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Temple, Japan

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Date: 1929

Medium: graphite on paper

Catalogue Number: WyP.03.003

Description: A gray watercoloured stone path leads back to a Japanese temple with two levels of curving roof. The path winds through a garden of stone sculptures that stand on pedestals before reaching the temple. The temple is coloured with red on the outside walls and windows are yellow and the sloping roof…

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Title: Temple, Japan

Date: 1929

Medium: graphite on paper

Dimensions: 31.0 x 24.5 cm

Description: A gray watercoloured stone path leads back to a Japanese temple with two levels of curving roof. The path winds through a garden of stone sculptures that stand on pedestals before reaching the temple. The temple is coloured with red on the outside walls and windows are yellow and the sloping roofs are green. A stone wall is to the right of the temple and behind it is a tree trunk painted in brown with two branches in yellow and green. Framing the image to the right is the beginning of a curved gable that enters into the frame but is discontinued.

Subject: temple; shrine; Japan

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

Catalogue Number: WyP.03.003

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Chinese Mothers, Canton, China

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Date: 1929

Medium: graphite; watercolour on paper

Catalogue Number: WyP.03.004

Description: A group of three adults stand center. Flanking the man in red in the center is a woman in beige to the left with a child on her back in a red pouch, and to the right another woman in light orange with a child on her back in a green pouch. Behind them is a step up on to an area where a figure in b…

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Title: Chinese Mothers, Canton, China

Date: 1929

Medium: graphite; watercolour on paper

Dimensions: 26.4 x 23.0 cm

Description: A group of three adults stand center. Flanking the man in red in the center is a woman in beige to the left with a child on her back in a red pouch, and to the right another woman in light orange with a child on her back in a green pouch. Behind them is a step up on to an area where a figure in blue sits playing a flute. Behind him in the background is another figure bending over a desk, pen in hand. Setting is washed in brown and green.

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

Catalogue Number: WyP.03.004

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Canton, China, Typical Street Scene

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Date: 1929

Medium: graphite; watercolour on paper

Catalogue Number: WyP.03.005

Description: A street scene with various intensities of red, yellow, and blue signs on buildings on both sides of the street with laundry strung between. At the right a figure in blue with a sandy coloured hat sits in a doorway by some bundles. At the left a man in a sandy coloured hat carries two yellow bundl…

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Title: Canton, China, Typical Street Scene

Date: 1929

Medium: graphite; watercolour on paper

Dimensions: 31.5 x 22.1 cm

Description: A street scene with various intensities of red, yellow, and blue signs on buildings on both sides of the street with laundry strung between. At the right a figure in blue with a sandy coloured hat sits in a doorway by some bundles. At the left a man in a sandy coloured hat carries two yellow bundles on a pole that he carries across his shoulders. In the background are numerous other figures.

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

Catalogue Number: WyP.03.005

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Gelandesprung

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Date: 1938

Catalogue Number: WyP.06.04

Description: A realistic rendering of a man doing a jump turn, skis pointed off to the right, arms at sides with poles back into snow, snow trails from skis onto base which a is a wedge-shaped form, inscribed at front of base: “Peter Whyte '38”. Modelled by Peter Whyte and cast by Charlie Beil.

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Title: Gelandesprung

Date: 1938

Dimensions: 48.0 x 37.0 x 40.0 cm

Description: A realistic rendering of a man doing a jump turn, skis pointed off to the right, arms at sides with poles back into snow, snow trails from skis onto base which a is a wedge-shaped form, inscribed at front of base: “Peter Whyte '38”. Modelled by Peter Whyte and cast by Charlie Beil.

Credit: Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1971

Catalogue Number: WyP.06.04

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An Auto Race

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Date: 1910 – 1915

Medium: graphite; on paper;

Catalogue Number: WyP.03.965

Description: A graphite pencil drawing of several cars during a race. In the center of the page is a car numbered “20” with two people visible in the open top car that has an exhaust cloud and the words “BANG, BOOM” written beside it. Ranged around this central car are five others on the track. Along the left s…

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Title: An Auto Race

Date: 1910 – 1915

Medium: graphite; on paper;

Dimensions: 22.8 x 15.1 cm

Description: A graphite pencil drawing of several cars during a race. In the center of the page is a car numbered “20” with two people visible in the open top car that has an exhaust cloud and the words “BANG, BOOM” written beside it. Ranged around this central car are five others on the track. Along the left side is what appears to be an upside-down car in what is possibly the viewer stands.

Subject: drawing; children; cars; car race; Peter Whyte;

Credit: Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979

Catalogue Number: WyP.03.965

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Untitled

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Date: 1910 – 1915

Medium: graphite; on paper;

Catalogue Number: WyP.03.966

Description: A graphite pencil drawing of a man riding a motorcycle in profile. The figure is set back almost directly over the real wheel and is wearing tall boots, pale pants, a long-sleeve jacket, gloves, a kind of mask with an eye hole cut out, and a backwards cap. Light is indicated as coming out of a head…

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Title: Untitled

Date: 1910 – 1915

Medium: graphite; on paper;

Dimensions: 15.1 x 22.8 cm

Description: A graphite pencil drawing of a man riding a motorcycle in profile. The figure is set back almost directly over the real wheel and is wearing tall boots, pale pants, a long-sleeve jacket, gloves, a kind of mask with an eye hole cut out, and a backwards cap. Light is indicated as coming out of a headlight and speed/dust clouds are coming out from under the rear wheel.

Subject: drawing; children; motorcycle; Peter Whyte;

Credit: Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979

Catalogue Number: WyP.03.966

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[Two Stoney Nakoda]

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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…

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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

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Ski Jumper

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Date: 1951

Catalogue Number: WyP.06.02

Description: The bronze modelled by Peter Whyte and cast by Charlie Beil. The bronze ski jumper is in an outstretched position, the skis resting on a sphere 20.0 diameter which stands on a flat circular base, this is all on top of a black wooden base; inscribed into the bronze base is North American Ski Champio…

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Title: Ski Jumper

Date: 1951

Dimensions: 36.0;18.0 x 21.0;25.3 x 41.0;24.9 cm

Description: The bronze modelled by Peter Whyte and cast by Charlie Beil. The bronze ski jumper is in an outstretched position, the skis resting on a sphere 20.0 diameter which stands on a flat circular base, this is all on top of a black wooden base; inscribed into the bronze base is North American Ski Championships. Brass plates nailed on to wooden base indicating Peter Whyte Memorial Trophy and winners.

Subject: figure; activity; ski jumping; winter

Credit: Gift of Bob Leighton, 1971

Catalogue Number: WyP.06.02

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Downhill Skier

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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

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Untitled

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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.

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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

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Untitled

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Date: 1920 – 1928

Medium: graphite on paper

Catalogue Number: WyP.03.031

Description: Female figure drawing, seated 3/4 view. short hair, arm up hand touching shoulder. Female nude, facing away 3/4. Seated on simply drawn box. Right hand touching shoulder. Left hand not rendered but implied resting on box. Hair cropped at ear. Signture: noneWM: Strathmore Papere Thistle Stamp TLC

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Title: Untitled

Date: 1920 – 1928

Medium: graphite on paper

Dimensions: 74.5 x 58.0 cm

Description: Female figure drawing, seated 3/4 view. short hair, arm up hand touching shoulder. Female nude, facing away 3/4. Seated on simply drawn box. Right hand touching shoulder. Left hand not rendered but implied resting on box. Hair cropped at ear. Signture: noneWM: Strathmore Papere Thistle Stamp TLC

Subject: female; nude

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

Catalogue Number: WyP.03.031

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Untitled

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Date: 1962 – 1966

Medium: ink on paper

Catalogue Number: WyP.03.032

Description: A collection of 19 drawings in cartoon style. Row 1:1. Small square measuring 7.1 cm by 10.2 cm. Image of woman in pigtails inside house at windowsill looking outside at prancing horse. “P.W.” signed in BLC.2. Small square measuring 7.2 cm by 10.2 cm. Image of train at station platform with a woode…

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Title: Untitled

Date: 1962 – 1966

Medium: ink on paper

Dimensions: 42.0 x 60.8 cm

Description: A collection of 19 drawings in cartoon style. Row 1:1. Small square measuring 7.1 cm by 10.2 cm. Image of woman in pigtails inside house at windowsill looking outside at prancing horse. “P.W.” signed in BLC.2. Small square measuring 7.2 cm by 10.2 cm. Image of train at station platform with a wooden cart and people in front of train on platform. Train is labeled “Hospital Train” and wooden cart is labeled “Diapers”. “P.W.” signed in BRC. 3. Small square measuring 7.2 cm by 10.2 cm. Image of 3 men in desert in front of pyramid, 2 camels in distance. “P.W.” signed in BLC. 4. Small square measuring 7.2 cm by 10.2 cm. Image of car driving along road, fence to the right, hills and mountains in distance. “P.W.” signed in BRC. 5. Drawing of man in uniform. Drawing spans the length of two rows (approx. 16 cm tall) and is not encased by square border. P.W. BRC of figureRow 2:6. Small square measuring 7.2 cm by 10.2 cm. Image of man sitting at desk working at typewriter, has stethoscope (?) in ears. Basket and box of papers on desk to the right of typewriter, roll of paper to the left. “P.W.” signed in BRC. 7. Small square measuring 7.2 cm by 10.2 cm. Image of a line of tanks strung out across hilly/mountainous landscape. “P.W.” signed in BRC. 8. Small square measuring 5.5 cm by 10.3 cm, bottom of square is missing. Image of a sunset on a lake with mountains; 6 figures silhouetted in forefront. “P.W” signed in BRC. Central figure appears to be animal with pointy ears9. Small square measuring 7.3 cm by 10.3 cm. Image of a line of men in military uniform with one man separate in front; large stone archway in background. “P.W.” signed in BLC.Row 3:10. Drawing of a man and woman holding hands and walking, back view. Drawing is not encased by square border and spans the length of two rows (approx. 14 cm). Situated in BLC of page. 11. Small square measuring 7.2 cm by 10.2 cm. Image of streetscape with tanks and military vehicles driving along street as people on sidewalk watch. “P.W.” in BLC. 12. Small square measuring 7.2 cm by 10.2 cm. Image of man being pulled by a goat on a leash. Signed “P.W.” in BRC. 13. Small square (situated underneath image #12) measuring 7.2 cm by 10.2 cm. Image of a train being shot at by a plane with city or town in background and 3 goats running away from train. Signed “P.W.” in BRC.14. Small square measuring 7.2 cm by 10.2 cm. Image of two injured men in hospital beds with woman nurse attending one with bandages on head. Signed “P.W.” in BRC. 15. Small square measuring 7.2 cm by 10.2 cm. Image of a classroom with teacher writing math equations on chalkboard and students sitting in desks (backs facing the viewer). One student is throwing a rock (?)/eraser (?)/ eyeball(?) on the floor. Signed “P.W.” in BLC.Row 4:16. Small square of paper measuring 9 cm by 11 cm glued onto page. Image of young boy (back to viewer) with cricket bat (?) / suitcase (?) standing in field outside of large city and a horse and rider floating above the city. Mountains in background. Signed “P.W.” in center of right edge. 17. Small square measuring 7.2 cm by 10.2 cm. Image of three men (one British police officer and 2 soldiers) walking down street. A sign attached to the side of a building reads “HOTEL”. Signed “P.W.” in BRC. 18. Small square measuring 9 cm by 7.5 cm. Image of a man in a hole in the ceiling holding a woman by her shoulders in mid-air. A fallen ladder leans against the wall on the floor below. The door downstairs is open to reveal a road through fields and hills. Signed “P.W.” in BRC.19. Small square measuring 8 cm by 10.3 cm. Image of two men in long coats (backs to the viewer) standing on boat deck overlooking coastline, water with buoy, and seagulls in the sky. WM:

Subject: figures; animals; military

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

Catalogue Number: WyP.03.032

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Untitled

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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

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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

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Untitled

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Date: n.d.

Medium: ink on board

Catalogue Number: WyP.03.034

Description: Ink drawing of car, side view, no roof, with rocky landscape in background. Use of repetitive vertical and horizontal striping to create shading.Inscription: “Drawn by Peter White, 1923, Banff” written in BRC

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Title: Untitled

Date: n.d.

Medium: ink on board

Dimensions: 35.5 x 56.0 cm

Description: Ink drawing of car, side view, no roof, with rocky landscape in background. Use of repetitive vertical and horizontal striping to create shading.Inscription: “Drawn by Peter White, 1923, Banff” written in BRC

Subject: car

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

Catalogue Number: WyP.03.034

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Untitled

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Date: n.d.

Medium: graphite on paper

Catalogue Number: WyP.03.035

Description: Storyboard/comic strip layout of First Nations travois and wagon and camp. Some feature horses, dogs, archery, and a drying or cooking rack. All drawings within the frames are lightly and sketchily rendered.Two rows of five frames = 10 separate frames, 6 cm high, 13 cm long. Frames appear to have b…

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Title: Untitled

Date: n.d.

Medium: graphite on paper

Dimensions: 52.0 x 75.0 cm

Description: Storyboard/comic strip layout of First Nations travois and wagon and camp. Some feature horses, dogs, archery, and a drying or cooking rack. All drawings within the frames are lightly and sketchily rendered.Two rows of five frames = 10 separate frames, 6 cm high, 13 cm long. Frames appear to have been drawn with straight edge or ruler.Second drawing of stick tipi at top of page, oriented in the opposite direction.

Subject: Indigenous; camp; travois; wagon; tipi

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

Catalogue Number: WyP.03.035

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Untitled

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Date: 1916 – 1927

Medium: graphite on paper

Catalogue Number: WyP.03.634

Description: Pencil drawing of two roosters fighting. Mounted on matte board along with WyP.03.635, WyP.03.636 and WyP.03.637

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Title: Untitled

Date: 1916 – 1927

Medium: graphite on paper

Dimensions: 17.7 x 20 cm

Description: Pencil drawing of two roosters fighting. Mounted on matte board along with WyP.03.635, WyP.03.636 and WyP.03.637

Subject: rooster; fight

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

Catalogue Number: WyP.03.634

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The Head

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Date: 1916 – 1927

Medium: graphite; ink on paper

Catalogue Number: WyP.03.635

Description: Cartoon of two men, side views, from chest up. Man on left has a tie, round glasses and is smoking a cigarette. Man on right is wearing a top hat and smoking a cigar.Mounted on matte board along with WyP.03.634, WyP.03.636, and WyP.03.637

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Title: The Head

Date: 1916 – 1927

Medium: graphite; ink on paper

Dimensions: 15.5 x 25.4 cm

Description: Cartoon of two men, side views, from chest up. Man on left has a tie, round glasses and is smoking a cigarette. Man on right is wearing a top hat and smoking a cigar.Mounted on matte board along with WyP.03.634, WyP.03.636, and WyP.03.637