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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1939 – 1945
Medium
graphite on paper
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.409
Description
Pencil drawings of wartime scenes. There is a figure that climbs over a fence who appears to be a soldier, while a rabbit sits on top of a vehicle to the right. Inscription in one scene at top centre: WELL JACK NOW BE CAREFUL AND DON’T SHOOT A COW
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
Untitled
Date
1939 – 1945
Medium
graphite on paper
Dimensions
22.8 x 29.3 cm
Description
Pencil drawings of wartime scenes. There is a figure that climbs over a fence who appears to be a soldier, while a rabbit sits on top of a vehicle to the right. Inscription in one scene at top centre: WELL JACK NOW BE CAREFUL AND DON’T SHOOT A COW
Subject
war
rabbit
cow
humour
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1975
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.409
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1930 – 1960
Medium
graphite on paper
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.710
Description
Rough sketch of a card with six animals facing a building. Drawing also has ink scribbles and some transfers on to the paper.
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
Untitled
Date
1930 – 1960
Medium
graphite on paper
Dimensions
16.0 x 26.0 cm
Description
Rough sketch of a card with six animals facing a building. Drawing also has ink scribbles and some transfers on to the paper.
Subject
Christmas card
moose
deer
pig
rabbit
bird
building
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.710
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SEASONS GREETINGS CATHARINE AND PETER

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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1930 – 1960
Medium
graphite on paper
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.711
Description
Sketch of a Christmas card of eight animals, the rabbit in snowshoes facing the other seven in skis, standing on a hill. Along the border of drawing artist has mapped out the dimensions in inches. In BLC of drawing “P.W.” is written, and in the BRC of the drawing “SEASONS GREETINGS CATHARINE AND PE…
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
SEASONS GREETINGS CATHARINE AND PETER
Date
1930 – 1960
Medium
graphite on paper
Dimensions
21.6 x 28.0 cm
Description
Sketch of a Christmas card of eight animals, the rabbit in snowshoes facing the other seven in skis, standing on a hill. Along the border of drawing artist has mapped out the dimensions in inches. In BLC of drawing “P.W.” is written, and in the BRC of the drawing “SEASONS GREETINGS CATHARINE AND PETER”
Subject
Christmas card
rabbit
bear
deer
squirrel
moose
skis
snowshoe
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.711
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1930 – 1960
Medium
graphite on paper
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.716
Description
A rough sketch of a group of animals sitting around a table that is well lit. There is an opening to another room behind them, where what looks like the wolf is looking in from over a half wall partition.
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
Untitled
Date
1930 – 1960
Medium
graphite on paper
Dimensions
14.7 x 22.3 cm
Description
A rough sketch of a group of animals sitting around a table that is well lit. There is an opening to another room behind them, where what looks like the wolf is looking in from over a half wall partition.
Subject
Christmas card
moose
wolf
bear
rabbit
squirrel
bird
deer
table
lights
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.716
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1930 – 1960
Medium
graphite on paper
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.775
Description
Boxed off there is a group of animals are standing around a statue (potentially a war memorial) taking photographs. Below this drawing there is a close-up of the statue in the first drawing. It is positioned from the figures back, and he is wearing a hat and what appears to be a working man’s wardr…
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
Untitled
Date
1930 – 1960
Medium
graphite on paper
Dimensions
28.0 x 21.5 cm
Description
Boxed off there is a group of animals are standing around a statue (potentially a war memorial) taking photographs. Below this drawing there is a close-up of the statue in the first drawing. It is positioned from the figures back, and he is wearing a hat and what appears to be a working man’s wardrobe
Subject
Christmas card
moose
bird
rabbit
squirrel
deer
bear
wolf
camera
photo
statue
figure
war memorial
hat
working man
worker’s cloths
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.775
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1930 – 1960
Medium
graphite on paper
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.776
Description
A quick sketch boxed off in the upper half of the page that has a narrative that matches the Christmas cards. In a vehicle an assortment of animals is crossing a bridge, with a water source below. Just to the left of the bridge there is a dog sitting and watching the car cross. In the background th…
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
Untitled
Date
1930 – 1960
Medium
graphite on paper
Dimensions
27.8 x 21.5 cm
Description
A quick sketch boxed off in the upper half of the page that has a narrative that matches the Christmas cards. In a vehicle an assortment of animals is crossing a bridge, with a water source below. Just to the left of the bridge there is a dog sitting and watching the car cross. In the background there is a statue (resembles the one from WyP.03.775) and trees. Below the drawing there is a practice sketch of a dog running.verso: two loose silhouette drawings of what appears to be two military men.
Subject
trees
statue
Christmas card
war memorial
bridge
water
vehicle
moose
bear
rabbit
squirrel
deer
running
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.776
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1930 – 1960
Medium
graphite on paper
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.781
Description
Three boxes that depict concepts of Christmas cards. In the first box it is a gathering of the animals outside, second box is just a quick sketch of a moose, and the third is the moose staring at what appears to be shelves that is storing unknown objects. Inside the fold: there is some writing done…
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
Untitled
Date
1930 – 1960
Medium
graphite on paper
Dimensions
12.3 x 10.8 cm
Description
Three boxes that depict concepts of Christmas cards. In the first box it is a gathering of the animals outside, second box is just a quick sketch of a moose, and the third is the moose staring at what appears to be shelves that is storing unknown objects. Inside the fold: there is some writing done in a blue pencil that is not legible on the far right side. On top of it is a quick boxed off sketch of all the animals sitting in a library reading. To the left of this drawing there is a quick box sketched with a loose moose doodle on the inside, and another outside near the left edge. verso: Another quick boxed off sketch of the animals appearing to be on some surface in the air, with a mountain range below them. There appears to be something holding them up above the drawing from lines along the edge of support.
Subject
moose
outside
shelves
storage
object
reading
support
mountains
mountain range
flying
birds
deer
squirrel
bear
rabbit
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.781
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1930 – 1960
Medium
graphite on paper
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.792
Description
A group of animals are sitting on a sled that is speeding down a hill. You can tell that they are moving by the scarves blowing in the wind and the snow powder cloud behind them. In the background there is a mountain with clouds drawn above it.
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
Untitled
Date
1930 – 1960
Medium
graphite on paper
Dimensions
21.6 x 27.9 cm
Description
A group of animals are sitting on a sled that is speeding down a hill. You can tell that they are moving by the scarves blowing in the wind and the snow powder cloud behind them. In the background there is a mountain with clouds drawn above it.
Subject
sled
steering
steering wheel
sledding
scarves
Christmas card
mountain
snow
clouds
squirrel
moose
rabbit
deer
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.792
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1930 – 1960
Medium
graphite on paper
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.794
Description
A group of animals are sitting on one of the wings of a biplane, all wearing goggles, and holding onto frame inside the two wings. They are flying over some nondescript landscape, with a little town below them and another plane and birds flying behind them.
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
Untitled
Date
1930 – 1960
Medium
graphite on paper
Dimensions
28.0 x 21.6 cm
Description
A group of animals are sitting on one of the wings of a biplane, all wearing goggles, and holding onto frame inside the two wings. They are flying over some nondescript landscape, with a little town below them and another plane and birds flying behind them.
Subject
Christmas card
biplane
frame
birds
moose
rabbit
bear
deer
squirrel
plane
town
landscape
flying
goggles
wings
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.794
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1930 – 1960
Medium
graphite on paper
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.796
Description
A loosely drawn sketch of a group of animals going downhill on a sled. The squirrel is driving the sled with a wheel, the moose has a scarf on that is blowing in the wind, and there is a cloud of snow behind them.
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
Untitled
Date
1930 – 1960
Medium
graphite on paper
Dimensions
17.8 x 24.5 cm
Description
A loosely drawn sketch of a group of animals going downhill on a sled. The squirrel is driving the sled with a wheel, the moose has a scarf on that is blowing in the wind, and there is a cloud of snow behind them.
Subject
sled
wheel
steering
squirrel
moose
scarf
deer
rabbit
hill
snow
Christmas card
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.796
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