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Artistry revealed : Peter Whyte, Catharine Robb Whyte and their contemporaries

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Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
2018
Author
Ewen, Anne and Monique Westra and Lisa Christensen
Publisher
Banff, Alberta, Canada : Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies
Call Number
06.1 Ew3a copy 1
06.1 Ew3a copy 2
06.1 Ew3a copy 3
Author
Ewen, Anne and Monique Westra and Lisa Christensen
Responsibility
essays by Anne Ewen, Monique Westra and Lisa Christensen
Publisher
Banff, Alberta, Canada : Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies
Published Date
2018
Physical Description
192 pages : illustrations (chiefly colour) ; 25 x 28 cm.
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Art
Artists
Biography
Exhibitions
Whyte, Peter
Whyte, Catharine Robb
Abstract
Artistry Revealed celebrates Peter and Catharine Whyte whose work reflected their connection to the mountain landscapes of the Canadian Rockies and their love of the Bow Valley community. The book commemorates the 50th anniversary of the Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies, founded by Peter and Catharine. Bursting with stunning reproductions of Peter’s and Catharine’s paintings and sketches, the publication includes essays in which Anne Ewen, Lisa Christensen and Monique Westra discuss the couple’s creative talent, accomplishments and legacy.
Contents
Foreword / by Vincent J. Varga -- Introduction /essay by Anne Ewen -- Looking closely at the art of Peter and Catharine Whyte / essay by Monique Westra -- Paint and philanthropy: the artistic legacy of Peter and Catharine Whyte / essay by Lisa Christensen. Pre´face / par Vincent J. Varga -- Introduction / essai par Anne Ewen -- Profond regard sur les oeuvres de Peter et Catharine Whyte / essai par Monique Westra -- Peinture et philanthropie: le legs artistique de Peter et Catharine Whyte / essai par Lisa Christensen.
Notes
Copy 1 (hardcover)
Copy 2 (hardcover)
Copy 3 (softcover)
ISBN
978-0-920608-62-3
Accession Number
2019.14
Call Number
06.1 Ew3a copy 1
06.1 Ew3a copy 2
06.1 Ew3a copy 3
Collection
Archives Library
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Medium
Library - Periodical
Published Date
June 8, 2018
Author
Mykytyshyn, Brent
Publisher
Calgary Herald
Call Number
P
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Author
Mykytyshyn, Brent
Publisher
Calgary Herald
Published Date
June 8, 2018
Physical Description
p.20-25
Medium
Library - Periodical
Subjects
Art
Exhibitions
Artists
Whyte, Catharine Robb
Whyte, Peter
Abstract
Pertains to how the Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies contracted Jarvis Hall of Jarvis Hall Gallery in Calgary, Alberta to make 35 frames in the style of Peter Whyte's original frames for the 50th anniversary of the Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies exhibition Artistry Revealed
Notes
In Swerve, June 18, 2010
Accession Number
TBD
Call Number
P
Collection
Archives Library
URL Notes
Website for Jarvis Hall Gallery
Websites
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Mount Lefroy from Beehive

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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1955 – 1960
Medium
oil on canvas
Catalogue Number
WyP.01.118
Description
Colour: pale blue, yellow, green. A single peak can be seen in the distance between two larch trees in the foreground. On the right side is a shorter larch tree and a mountain ridge in he distance.
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
Mount Lefroy from Beehive
Date
1955 – 1960
Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
30.5 x 25.5 cm
Description
Colour: pale blue, yellow, green. A single peak can be seen in the distance between two larch trees in the foreground. On the right side is a shorter larch tree and a mountain ridge in he distance.
Subject
landscape
mountain
Canadian Rockies
winter
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1968
Catalogue Number
WyP.01.118
Notes
Artistry Revealed: Peter Whyte, Catharine Robb Whyte and Their Contemporaries; June 17, 2018 to October 21, 2018
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1956
Medium
oil on canvas
Catalogue Number
WyP.01.101
Description
Colour: blue, black, green, ochre. A road goes up from the lower center towards the right. On the right side of the road are five telegraph poles receding into the distance. On the left side are buildings. The front one is white and built of stone or brick. In the background is a hillside which goe…
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
Bank in Dawson City
Date
1956
Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
30.5 x 25.5 cm
Description
Colour: blue, black, green, ochre. A road goes up from the lower center towards the right. On the right side of the road are five telegraph poles receding into the distance. On the left side are buildings. The front one is white and built of stone or brick. In the background is a hillside which goes up at an angle from the left to he upper right. Clear blue sky fills in the rest.
Subject
architecture
urban
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1968
Catalogue Number
WyP.01.101
Notes
Artistry Revealed: Peter Whyte, Catharine Robb Whyte and Their Contemporaries; June 17, 2018 to October 21, 2018
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Kicking Horse River, Chancellor Peak Campground

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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1950 – 1960
Medium
oil on canvas
Catalogue Number
WyP.01.215
Description
A landscape of mountains, sky and a river. The foreground is dominated by brown and grey rocks and by white and turquoise frothing, raging water. The upper half of the painting are dark green pine trees with mauve and white mountains beyond. Mid- to-top is blue sky with one long white cloud.
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
Kicking Horse River, Chancellor Peak Campground
Date
1950 – 1960
Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
27.8 x 35.5 cm
Description
A landscape of mountains, sky and a river. The foreground is dominated by brown and grey rocks and by white and turquoise frothing, raging water. The upper half of the painting are dark green pine trees with mauve and white mountains beyond. Mid- to-top is blue sky with one long white cloud.
Subject
landscape
Canadian Rockies
mountain
river
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
WyP.01.215
Notes
Artistry Revealed: Peter Whyte, Catharine Robb Whyte and Their Contemporaries; June 17, 2018 to October 21, 2018
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The Yukon River, Dawson City

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactwyp.01.100
Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1956
Medium
oil on canvas
Catalogue Number
WyP.01.100
Description
Colour: green, purple, red, yellow. The lower canvas is a town. Beyond that is a pale green river which goes across, upright and then left a bit. On either side as it goes into the distance are green hills becoming purple in the distance. A grey yellow sky fills the upper area.
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
The Yukon River, Dawson City
Date
1956
Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
30.5 x 25.5 cm
Description
Colour: green, purple, red, yellow. The lower canvas is a town. Beyond that is a pale green river which goes across, upright and then left a bit. On either side as it goes into the distance are green hills becoming purple in the distance. A grey yellow sky fills the upper area.
Subject
landscape
Canadian Rockies
mountain
river
architecture
urban
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1968
Catalogue Number
WyP.01.100
Notes
Artistry Revealed: Peter Whyte, Catharine Robb Whyte and Their Contemporaries; June 17, 2018 to October 21, 2018
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Lake Louise, Mount Lefroy and Mount Victoria

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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1955
Medium
oil on canvas
Catalogue Number
WyP.01.079
Description
Colour: white, blue, brown. The lower edge is rocks with a tree standing on the left side and a dead bush on the right. The lake is frozen to a third the way up. Snow and treed mountain slopes rise up beyond. The glacier can be seen on the right. A patch of blue sky is at the upper edge in the cent…
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
Lake Louise, Mount Lefroy and Mount Victoria
Date
1955
Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
27.5 x 35 cm
Description
Colour: white, blue, brown. The lower edge is rocks with a tree standing on the left side and a dead bush on the right. The lake is frozen to a third the way up. Snow and treed mountain slopes rise up beyond. The glacier can be seen on the right. A patch of blue sky is at the upper edge in the center.
Subject
landscape
Canadian Rockies
mountain
lake
glacier
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1968
Catalogue Number
WyP.01.079
Notes
Artistry Revealed: Peter Whyte, Catharine Robb Whyte and Their Contemporaries; June 17, 2018 to October 21, 2018
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