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Alpine Club Cabin, Assiniboine

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Date: 1937

Medium: oil on canvas

Catalogue Number: WyP.01.061

Description: Colour: blue. A snow scene. Two trees stand center and left reaching to the top of the picture. Another two trees grow on the right side. Between these is a snow covered log cabin. Trees can be seen vaguely in the distance. The sky behind is warm blue and fills the upper third.

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Title: Alpine Club Cabin, Assiniboine

Date: 1937

Medium: oil on canvas

Dimensions: 27.5 x 35 cm

Description: Colour: blue. A snow scene. Two trees stand center and left reaching to the top of the picture. Another two trees grow on the right side. Between these is a snow covered log cabin. Trees can be seen vaguely in the distance. The sky behind is warm blue and fills the upper third.

Subject: landscape; mountain; Canadian Rockies; winter; architecture; rural

Credit: Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1968

Catalogue Number: WyP.01.061

Notes: Artistry Revealed: Peter Whyte, Catharine Robb Whyte and Their Contemporaries; June 17, 2018 to October 21, 2018

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At the Lake O'Hara Camp

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Date: 1936

Medium: oil on canvas

Catalogue Number: WyP.01.234

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Title: At the Lake O'Hara Camp

Date: 1936

Medium: oil on canvas

Dimensions: 27.7 x 35.3 cm

Subject: landscape; mountains; winter; architecture, camp

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

Catalogue Number: WyP.01.234

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Banff Winter Carnival

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Date: 1924 – 1925

Medium: graphite; ink on paper

Catalogue Number: WyP.03.834

Description: In the top section of the poster design there is a cartoon drawing of a man in a suit jacket, vest, and tie flying through the air on skis. He has no poles in his hands suggesting that he could be ski jumping. Below the man there is three distinct mountains, with clouds behind them, and trees frami…

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Title: Banff Winter Carnival

Date: 1924 – 1925

Medium: graphite; ink on paper

Dimensions: 45.1 x 29.7 cm

Description: In the top section of the poster design there is a cartoon drawing of a man in a suit jacket, vest, and tie flying through the air on skis. He has no poles in his hands suggesting that he could be ski jumping. Below the man there is three distinct mountains, with clouds behind them, and trees framing the the edges of the drawing. Below the drawing it says “WITH APOLOGIES TO DEBECK”, “Peter White - 1924”, and “Banff WINTER CARNIVAL - FEBRUARY 7-14. 1925 - The Peoples Playground SKI-ING SWIMMING SKATING TOBOGGANING, ETC.” Surrounding the inscription it is bordered with 3mm design: two lines running parallel to each other with circles drawn in the middle.

Subject: winter; sports; snow; mountains; Rocky Mountains; Banff; Winter Carnival; skiing; swimming; skating; tobogganing; skijumping; man; suit; suit jacket; vest; tie; skis; trees; clouds

Credit: Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 0

Catalogue Number: WyP.03.834

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The Bear Street Alley, Banff

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Date: 1931 – 1935

Medium: oil on canvas

Catalogue Number: WyP.01.344

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Title: The Bear Street Alley, Banff

Date: 1931 – 1935

Medium: oil on canvas

Dimensions: 27.7 x 35.3 cm

Subject: landscape; Canadian Rockies; mountain; town; building; winter

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

Catalogue Number: WyP.01.344

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Bear Street Alley, Sulphur Mountain

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Date: 1922 – 1933

Medium: oil on canvas

Catalogue Number: WyP.01.534

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Title: Bear Street Alley, Sulphur Mountain

Date: 1922 – 1933

Medium: oil on canvas

Dimensions: 30.2 x 40.4 cm

Subject: landscape; Canadian Rockies; mountain; winter; town, Banff

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

Catalogue Number: WyP.01.534

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Below Bow Falls

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Date: 1929

Medium: oil on canvas

Catalogue Number: WyP.01.149

Description: Colour: green, grey, blue. The lower area is a river running from the lower right corner up left to center. Snow banks on either side give way to a rocky hillside on the left and a row of trees to the right. Behind in the centre is a treed slope going right to mountain and left to a distant mountai…

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Title: Below Bow Falls

Date: 1929

Medium: oil on canvas

Dimensions: 21.6 x 16.8 cm

Description: Colour: green, grey, blue. The lower area is a river running from the lower right corner up left to center. Snow banks on either side give way to a rocky hillside on the left and a row of trees to the right. Behind in the centre is a treed slope going right to mountain and left to a distant mountain. Blue sky along the top.

Subject: landscape; Canadian Rockies; mountains; falls; winter

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

Catalogue Number: WyP.01.149

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Brewster Transport Co. Canadian National Parks

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Date: 1925 – 1966

Medium: graphite; ink on paper

Catalogue Number: WyP.03.882

Description: Multiple sketches throughout paper: 1) Boxed off drawing of a mountain, with clouds above it and trees framing the edges, 2) A cabin surrounded by snow, with smoke coming out of the chimney, and there are some trees on either side of the cabin, 3) A lighthouse/fort like structure on the edge of a r…

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Title: Brewster Transport Co. Canadian National Parks

Date: 1925 – 1966

Medium: graphite; ink on paper

Dimensions: 46.0 x 30.8 cm

Description: Multiple sketches throughout paper: 1) Boxed off drawing of a mountain, with clouds above it and trees framing the edges, 2) A cabin surrounded by snow, with smoke coming out of the chimney, and there are some trees on either side of the cabin, 3) A lighthouse/fort like structure on the edge of a rocky cliff that has ocean waves beating up against the rocks, 4) A small cabin at the bottom of a mountain surrounded by snow, there are trees in the background and smoke coming out of the chimney, 5) In an almond shaped outline there is a profile cartoon sketch of a man with a large nose, wearing glasses, and he has a mustache, 6) A sketch of three trees, 7) Profile cartoon sketch of a man in a dress shirt and tie that is wearing a hat, 8) A mountain that is framed by trees and has a single cloud up above the peak, 9) Full body sketch of a man in profile cartoon style, and he is wearing a suit, 10) Cartoon sketch of a man’s head in profile, he appears to be wearing a scarf, 11) A cactus in the middle of a desert, 12) A sketch of a field that has trees off in the background, and is lined with a fence made from rope and two linear objects put together in an ‘x’ shape. In between 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, and 11 it says “BREWSTER TRANSPORT Co. Canadian National Parks.”

Subject: mountains; Rocky Mountains; trees; snow; winter; home; house; cabin; smoke; fire; chimney; ocean; water; waves; light house; fort; people; men; glasses; mustache; facial hair; hat; tie; suit; scarf; cactus; desert; fence; rope; field; clothing

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

Catalogue Number: WyP.03.882

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Burial of Chief David Bearspaw

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Date: 1956

Medium: oil on canvas

Catalogue Number: WyP.02.030

Description: Colour: primaries and secondaries on blue grey background. A circle of people fill the center of the canvas. In the foreground there are dogs and three crosses at lower left. Two thirds up in the distance is a mountain range and lake. Above is sky.

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Title: Burial of Chief David Bearspaw

Date: 1956

Medium: oil on canvas

Dimensions: 61.8 x 74.5 cm

Description: Colour: primaries and secondaries on blue grey background. A circle of people fill the center of the canvas. In the foreground there are dogs and three crosses at lower left. Two thirds up in the distance is a mountain range and lake. Above is sky.

Subject: landscape; Canadian Rockies; mountain; winter; figure; group; religious; funeral; Peter Whyte

Credit: Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1968

Catalogue Number: WyP.02.030

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Cabin at Assiniboine

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Date: 1937 – 1940

Medium: oil on canvas

Catalogue Number: WyP.02.050

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Title: Cabin at Assiniboine

Date: 1937 – 1940

Medium: oil on canvas

Dimensions: 40.8 x 50.8 cm

Subject: landscape; mountain; Canadian Rockies; forest; winter; architecture; rural

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

Catalogue Number: WyP.02.050

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Cathedral Mountain, Lake O'Hara

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Date: 1931 – 1940

Medium: oil on canvas

Catalogue Number: WyP.02.010

Description: Colour: blue, green, black. The lower half is a green lake surrounded by black trees in the foreground, rock cliffs on the left side and mountain slopes in the distance to left and right. The upper half is a distant mountain lit in the last rays of the sun. Above is blue sky with one large grey clo…

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Title: Cathedral Mountain, Lake O'Hara

Date: 1931 – 1940

Medium: oil on canvas

Dimensions: 63.0 x 76.0 cm

Description: Colour: blue, green, black. The lower half is a green lake surrounded by black trees in the foreground, rock cliffs on the left side and mountain slopes in the distance to left and right. The upper half is a distant mountain lit in the last rays of the sun. Above is blue sky with one large grey cloud.

Subject: landscape; Canadian Rockies; mountain; winter

Credit: Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1968

Catalogue Number: WyP.02.010

Notes: Artistry Revealed: Peter Whyte, Catharine Robb Whyte and Their Contemporaries; June 17, 2018 to October 21, 2018

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Deception Pass

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Date: 1935 – 1945

Medium: oil on canvas

Catalogue Number: WyP.02.007

Description: Colour: blue. The lower five sixths of the canvas is blue snow with a ski trail going up from the lower right corner up and across left to the center of the crest where three figures are trudging. The sky beyond is streaked with a long horizontal cloud. In the upper left corner in the distance are …

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Title: Deception Pass

Date: 1935 – 1945

Medium: oil on canvas

Dimensions: 63.5 x 70.6 cm

Description: Colour: blue. The lower five sixths of the canvas is blue snow with a ski trail going up from the lower right corner up and across left to the center of the crest where three figures are trudging. The sky beyond is streaked with a long horizontal cloud. In the upper left corner in the distance are snowy peaks.

Subject: landscape; Canadian Rockies; mountain; winter; activity; skiing; figure; group

Credit: Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1968

Catalogue Number: WyP.02.007

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Filling in the Bathtubs

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Date: 1937 – 1940

Medium: oil on board

Catalogue Number: WyP.02.029

Description: Colour: orange, green and blue on yellow and blue. Yellow slope covered with figures all carrying shovels. There are two paths coming down from the upper ridge at left. Both skiers at the end of the path are buried in snow. Two figures at the lower end of the right path are measuring the width of t…

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Title: Filling in the Bathtubs

Date: 1937 – 1940

Medium: oil on board

Dimensions: 100.1 x 74.6 cm

Description: Colour: orange, green and blue on yellow and blue. Yellow slope covered with figures all carrying shovels. There are two paths coming down from the upper ridge at left. Both skiers at the end of the path are buried in snow. Two figures at the lower end of the right path are measuring the width of the path. The sky is clear blue above where seven skiers stand waiting their turn.

Subject: landscape; Canadian Rockies; mountain; winter; figure; group; activity; skiing; Peter Whyte

Credit: Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1968

Catalogue Number: WyP.02.029

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Fossil Mountain

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Date: 1932 – 1933

Medium: oil on canvas

Catalogue Number: WyP.01.587

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Title: Fossil Mountain

Date: 1932 – 1933

Medium: oil on canvas

Dimensions: 12.7 x 17.7 cm

Subject: landscape; Canadian Rockies; mountain; activity; skiing; winter

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

Catalogue Number: WyP.01.587

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Fossil Mountain from Skoki Lodge

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Date: 1933

Medium: oil on canvas

Catalogue Number: WyP.01.300

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Title: Fossil Mountain from Skoki Lodge

Date: 1933

Medium: oil on canvas

Dimensions: 22.6 x 27.8 cm

Subject: landscape; Canadian Rockies; mountain; winter

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

Catalogue Number: WyP.01.300

Notes: Artistry Revealed: Peter Whyte, Catharine Robb Whyte and Their Contemporaries; June 17, 2018 to October 21, 2018

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Grindelwald, Switzerland

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Date: 1938

Medium: oil on canvas

Catalogue Number: WyP.01.252

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Title: Grindelwald, Switzerland

Date: 1938

Medium: oil on canvas

Dimensions: 27.2 x 34.8 cm

Subject: landscape; mountains; winter; archtecture; urban

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

Catalogue Number: WyP.01.252

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Idealized Landscape

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Date: 1938

Medium: oil on canvas

Catalogue Number: WyP.01.173

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Title: Idealized Landscape

Date: 1938

Medium: oil on canvas

Dimensions: 35.0 x 27.5 cm

Subject: landscape; Canadian Rockies; winter; snow; ski trail

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

Catalogue Number: WyP.01.173

Notes: Artistry Revealed: Peter Whyte, Catharine Robb Whyte and Their Contemporaries; June 17, 2018 to October 21, 2018

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Ike Mills Bringing the Skoki Stove

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Date: 1937

Medium: oil on canvas

Catalogue Number: WyP.02.032

Description: Colour: brown, blue, white. A team of seven dogs pulls a sled with a stove on it and a driver behind wearing snow shoes, coat and hat, brandishes a whip. It is moving to the right across white snow. The sky is blue and comes down to meet a white mountain peak of snow left of center in the upper hal…

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Title: Ike Mills Bringing the Skoki Stove

Date: 1937

Medium: oil on canvas

Dimensions: 45.6 x 78.6 cm

Description: Colour: brown, blue, white. A team of seven dogs pulls a sled with a stove on it and a driver behind wearing snow shoes, coat and hat, brandishes a whip. It is moving to the right across white snow. The sky is blue and comes down to meet a white mountain peak of snow left of center in the upper half. Pete painted this to go over Ike's fireplace, where it hung for 30 years.