elbows up holding metal ski poles. The ski poles have metal baskets soldered on to main shaft. The base is a triangular shaped piece 8.7 cm at the back tapering to the front which is 2…
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
Downhill Skier
Date
1937
Dimensions
29.0 x 9.5 x 28.0 cm
Description
A realistic rendering of a male downhill skier in action, right leg and ski slightly in front of left, knees bent, elbows up holding metal ski poles. The ski poles have metal baskets soldered on to main shaft. The base is a triangular shaped piece 8.7 cm at the back tapering to the front which is 2.5 cm high. The whole sculpture, excluding the poles, is painted silver.
Subject
figure
skier
activity
skiing
Credit
Gift of Bob Leighton, 1971
Catalogue Number
WyP.06.01
Images
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North American Ski Championships

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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1949
Catalogue Number
WyP.06.03
Description
A loosely rendered skier, skiing the North American continent on a sphere 59.0 cm diameter on a black, square wood base.
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
North American Ski Championships
Date
1949
Dimensions
53.0 x 24.5 cm
Description
A loosely rendered skier, skiing the North American continent on a sphere 59.0 cm diameter on a black, square wood base.
Subject
figure
activity
skiing
winter
North American Ski Championships
world
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1971
Catalogue Number
WyP.06.03
Images
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This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and potentially offensive content. Read more.
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