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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1951
Medium
graphite on paper
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.772
Description
Christmas card sketch, resembling the final version of the 1951 card. Animals gather around Catharine and Peter’s vehicle waiting for Catharine to finish cooking. Peter sits on the roof reading. One of the bears is sitting by a stool with a fork in hand. Near the middle of the bottom edge of the pa…
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
Best Wishes Peter
Date
1951
Medium
graphite on paper
Dimensions
21.5 x 28.0 cm
Description
Christmas card sketch, resembling the final version of the 1951 card. Animals gather around Catharine and Peter’s vehicle waiting for Catharine to finish cooking. Peter sits on the roof reading. One of the bears is sitting by a stool with a fork in hand. Near the middle of the bottom edge of the paper it says “BEST WISHES PETER”verso: rectangular box drawn that is blank, that could have been used for another sketch.
Subject
bears
stool
fork
moose
birds
squirrel
rabbit
tree
cooking
pot
woman
man
reading
vehicle
Christmas card
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.772
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Seasons Greetings Catharine and Peter 1951

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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1951
Medium
graphite on paper
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.721
Description
A detailed sketch of the 1951 Christmas card. Catharine is cooking up some food at the rear of the vehicle, while Peter is facing the mountains reading a newspaper. In the foreground there are multiple animals surrounding the couple, and mountains in the background. On the top edge “SEASONS GREETIN…
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
Seasons Greetings Catharine and Peter 1951
Date
1951
Medium
graphite on paper
Dimensions
21.4 x 28.0 cm
Description
A detailed sketch of the 1951 Christmas card. Catharine is cooking up some food at the rear of the vehicle, while Peter is facing the mountains reading a newspaper. In the foreground there are multiple animals surrounding the couple, and mountains in the background. On the top edge “SEASONS GREETINGS,” and “CATHARINE AND PETER” and “Peter Whyte 1951” is written on the bottom edge.
Subject
Christmas card
car
reading
mountains
cooking
couple
moose
deer
bird
rabbit
wolf
bear
squirrel
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.721
Images
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1958
Medium
graphite on paper
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.715
Description
A rough sketch of Peter’s 1958 Christmas card. The animals are sitting around a table in a cabin appearing to be reading. On the wall there is a drawn version of “Seven Teepees” (refer to WyP.02.004). verso: two rough sketches of the moose in the Christmas card.
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
Untitled
Date
1958
Medium
graphite on paper
Dimensions
12.5 x 16.2 cm
Description
A rough sketch of Peter’s 1958 Christmas card. The animals are sitting around a table in a cabin appearing to be reading. On the wall there is a drawn version of “Seven Teepees” (refer to WyP.02.004). verso: two rough sketches of the moose in the Christmas card.
Subject
Christmas card
moose
deer
wolf
squirrel
bear
cabin
reading
table
teepees
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.715
Images
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1951
Medium
graphite on paper
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.720
Description
A rough sketch of the 1951 Christmas card. Catharine is cooking at the back of the vehicle while Peter appears to be reading at the front. They are surrounding by animals with birds flying in the sky.
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
Untitled
Date
1951
Medium
graphite on paper
Dimensions
21.7 x 27.9 cm
Description
A rough sketch of the 1951 Christmas card. Catharine is cooking at the back of the vehicle while Peter appears to be reading at the front. They are surrounding by animals with birds flying in the sky.
Subject
Christmas card
cooking
car
reading
rabbit
bear
moose
bird
wolf
chimney
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.720
Images
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This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and potentially offensive content. Read more.
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