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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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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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Honolulu 1934 [I]

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Date: 1934

Medium: watercolour; ink on paper

Catalogue Number: WyP.03.286

Description: Beach scene with many people. In the foreground, a man lays in his back with arms outstretched, knees and his bald head facing the viewer. Two dogs play in the middle ground, right side, one appears to be digging. Children run and people sunbathe with umbrellas in the background.paper support has b…

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Title: Honolulu 1934 [I]

Date: 1934

Medium: watercolour; ink on paper

Dimensions: 27.5 x 35.5 cm

Description: Beach scene with many people. In the foreground, a man lays in his back with arms outstretched, knees and his bald head facing the viewer. Two dogs play in the middle ground, right side, one appears to be digging. Children run and people sunbathe with umbrellas in the background.paper support has been glues to stiffer matting, possibly by previous cataloguer or preparator (pre-2016)

Subject: beach; sunbathing; leisure; dogs; Hawaii; Honolulu

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

Catalogue Number: WyP.03.286

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Honolulu 1934 [II]

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Date: 1934

Medium: ink; watercolour

Catalogue Number: WyP.03.287

Description: Watercolour and ink drawing of many people on a beach. A man in the right of foreground lies on his back suntanning. A larger woman in a pink bathing suit and blue cap, and blue floater in her right had. She wears blue sandals and gestures to someone farther down the beach. To the right a man in a…

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Title: Honolulu 1934 [II]

Date: 1934

Medium: ink; watercolour

Dimensions: 27.5 x 35.5 cm

Description: Watercolour and ink drawing of many people on a beach. A man in the right of foreground lies on his back suntanning. A larger woman in a pink bathing suit and blue cap, and blue floater in her right had. She wears blue sandals and gestures to someone farther down the beach. To the right a man in a hat is putting on his blue pants. Other people are sun tanning, sitting, or playing in the midground. In the background, people are in the water and there is a ship on the horizon.