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- Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian) 315
- Peter or Catharine Whyte 71
- Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C. (1906 – 1979, Canadian) 40
- Charles John Collings (1848 – 1931, British) 5
- Henry George Glyde (1906 – 1998, Canadian) 4
- Arthur Lismer (1885 – 1969, Canadian) 1
- Edward Goodall (1909 – 1982, Canadian) 1
- Frederick Andrew Bosley (1881 – 1942, American) 1
- Frederick Horsman Varley (1881 – 1969, Canadian) 1
- Lawren S. Harris (1885 – 1970, Canadian) 1
- Reinhold H. Palenske (1884 – 1955, American) 1
An Evolution in Leg Wear Commonly Known as Pants
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactwyp.03.755
- Date
- 1925 – 1966
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.03.755
- Description
- Simple sketches of different types of pants wore throughout a man’s life, ranging from different types of work (or lack there of) and his childhood. Beside each pair of pants they are labelled with a number and the type of pants that are drawn. In the BRC it says “AN EVOLUTION IN LEG WEAR COMMONLY …
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- Title
- An Evolution in Leg Wear Commonly Known as Pants
- Date
- 1925 – 1966
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Dimensions
- 14.0 x 21.0 cm
- Description
- Simple sketches of different types of pants wore throughout a man’s life, ranging from different types of work (or lack there of) and his childhood. Beside each pair of pants they are labelled with a number and the type of pants that are drawn. In the BRC it says “AN EVOLUTION IN LEG WEAR COMMONLY KNOWN AS PANTS. GO BY THE NUMBERS”verso: in the BRC there appears to be a sketch of a man signing, above him there are images of two people that have been cut off (making it difficult to tell what they are doing), and “ato min” written. To the left of the man signing there appears to be music notes and the letters “KT”
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.03.755
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Around the World in One Month
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- Date
- 1925 – 1966
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.03.746
- Description
- A simple sketch of a man in a fancy vehicle wearing a mask driving off. There appears to be a sign erased to the left of the car. The hood ornament looks like a little man with giant hands. In the TRC it says “AROUND THE WORLD IN ONE MONTH,” on the vehicle is says “WHITE CAR,” and it is signed in t…
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- Title
- Around the World in One Month
- Date
- 1925 – 1966
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Dimensions
- 15.0 x 22.8 cm
- Description
- A simple sketch of a man in a fancy vehicle wearing a mask driving off. There appears to be a sign erased to the left of the car. The hood ornament looks like a little man with giant hands. In the TRC it says “AROUND THE WORLD IN ONE MONTH,” on the vehicle is says “WHITE CAR,” and it is signed in the BLC
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.03.746
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- Date
- 1925 – 1929
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.03.868
- Description
- Boxed off is a study of balance. There are six separate drawings to emphasis balance in architecture, specifically windows. Each one has a number and their style written below: “II ITALIAN BROCADES”, “V MARBLE INLAID”, “IV ITALIAN BROCADES”, “III FRENCH GOTHIC”, “VIII HARP LUTE”, and “VIII ENGLISH …
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- Title
- Balance
- Date
- 1925 – 1929
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Dimensions
- 36.3 x 25.3 cm
- Description
- Boxed off is a study of balance. There are six separate drawings to emphasis balance in architecture, specifically windows. Each one has a number and their style written below: “II ITALIAN BROCADES”, “V MARBLE INLAID”, “IV ITALIAN BROCADES”, “III FRENCH GOTHIC”, “VIII HARP LUTE”, and “VIII ENGLISH GUITAR”. In the TRC “EB B-”, and it is signed by Peter near the BRC.
- Subject
- balance
- Gothic
- English Guitar
- Harp Lute
- French Gothic
- Italian Brocades
- Marble Inlaid
- window
- architecture
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.03.868
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Best Wishes Peter
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactwyp.03.772
- 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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- 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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- Date
- c. 1955
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Catalogue Number
- GyH.03.28
- Description
- A boat house interior is pictured, with a suggestion of several figures surrounding the centre of the work. Inscribed at the bottom left “Boat House July 16th R-40-55.”
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- Title
- Boat House
- Date
- c. 1955
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Dimensions
- 25 x 35 cm
- Description
- A boat house interior is pictured, with a suggestion of several figures surrounding the centre of the work. Inscribed at the bottom left “Boat House July 16th R-40-55.”
- Subject
- boat house
- figures
- Credit
- Gift of Henry George Glyde, Victoria, 1997
- Catalogue Number
- GyH.03.28
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Boat House, July 16th
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- Date
- c. 1955
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Catalogue Number
- GyH.03.27
- Description
- A mountain is sketched in the central background with the word “Sand” inscribed on it. Below the mountain is a small boat house which is surrounded by row boats in the foreground. All of the objects in the work are annotated with colour notes. Inscribed at the bottom left “Boat House July 16th 1930…
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- Title
- Boat House, July 16th
- Date
- c. 1955
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Dimensions
- 25 x 35 cm
- Description
- A mountain is sketched in the central background with the word “Sand” inscribed on it. Below the mountain is a small boat house which is surrounded by row boats in the foreground. All of the objects in the work are annotated with colour notes. Inscribed at the bottom left “Boat House July 16th 1930 B.”
- Subject
- landscape
- boat house
- boats
- mountain
- Credit
- Gift of Henry George Glyde, Victoria, 1997
- Catalogue Number
- GyH.03.27
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Brazeau Snowfield, Jasper
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- Date
- c. 1925
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Catalogue Number
- HaL.03.01
- Description
- Inscription reads: Brazeau Snowfield, Jasper. Sketchbook drawing by Lawren S. Harris (1885-1970). Presented to the Peter Whyte Gallery, Banff, Alta. in memory of Peter & Catharine Whyte by Anne & Lawren P. Harris, June, 1979. Also written by Lawren P. Harris is the Following: I certify this work to…
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- Title
- Brazeau Snowfield, Jasper
- Date
- c. 1925
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Dimensions
- 18.0 x 24.5 cm
- Description
- Inscription reads: Brazeau Snowfield, Jasper. Sketchbook drawing by Lawren S. Harris (1885-1970). Presented to the Peter Whyte Gallery, Banff, Alta. in memory of Peter & Catharine Whyte by Anne & Lawren P. Harris, June, 1979. Also written by Lawren P. Harris is the Following: I certify this work to be an original sketchbook drawing by Lawren S. Harris, (1885-1970. Lawren P. Harris, May 22, 1979. Ottawa, Ontario.
- Credit
- Gift of Lawren P. Harris, Ottawa, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- HaL.03.01
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By Royal Appointment
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactwyp.03.467
- Date
- 1929 – 1966
- Medium
- graphite on drawing
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.03.467
- Description
- Pencil drawing of a coach with two figures on the front and one on rear. [the inscription] BY ROYAL APPOINTMENT/ SAMA WARD COACH BUILDERPieces of a coach scattered with a man building a coach on left side.
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- Title
- By Royal Appointment
- Date
- 1929 – 1966
- Medium
- graphite on drawing
- Dimensions
- 21.2 x 28.0 cm
- Description
- Pencil drawing of a coach with two figures on the front and one on rear. [the inscription] BY ROYAL APPOINTMENT/ SAMA WARD COACH BUILDERPieces of a coach scattered with a man building a coach on left side.
- Subject
- coach
- builder
- Sama Ward
- royal appointment
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1975
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.03.467
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Canton, China, Typical Street Scene
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactwyp.03.005
- Date
- 1929
- Medium
- graphite; watercolour on paper
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.03.005
- Description
- A street scene with various intensities of red, yellow, and blue signs on buildings on both sides of the street with laundry strung between. At the right a figure in blue with a sandy coloured hat sits in a doorway by some bundles. At the left a man in a sandy coloured hat carries two yellow bundl…
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- Title
- Canton, China, Typical Street Scene
- Date
- 1929
- Medium
- graphite; watercolour on paper
- Dimensions
- 31.5 x 22.1 cm
- Description
- A street scene with various intensities of red, yellow, and blue signs on buildings on both sides of the street with laundry strung between. At the right a figure in blue with a sandy coloured hat sits in a doorway by some bundles. At the left a man in a sandy coloured hat carries two yellow bundles on a pole that he carries across his shoulders. In the background are numerous other figures.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1975
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.03.005
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The Charge at Hill 70 Heavy Artillery in Action
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactwyp.03.674
- Date
- 1959
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.03.674
- Description
- loose pencil drawing of heavy artillery with figures around it. coming out of the top of artillery are stars and the words “BANG POP”
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- Title
- The Charge at Hill 70 Heavy Artillery in Action
- Date
- 1959
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Dimensions
- 20.0 x 13.2 cm
- Description
- loose pencil drawing of heavy artillery with figures around it. coming out of the top of artillery are stars and the words “BANG POP”
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.03.674
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Chinese Mothers, Canton, China
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- Date
- 1929
- Medium
- graphite; watercolour on paper
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.03.004
- Description
- A group of three adults stand center. Flanking the man in red in the center is a woman in beige to the left with a child on her back in a red pouch, and to the right another woman in light orange with a child on her back in a green pouch. Behind them is a step up on to an area where a figure in b…
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- Title
- Chinese Mothers, Canton, China
- Date
- 1929
- Medium
- graphite; watercolour on paper
- Dimensions
- 26.4 x 23.0 cm
- Description
- A group of three adults stand center. Flanking the man in red in the center is a woman in beige to the left with a child on her back in a red pouch, and to the right another woman in light orange with a child on her back in a green pouch. Behind them is a step up on to an area where a figure in blue sits playing a flute. Behind him in the background is another figure bending over a desk, pen in hand. Setting is washed in brown and green.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1975
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.03.004
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Cowboy June 1956
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactwyp.03.452
- Date
- 1956
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.03.452
- Description
- A graphite drawing of men in cowboy hats kneeling on ground and rough architectural structure in background. Men appear to be working on something on the ground
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- Title
- Cowboy June 1956
- Date
- 1956
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Dimensions
- 24.5 x 15.0 cm
- Description
- A graphite drawing of men in cowboy hats kneeling on ground and rough architectural structure in background. Men appear to be working on something on the ground
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1975
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.03.452
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Cowboy June 1956
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactwyp.03.453
- Date
- 1956
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.03.453
- Description
- Graphite drawing of three men dressed in western wear kneeling. They appear to be drawing with paper on the ground.
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- Title
- Cowboy June 1956
- Date
- 1956
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Dimensions
- 25.5 x 16.1 cm
- Description
- Graphite drawing of three men dressed in western wear kneeling. They appear to be drawing with paper on the ground.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1975
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.03.453
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Dollar Ski Lacquer
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- Date
- 1929 – 1966
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.03.413
- Description
- Pencil drawing of skiers makign a dollar sign with their trails in the snow. Appears to be a design for a ski lacquer label.[top centre]Dollar Ski Lacquer[bottom]prepared by H A Gourley (chemist) Banff Canada, in the canadian rockies
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- Title
- Dollar Ski Lacquer
- Date
- 1929 – 1966
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Dimensions
- 27.2 x 23.0 cm
- Description
- Pencil drawing of skiers makign a dollar sign with their trails in the snow. Appears to be a design for a ski lacquer label.[top centre]Dollar Ski Lacquer[bottom]prepared by H A Gourley (chemist) Banff Canada, in the canadian rockies
- Subject
- ski
- lacquer
- label
- H A Gourley
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1975
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.03.413
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Easter Greeting
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactwyp.03.906
- Date
- 1925 – 1966
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.03.906
- Description
- A border 1.5-2.0 cm thick surrounds the outside edge of the paper that has been shaded in. Inside the border there is a loose drawing of daffodils. Below the flowers it says “EASTER GREETING”
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- Title
- Easter Greeting
- Date
- 1925 – 1966
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Dimensions
- 22.5 x 14.9 cm
- Description
- A border 1.5-2.0 cm thick surrounds the outside edge of the paper that has been shaded in. Inside the border there is a loose drawing of daffodils. Below the flowers it says “EASTER GREETING”
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.03.906
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Graphite Drawing
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactwyp.03.414
- Date
- 1929 – 1966
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.03.414
- Description
- Pencil drawing of a some kind of crash. Oozing from the crash is a substance labelled OATMEAL. A male figure runs from the oatmeal.
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- Title
- Graphite Drawing
- Date
- 1929 – 1966
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Dimensions
- 25.5 x 17.2 cm
- Description
- Pencil drawing of a some kind of crash. Oozing from the crash is a substance labelled OATMEAL. A male figure runs from the oatmeal.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1975
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.03.414
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Hockey Tonight
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactwyp.03.596
- Date
- 1921
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.03.596
- Description
- A pencil sketch of a poster advertising a Banff versus Calgary hockey game during the Banff Winter Carnival in 1921. The poster reads: HOCKEY TONIGHT/ BANFF VS CALGARY/ CANADA’S WINTER PLAYGROUND/ BANFF WINTER/ CARNIVAL/ JAN. 29TH TO FEB. 5TH 1921./ DONT FORGET YOUR KODAKA drawing of two crossed ho…
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- Title
- Hockey Tonight
- Date
- 1921
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Dimensions
- 30.5 x 21.0 cm
- Description
- A pencil sketch of a poster advertising a Banff versus Calgary hockey game during the Banff Winter Carnival in 1921. The poster reads: HOCKEY TONIGHT/ BANFF VS CALGARY/ CANADA’S WINTER PLAYGROUND/ BANFF WINTER/ CARNIVAL/ JAN. 29TH TO FEB. 5TH 1921./ DONT FORGET YOUR KODAKA drawing of two crossed hockey sticks over a trophy accompany the text line of BANFF VS. CALGARY
- Subject
- hockey
- Banff
- Calgary
- Winter Carnival
- Kodak
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1975
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.03.596
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- Date
- 1925 – 1966
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.03.950 h
- Description
- Figure drawing of person wearing gas mask walking with a cane. To viewers left, boxed in pencil “I am BLIND”
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- Title
- I am Blind
- Date
- 1925 – 1966
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Dimensions
- 27.5 x 17.5 cm
- Description
- Figure drawing of person wearing gas mask walking with a cane. To viewers left, boxed in pencil “I am BLIND”
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1975
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.03.950 h
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- Date
- 1925 – 1966
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.03.927
- Description
- Calla lilies grow out of a lily pad with more growing behind them. There are tall grasses at the edge of the pond with a hill in the background. Below the drawing it says “THE LILIES”
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- Title
- The Lilies
- Date
- 1925 – 1966
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Dimensions
- 22.5 x 15.0 cm
- Description
- Calla lilies grow out of a lily pad with more growing behind them. There are tall grasses at the edge of the pond with a hill in the background. Below the drawing it says “THE LILIES”
- Subject
- vegetation
- floral
- flower
- lily
- calla lilly
- lily pad
- water
- pond
- grass
- hill
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.03.927
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The Lone Pine Slopp
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactwyp.03.495
- Date
- 1929 – 1966
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.03.495
- Description
- Three drawings, each enclosed in rectanges. The largest shows a man skiing on a hill with a tree. The other two show the man crashing into the tree.
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- Title
- The Lone Pine Slopp
- Date
- 1929 – 1966
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Dimensions
- 28.0 x 21.8 cm
- Description
- Three drawings, each enclosed in rectanges. The largest shows a man skiing on a hill with a tree. The other two show the man crashing into the tree.
- Subject
- skiing
- crash
- accident
- tree
- Lone Pine Slopp
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1975
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.03.495
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