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- Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian) 829
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- Date
- 1916
- Medium
- pastel on paper
- Catalogue Number
- WyC.03.366
- Description
- A still-life drawing of a teacup and saucer, pitcher, and jar with lid. All white with blue designs. “Catharine Robb” signed at the bottom right corner. On the back reads “1916 Catharine Robb.”
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- Title
- Untitled
- Date
- 1916
- Medium
- pastel on paper
- Dimensions
- 22.5 x 30.5 cm
- Description
- A still-life drawing of a teacup and saucer, pitcher, and jar with lid. All white with blue designs. “Catharine Robb” signed at the bottom right corner. On the back reads “1916 Catharine Robb.”
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- WyC.03.366
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Minister, I’m Glad to See You!
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- Date
- n.d.
- Medium
- pastel on paper
- Catalogue Number
- WyC.03.370
- Description
- A caricature-like pastel drawing of a man and a woman with “MINISTER, I’M GLAD TO SEE YOU!” written above them. The piece has been folded many times and is very delicate with quite a few rips throughout.
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- Title
- Minister, I’m Glad to See You!
- Date
- n.d.
- Medium
- pastel on paper
- Dimensions
- 92.0 x 85.0 cm
- Description
- A caricature-like pastel drawing of a man and a woman with “MINISTER, I’M GLAD TO SEE YOU!” written above them. The piece has been folded many times and is very delicate with quite a few rips throughout.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- WyC.03.370
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- Date
- 1928
- Medium
- graphite on conte paper
- Catalogue Number
- WyC.03.002
- Description
- A life drawing of a female model. She is standing with her back to the viewer at a 3/4 angle. The quality of light is significant in this detailed rendering.
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- Title
- Untitled
- Date
- 1928
- Medium
- graphite on conte paper
- Dimensions
- 63.0 x 48.0 cm
- Description
- A life drawing of a female model. She is standing with her back to the viewer at a 3/4 angle. The quality of light is significant in this detailed rendering.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1975
- Catalogue Number
- WyC.03.002
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Warden’s Wife Hoisting Pack Box
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- Artist
- Peggy Dixon
- Date
- 1985
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Catalogue Number
- DiP.03.01
- Description
- At the centre of the image a woman stands with her back to the viewer, adjusting a pack box onto the side of a horse. The horse faces to the right. The legs and hat of a person is visible behind the horse. At the bottom corner “IP 39 Cover.”
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- Artist
- Peggy Dixon
- Title
- Warden’s Wife Hoisting Pack Box
- Date
- 1985
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Dimensions
- 30.3 x 38 cm
- Description
- At the centre of the image a woman stands with her back to the viewer, adjusting a pack box onto the side of a horse. The horse faces to the right. The legs and hat of a person is visible behind the horse. At the bottom corner “IP 39 Cover.”
- Credit
- Gift of Peggy Dixon, Milk River, 2012
- Catalogue Number
- DiP.03.01
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Stove Pipe Oven
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- Artist
- Peggy Dixon
- Date
- 1985
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Catalogue Number
- DiP.03.02
- Description
- A stove pipe oven sits on a wood floor. Two pans and a long metal tube hang on the right wall. A kettle sits on the stove. At the bottom right “IP 32.”
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- Artist
- Peggy Dixon
- Title
- Stove Pipe Oven
- Date
- 1985
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Dimensions
- 24 x 22 cm
- Description
- A stove pipe oven sits on a wood floor. Two pans and a long metal tube hang on the right wall. A kettle sits on the stove. At the bottom right “IP 32.”
- Subject
- stove pipe oven
- kettle
- Credit
- Gift of Peggy Dixon, Milk River, 2012
- Catalogue Number
- DiP.03.02
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Grizzly on Elk Carcass
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- Artist
- Peggy Dixon
- Date
- 1985
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Catalogue Number
- DiP.03.03
- Description
- A grizzly leans into the left side of the image, with a paw on an elk carcass.
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- Artist
- Peggy Dixon
- Title
- Grizzly on Elk Carcass
- Date
- 1985
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Dimensions
- 24.5 x 29 cm
- Description
- A grizzly leans into the left side of the image, with a paw on an elk carcass.
- Credit
- Gift of Peggy Dixon, Milk River, 2012
- Catalogue Number
- DiP.03.03
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- Artist
- Peggy Dixon
- Date
- 1985
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Catalogue Number
- DiP.03.04
- Description
- An antelope faces to the right in fully body profile. Grass lines the bottom of the image. At the lower right corner of the matt “IP 33.” On the back of the image is an erased sketch of a person riding a horse on the right, and a person holding a rope on the left.
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- Artist
- Peggy Dixon
- Title
- Antelope Buck
- Date
- 1985
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Dimensions
- 12.5 x 20.3 cm
- Description
- An antelope faces to the right in fully body profile. Grass lines the bottom of the image. At the lower right corner of the matt “IP 33.” On the back of the image is an erased sketch of a person riding a horse on the right, and a person holding a rope on the left.
- Credit
- Gift of Peggy Dixon, Milk River, 2012
- Catalogue Number
- DiP.03.04
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- Artist
- Peggy Dixon
- Date
- 1985
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Catalogue Number
- DiP.03.05
- Description
- A person in a ball cap sits in the foreground on a log, holding on to a branch. The lower body is nude, the upper body covered with a flowered blanket. In the background a person sits on horseback, holding a second horse. Foliage sits in the foreground. Rain is presented diagonally across the entir…
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- Artist
- Peggy Dixon
- Title
- Potty Break
- Date
- 1985
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Dimensions
- 22 x 24 cm
- Description
- A person in a ball cap sits in the foreground on a log, holding on to a branch. The lower body is nude, the upper body covered with a flowered blanket. In the background a person sits on horseback, holding a second horse. Foliage sits in the foreground. Rain is presented diagonally across the entirety of the image.
- Credit
- Gift of Peggy Dixon, Milk River, 2012
- Catalogue Number
- DiP.03.05
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Packhorse with Pram
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- Artist
- Peggy Dixon
- Date
- 1985
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Catalogue Number
- DiP.03.06
- Description
- A horse walks in full body profile across the centre of the image. A rock is in the bottom right of the corner. A pram is upside down on the back of the horse, with the wheels in the hair, and the handle facing towards the back of the horse. Written at the bottom right “IP 40.”
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- Artist
- Peggy Dixon
- Title
- Packhorse with Pram
- Date
- 1985
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Dimensions
- 30.3 x 32.3 cm
- Description
- A horse walks in full body profile across the centre of the image. A rock is in the bottom right of the corner. A pram is upside down on the back of the horse, with the wheels in the hair, and the handle facing towards the back of the horse. Written at the bottom right “IP 40.”
- Credit
- Gift of Peggy Dixon, Milk River, 2012
- Catalogue Number
- DiP.03.06
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Mice by Pack Box
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- Artist
- Peggy Dixon
- Date
- 1985
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Catalogue Number
- DiP.03.07
- Description
- A wood box marked with “National Parks Canada” logo with a beaver. Two mice sit in the lower left.
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- Artist
- Peggy Dixon
- Title
- Mice by Pack Box
- Date
- 1985
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Dimensions
- 23.3 x 27 cm
- Description
- A wood box marked with “National Parks Canada” logo with a beaver. Two mice sit in the lower left.
- Subject
- woodbox
- National Parks Canada
- beaver
- mice
- Credit
- Gift of Peggy Dixon, Milk River, 2012
- Catalogue Number
- DiP.03.07
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- Date
- 1916 – 1916
- Medium
- pastel
- Catalogue Number
- WyC.03.003
- Description
- Main image is of a house amidst a copse of pine trees, with rolling hills in the background. A road leads up to the main house and then branches off to head towards another small building in the distance (on left side) with two pine trees. The bottom third has been lightly coloured green to intim…
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- Title
- Untitled
- Date
- 1916 – 1916
- Medium
- pastel
- Dimensions
- 22.5 x 30.5 cm
- Description
- Main image is of a house amidst a copse of pine trees, with rolling hills in the background. A road leads up to the main house and then branches off to head towards another small building in the distance (on left side) with two pine trees. The bottom third has been lightly coloured green to intimate grass.On back: “Catharine Robb 1916”
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- WyC.03.003
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Tofino Paintings
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- Date
- 1943 – 1977
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Catalogue Number
- WyC.03.234 a-i
- Description
- a) A yellow envelope that has a red Ottawa, Canada stamp dated for April 25, 1977 in the TRC, in the TLC printed it says “Office of The Prime Minister Ottawa, Canada K1A 0A2 Cabinet du Premier Ministre”. Tapped in the middle is the address it is being mailed to, it says “Tofino Paintings here (Banf…
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- Title
- Tofino Paintings
- Date
- 1943 – 1977
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Dimensions
- 24.2 x 30.3 cm
- Description
- a) A yellow envelope that has a red Ottawa, Canada stamp dated for April 25, 1977 in the TRC, in the TLC printed it says “Office of The Prime Minister Ottawa, Canada K1A 0A2 Cabinet du Premier Ministre”. Tapped in the middle is the address it is being mailed to, it says “Tofino Paintings here (Banff) 1 of [sic: can’t make out the work after of] Mrs. Catharine R. Whyte, P.O. Box 370, Banff, Alberta OFFICE OF THE PRIME MINISTER - CABINET DU PREMIER MINISTRE OTTAWA K1A 0A2”. b)Sketch of a an inlet, there is a mountain to the right with some quick pencil marks to establish trees at the base and across the water near the right edge. There is also outlines for mist. Surrounding the sketch there are notes on the structure of the painting and what colours to use: “very misty, blue green about right, darker than in painting, mist behind trees, white, pale pink peach, peach - same value sky -, more orange, yellow green, white, fig, pinkish lavender hills, 4, 3, yellow, blue, pale, [sic can not make out] dark, pale yellow green blue & shy reflec., pink in stores, pale brown, 5, reflection, pink, wind pale blue, dark reflection, some pink, merges, darkest green, sky about right green in trees on island”. c) Quick sketch of a mountain, trees and a body of water. Around the drawing there is notes on colour and structure for future paintings : “misty above, faint hits light lavender hue, orange light, fog flat bluish fog, green, dark, soft lavender blue reflection, reflect of trees lighter than trees, orange wind - pale yellowish no pink”. d) A sketch of what appears to be a mountains landscape next to water. There is a printed inscription on the paper that says “Mail order Tofino, B.C. Nov. 24, 1943.”. As well there is references to colour and structure to be used on an artwork later on: “bluer flecks of pale green pink, more pinkish lavender, patch pale green sky , soft sweet pea pink, bright pinkish yellow, blueish lavender, blueish green, dark green, dark green blue, pink reflection, blue, pinkish, redish [sic] brownish purple”. Verso: another sketch of an inlet with a mountain, water and trees. Throughout the drawing it is filled with artist notes: “sweet pea cloud, soft edges, pale greenish stripe [sic] sky, sweet pea lavender, blue violet, deep pink, 2 darker blue green, 3 blackish green, steal blue, dark reflect, pink reflection, blue, pink, blueish greenish grey water wind, pinkish stripe , lavender, sand reddish brown”. e) A drawing of trees on the edge of water. In the sketch there is artist notes that say: “pinkish orangish haze on hills, greenish sky, light blue, dark green, light blue”. f) Sketch of trees on water. Around the drawing it says “sort of green relect, reflect of trees fades off, pinkist near edge, outs - [sic], dark where pebbles reflect sky are”. g) Multiple sections of trees bordered by the ocean. Around the drawing there is artist notes: “ paler sky - little orange in yellow, value trees about reflect, darker beach - little blue in white fog, light, light, dark, dark, wind whitish blue, [sic can not make out first word] reflect”. h) Sketch of a mountain with clouds all around, and trees. Throughout the drawing it says “5, 7, 8, bluish grey white, lighter grey, 6, 4, greenish, darkest, 2, 3, 3, light silver, 9”. i) Along top edge it says “Cold blue above, laven d [sic lavender] yellow greenish blue. robins egg - brilliant orange sunrise top part more pinkish blue -”.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- WyC.03.234 a-i
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Untitled [Plaster Cast Head]
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- Date
- 1925
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Catalogue Number
- WyC.03.001
- Description
- Realistic rendering roman head. BRC cursive pencil “December Concour Mention 1925”
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- Title
- Untitled [Plaster Cast Head]
- Date
- 1925
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Dimensions
- 64.5 x 49.0 cm
- Description
- Realistic rendering roman head. BRC cursive pencil “December Concour Mention 1925”
- Subject
- roman
- head
- life drawing
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- WyC.03.001
- Notes
- Artistry Revealed: Peter Whyte, Catharine Robb Whyte and Their Contemporaries; June 17, 2018 to October 21, 2018
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- Date
- 1927
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Catalogue Number
- WyC.03.004
- Description
- realistic rendering female nude
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- Title
- Untitled
- Date
- 1927
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Dimensions
- 64.5 x 49.0 cm
- Description
- realistic rendering female nude
- Subject
- female
- nude
- life drawing
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- WyC.03.004
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- Date
- 1927
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Catalogue Number
- WyC.03.005
- Description
- realistic rendering male wearing underwear
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- Title
- Untitled
- Date
- 1927
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Dimensions
- 64.5 x 49.0 cm
- Description
- realistic rendering male wearing underwear
- Subject
- male
- life drawing
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- WyC.03.005
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- Date
- c. 1925
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Catalogue Number
- WyC.03.006
- Description
- realistic rendering female nude
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- Title
- Untitled
- Date
- c. 1925
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Dimensions
- 67.0 x 43.5 cm
- Description
- realistic rendering female nude
- Subject
- chiaroscuro
- female
- nude
- life drawing
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- WyC.03.006
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- Date
- 1925
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Catalogue Number
- WyC.03.007
- Description
- classic portrait of sculpture
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- Title
- Untitled
- Date
- 1925
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Dimensions
- 64.5 x 49.0 cm
- Description
- classic portrait of sculpture
- Subject
- portrait
- sculpture
- life drawing
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- WyC.03.007
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- Date
- c. 1925
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Catalogue Number
- WyC.03.008
- Description
- realistic rending of nude women facing away from viewer, legs are incomplete.
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- Title
- Untitled
- Date
- c. 1925
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Dimensions
- 74.5 x 59.5 cm
- Description
- realistic rending of nude women facing away from viewer, legs are incomplete.
- Subject
- nude
- female
- life drawing
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- WyC.03.008
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- Date
- 1926
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Catalogue Number
- WyC.03.009
- Description
- realistic rendering nude female side, feet incomplete
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- Title
- Untitled
- Date
- 1926
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Dimensions
- 64.5 x 49.0 cm
- Description
- realistic rendering nude female side, feet incomplete
- Subject
- female
- nude
- life drawing
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- WyC.03.009
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- Date
- 1927
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Catalogue Number
- WyC.03.010
- Description
- realistic rending male wearing underwear
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- Title
- Untitled
- Date
- 1927
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Dimensions
- 64.5 x 49.0 cm
- Description
- realistic rending male wearing underwear
- Subject
- male
- life drawing
- chiaroscuro
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- WyC.03.010
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