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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1916 – 1966
Medium
graphite on paper
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.751
Description
A quick sketch - has a cartoon quality to it - of performers doing their act on stage, with a orchestra playing music in the orchestra pit. Above the performers there are three small drawings referencing activities to do in Banff: near the TLC of drawing is one about the theatre “LUX THEATRE”, in t…
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
Untitled
Date
1916 – 1966
Medium
graphite on paper
Dimensions
21.0 x 23.3 cm
Description
A quick sketch - has a cartoon quality to it - of performers doing their act on stage, with a orchestra playing music in the orchestra pit. Above the performers there are three small drawings referencing activities to do in Banff: near the TLC of drawing is one about the theatre “LUX THEATRE”, in the middle near the top edge of drawing a boat with people “TO ENJOY BANFF GO ON THE RIVER,” and near the TRC of the drawing a vehicle “BREWSTER TRANSPORT.”
Subject
Lux theatre
Banff
Bow River
Brewster Transport
dancing
ballerina
acrobatics
comedy
actors
acting
music
orchestra
orchestra pit
boat
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.751
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First Shack at Cave + Basin

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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1910 – 1925
Medium
graphite on paper
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.835
Description
A simple log cabin that is shaped in a simple square is in the foreground. Just in front of the structure there is some logs on on the ground, off to the side is a wooden fence, and behind the building there is a tree without leaves (suggesting that the drawing is later in the year). In the backgro…
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
First Shack at Cave + Basin
Date
1910 – 1925
Medium
graphite on paper
Dimensions
20.4 x 25.3 cm
Description
A simple log cabin that is shaped in a simple square is in the foreground. Just in front of the structure there is some logs on on the ground, off to the side is a wooden fence, and behind the building there is a tree without leaves (suggesting that the drawing is later in the year). In the background there is pine trees, and the Rocky Mountains. In the sky their is a couple clouds. On the door of the building says “HOTEL”, and on the bottom edge is says “FIRST SHACK AT CAVE + BASIN”. Peter signed the drawing in the BRC “PETE WHiTE”
Subject
mountains
Rocky Mountains
Banff
Cave and Basin
hotel
cabin
lumber
log cabin
trees
clouds
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 0
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.835
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1910 – 1925
Medium
graphite on paper
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.840
Description
A man wearing a hat is driving a roadster down the road. On the drivers door it says “P.W.”. Just ahead of the vehicle down the road there is a sign pointing to the left edge that says “TO VICTORIA”, while in the background there is some trees and clouds. In one of the clouds the image says “ROOM F…
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
Room For One More
Date
1910 – 1925
Medium
graphite on paper
Dimensions
10.7 x 21.6 cm
Description
A man wearing a hat is driving a roadster down the road. On the drivers door it says “P.W.”. Just ahead of the vehicle down the road there is a sign pointing to the left edge that says “TO VICTORIA”, while in the background there is some trees and clouds. In one of the clouds the image says “ROOM FOR ONE MORE” In the BLC there is an erased signature that says “DREWN [sic] BY PW”
Subject
car
vehicle
roadster
Victoria
driver
man
person
door
trees
clouds
sign
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1975
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.840
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1910 – 1925
Medium
graphite on paper
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.854
Description
A simple square log structure that has trees surrounding it. There are mountains that rise up behind the building. The cabin’s door reads “HOTEL”.
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
Untitled
Date
1910 – 1925
Medium
graphite on paper
Dimensions
15.0 x 22.5 cm
Description
A simple square log structure that has trees surrounding it. There are mountains that rise up behind the building. The cabin’s door reads “HOTEL”.
Subject
cabin
house
logs
timber
trees
mountains
Rocky Mountains
Banff
Cave and Basin
hotel
door
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 0
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.854
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1915 – 1925
Medium
graphite on paper
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.890
Description
A lake in the foreground is framed with tall grasses near the bottom edge of the drawing, and it is lined with trees. In the background a rugged mountain rises up to a relatively clear sky (a few clouds drawn in)
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
Untitled
Date
1915 – 1925
Medium
graphite on paper
Dimensions
22.8 x 15.4 cm
Description
A lake in the foreground is framed with tall grasses near the bottom edge of the drawing, and it is lined with trees. In the background a rugged mountain rises up to a relatively clear sky (a few clouds drawn in)
Subject
clouds
sky
mountians
Rocky Mountains
trees
lake
water
grass
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.890
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1915 – 1925
Medium
graphite on paper
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.891
Description
Pine trees line the shore of a lake. Behind the trees there is a mountain that rises up as the vocal point of the drawing. Beside it there is the edges of other mountains to the right and left.
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
Untitled
Date
1915 – 1925
Medium
graphite on paper
Dimensions
15.4 x 21.5 cm
Description
Pine trees line the shore of a lake. Behind the trees there is a mountain that rises up as the vocal point of the drawing. Beside it there is the edges of other mountains to the right and left.
Subject
mountain
Rocky Mountains
lake
water
tree
pine tree
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.891
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1915 – 1929
Medium
graphite on paper
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.895
Description
Two drawings are divided by a line in the middle of the paper. The drawing on the left is a cone shape that has been shaded to show how light and shadow interact with the shape. The second drawing of a cylinder analyzing the same effects of light and shadow as seen in the cone.
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
Untitled
Date
1915 – 1929
Medium
graphite on paper
Dimensions
15.0 x 22.5 cm
Description
Two drawings are divided by a line in the middle of the paper. The drawing on the left is a cone shape that has been shaded to show how light and shadow interact with the shape. The second drawing of a cylinder analyzing the same effects of light and shadow as seen in the cone.
Subject
geometric
shapes
cone
cylinder
light
shadow
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.895
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1915 – 1929
Medium
graphite on paper
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.896
Description
A line is drawn across the length of the paper about an inch from the bottom. Two stairs are drawn in with doted lines extending back to a point labeled “v.p.” (vocal point). In the TLC it says “IV”.
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
Untitled
Date
1915 – 1929
Medium
graphite on paper
Dimensions
15.0 x 22.5 cm
Description
A line is drawn across the length of the paper about an inch from the bottom. Two stairs are drawn in with doted lines extending back to a point labeled “v.p.” (vocal point). In the TLC it says “IV”.
Subject
vocal point
stairs
space
perspective
shapes
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.896
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1915 – 1925
Medium
graphite on paper
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.899
Description
Multiple sketches of horses: 1) profile view of a horse trotting; 2) a horse balancing itself on its hind legs; 3) profile view of a horse trotting while his head is turned looking at the viewer; 4) a horse that is running and wearing a bridle; 5) contour sketch of a horse’s front legs; and 6) a ho…
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
Untitled
Date
1915 – 1925
Medium
graphite on paper
Dimensions
28.0 x 21.2 cm
Description
Multiple sketches of horses: 1) profile view of a horse trotting; 2) a horse balancing itself on its hind legs; 3) profile view of a horse trotting while his head is turned looking at the viewer; 4) a horse that is running and wearing a bridle; 5) contour sketch of a horse’s front legs; and 6) a horse that is bucking
Subject
animal
horse
bridle
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.899
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1915 – 1925
Medium
graphite on paper
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.900
Description
One bird is standing in water, which is evident by the ripple around their feet. At the edge of the water another bird is standing with their beak open.
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
Untitled
Date
1915 – 1925
Medium
graphite on paper
Dimensions
21.5 x 27.9 cm
Description
One bird is standing in water, which is evident by the ripple around their feet. At the edge of the water another bird is standing with their beak open.
Subject
animal
bird
water
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.900
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