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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1925 – 1966
Medium
graphite; ink on monogram board
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.884
Description
A man wearing a golfing hat has a set of wings attached to his back and has swooped up above a car that is driving below him. There are two people in the vehicle, the one in the passenger seat is looking up at the guy. Above the image it says “THAT HE WILL EVER BECOME A MECHANICAL BIRD AND FLY OVER…
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
Untitled
Date
1925 – 1966
Medium
graphite; ink on monogram board
Dimensions
39.0 x 26.3 cm
Description
A man wearing a golfing hat has a set of wings attached to his back and has swooped up above a car that is driving below him. There are two people in the vehicle, the one in the passenger seat is looking up at the guy. Above the image it says “THAT HE WILL EVER BECOME A MECHANICAL BIRD AND FLY OVER IS OUT OF THE QUESTION -----------”, and below the drawing it is signed “Peter Whyte”
Subject
car
vehicle
driving
man
people
person
flying
clothing
golf hat
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1975
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.884
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1925 – 1966
Medium
graphite; ink on paper
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.883
Description
A man wearing a headdress (only upper and lower arm bands, a loin cloth, and moccasins) stands by a small fire with his arms crossed. There are trees off to the right of the figure, and in the background you the ink lines make out the outline of trees. Above the trees it is a night sky that has a v…
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
Untitled
Date
1925 – 1966
Medium
graphite; ink on paper
Dimensions
36.7 x 29.4 cm
Description
A man wearing a headdress (only upper and lower arm bands, a loin cloth, and moccasins) stands by a small fire with his arms crossed. There are trees off to the right of the figure, and in the background you the ink lines make out the outline of trees. Above the trees it is a night sky that has a very large moon taking up most of the skyline.
Subject
person
Indigenous
man
clothing
loin cloth
arm bands
shoes
moccasins
heard dress
ceremonial clothing
fire
smoke
trees
sky
moon
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.883
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1925 – 1966
Medium
graphite on paper
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.844
Description
There are two boxed off drawings, one in the top half and the other in the bottom half. The drawing on in the top half is a scene of two people (a man and a child) on their skies standing in some tracks of people that can be seen further up. In the background there is a mountain range. In the secon…
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
Untitled
Date
1925 – 1966
Medium
graphite on paper
Dimensions
21.3 x 27.6 cm
Description
There are two boxed off drawings, one in the top half and the other in the bottom half. The drawing on in the top half is a scene of two people (a man and a child) on their skies standing in some tracks of people that can be seen further up. In the background there is a mountain range. In the second drawing below it is another winter scene of people skiing through the mountains. They are off in the distance, though their tracks lead right up to the edge of the drawing. In the background there is a mountain range with a cloud in the sky.
Subject
mountains
Rocky Mountains
people
man
child
group
skiing
skis
poles
winter
snow
sports
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1975
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.844
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1925 – 1966
Medium
graphite on paper
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.842
Description
In the TLC there is a drawing of a monument, it has a large platform with a tall column extending up from the middle with a statue on top. Below this drawing there is a drawing of two people (a man and a woman) hiking. They carry walking sticks, and on their hiking boots they have they have crampon…
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
Untitled
Date
1925 – 1966
Medium
graphite on paper
Dimensions
28.1 x 21.3 cm
Description
In the TLC there is a drawing of a monument, it has a large platform with a tall column extending up from the middle with a statue on top. Below this drawing there is a drawing of two people (a man and a woman) hiking. They carry walking sticks, and on their hiking boots they have they have crampons. As such this drawing would suggest it was taking place in winter.
Subject
monument
statue
people
man
woman
walking stick
hiking
winter
hiking boots
shoes
crampons
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1975
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.842
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Drunk Last Night... Drunk the Night Before [II]

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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1922
Medium
ink on paper
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.623
Description
An ink cartoon drawing of a very tall thin man in a tuxedo ramming his head into a lamppost as he walks down a street. He wears a top hat, white gloves, and spats. There is a brick wall behind him. Below the drawing is the inscription DRUNK LAST NIGHT/ DRUNK THE NIGHT BEFOREsigned P.W /22. in brc
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
Drunk Last Night... Drunk the Night Before [II]
Date
1922
Medium
ink on paper
Dimensions
22.0 x 14.5 cm
Description
An ink cartoon drawing of a very tall thin man in a tuxedo ramming his head into a lamppost as he walks down a street. He wears a top hat, white gloves, and spats. There is a brick wall behind him. Below the drawing is the inscription DRUNK LAST NIGHT/ DRUNK THE NIGHT BEFOREsigned P.W /22. in brc
Subject
drunk
liquor
alcohol
tuxedo
man
lamppost
cartoon
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1975
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.623
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This is Him Here He Comes.

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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1921
Medium
ink on paper
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.622
Description
Ink drawing of a male figure, rendered in a cartoon style, walking towards the viewer. He wears a brimmed hat and a smoking jacket with bow. To the right of the male figure is the inscription: THiS iS HiM/ HERE HE COMESSigned P.W. /21 at the bottom right of the figure
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
This is Him Here He Comes.
Date
1921
Medium
ink on paper
Dimensions
22.0 x 14.5 cm
Description
Ink drawing of a male figure, rendered in a cartoon style, walking towards the viewer. He wears a brimmed hat and a smoking jacket with bow. To the right of the male figure is the inscription: THiS iS HiM/ HERE HE COMESSigned P.W. /21 at the bottom right of the figure
Subject
man
figure
bow
hat
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1975
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.622
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Drunk Last Night... Drunk the Night Before [I]

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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1921
Medium
ink on paper
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.621
Description
Ink cartoon drawing of a man in a top hat and tuxedo yawning amongst musical notes. His squinting eyes are represented by crosses on his face. In the bottom left corner, the words DRUNK LAST NIGHT/ DRUNK THE NIGHT BEFORE appear. Signed P.W /21 in bottom left.
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
Drunk Last Night... Drunk the Night Before [I]
Date
1921
Medium
ink on paper
Dimensions
22.0 x 14.5 cm
Description
Ink cartoon drawing of a man in a top hat and tuxedo yawning amongst musical notes. His squinting eyes are represented by crosses on his face. In the bottom left corner, the words DRUNK LAST NIGHT/ DRUNK THE NIGHT BEFORE appear. Signed P.W /21 in bottom left.
Subject
drinking
drunk
top hat
yawn
man
tuxedo
liquor
music
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1975
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.621
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1929
Medium
oil on canvas
Catalogue Number
WyP.01.135
Description
Colour: blue, white, orange brown. This is a street scene with buildings on either side. White laundry is strung between and orange signs hang out with East-Asian characters on them. There's a blue sign on the left building. There are people in the lower area. A man in a hat with a blue bundle is i…
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
Shanghai
Date
1929
Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
11 x 9 cm
Description
Colour: blue, white, orange brown. This is a street scene with buildings on either side. White laundry is strung between and orange signs hang out with East-Asian characters on them. There's a blue sign on the left building. There are people in the lower area. A man in a hat with a blue bundle is in the lower right corner.
Subject
architecture
urban
figure
group
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1975
Catalogue Number
WyP.01.135
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1929
Medium
oil on canvas
Catalogue Number
WyP.01.139
Description
Colour: blue, purple, yellow. In the lower left corner, a section of sail can be seen. In the middleof the water on the lower right side is he frontal view of a boat. Two boats are pulld up to the dock on te left and center halfway up. Purple hills are seen behind and blue sky above.
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
Junks
Date
1929
Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
9 x 11 cm
Description
Colour: blue, purple, yellow. In the lower left corner, a section of sail can be seen. In the middleof the water on the lower right side is he frontal view of a boat. Two boats are pulld up to the dock on te left and center halfway up. Purple hills are seen behind and blue sky above.
Subject
seascape
transportation
mountains
figure
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1975
Catalogue Number
WyP.01.139
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Pete's "Grandmother"

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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1925 – 1930
Medium
oil on canvas
Catalogue Number
WyP.02.018
Description
Colour: blue, brown on white. There are many figures in various skiing conditions all over the slope. In the lower right corner with her back to us stands an elderly lady of two board skis wearing a long skirt and a hat. At the crest of the hill on the right is a cabin and a flag. On the left are d…
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
Pete's "Grandmother"
Date
1925 – 1930
Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
91.4 x 101.5 cm
Description
Colour: blue, brown on white. There are many figures in various skiing conditions all over the slope. In the lower right corner with her back to us stands an elderly lady of two board skis wearing a long skirt and a hat. At the crest of the hill on the right is a cabin and a flag. On the left are distant mountains and clear blue sky across the top.
Subject
landscape
Canadian Rockies
mountain
winter
activity
skiing
figure
group
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1968
Catalogue Number
WyP.02.018
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1929
Medium
oil on canvas
Catalogue Number
WyP.01.303
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
Annisqualm, Mass.
Date
1929
Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
22.9 x 27.7 cm
Subject
landscape
New England
hills
figure
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
WyP.01.303
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Teepees, Banff Indian Days

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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1928 – 1935
Medium
oil on masonite
Catalogue Number
WyP.01.518
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
Teepees, Banff Indian Days
Date
1928 – 1935
Medium
oil on masonite
Dimensions
27.9 x 35.3 cm
Subject
landscape
Canadian Rockies
mountain
structure, teepee
figure
Indigenous
Stoney
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
WyP.01.518
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1929
Medium
oil on canvas
Catalogue Number
WyP.01.594
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
Castleguard Meadows
Date
1929
Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
27.7 x 27.8 cm
Subject
landscape
Canadian Rockies
mountain
camp
tent
figure
male
Credit
Gift of James (Sr.) Simpson, 1968
Catalogue Number
WyP.01.594
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1926
Medium
conté on conte paper
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.009
Description
A figure drawing of a seated female model. The letters ‘T’ and ‘P’ are barely visible in the top left corner.
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
Untitled
Date
1926
Medium
conté on conte paper
Dimensions
63.0 x 48.0 cm
Description
A figure drawing of a seated female model. The letters ‘T’ and ‘P’ are barely visible in the top left corner.
Subject
figure
female
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1975
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.009
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1920 – 1928
Medium
graphite; conté on pale brown paper
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.010
Description
The paper support has been folded into two pieces with one human drawing on each side. The bottom figure is laying on her back with legs twisted away from viewer so her buttocks are showing, with her hands behind her head. The top figure is drawn in red, white and black conte. The top figure is …
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
Untitled
Date
1920 – 1928
Medium
graphite; conté on pale brown paper
Dimensions
65.5 x 51.0 cm
Description
The paper support has been folded into two pieces with one human drawing on each side. The bottom figure is laying on her back with legs twisted away from viewer so her buttocks are showing, with her hands behind her head. The top figure is drawn in red, white and black conte. The top figure is male and is standing, oriented the opposite way. The head is on the left hand side, and his back is to the viewer, with arms raised with bent elbows. He has no hands.
Subject
figure
female
male
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1975
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.010
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1920 – 1928
Medium
graphite; conté on conte paper
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.012
Description
A very good rendering of a standing nude male model. His back is to the viewer and his right hand is resting on his hip with elbow bent, and his left hand holds a stick against his hip. His head looks to the left. There are also lightly sketched curving lines around the figure and an “X” in the …
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
Untitled
Date
1920 – 1928
Medium
graphite; conté on conte paper
Dimensions
63.5 x 48.0 cm
Description
A very good rendering of a standing nude male model. His back is to the viewer and his right hand is resting on his hip with elbow bent, and his left hand holds a stick against his hip. His head looks to the left. There are also lightly sketched curving lines around the figure and an “X” in the bottom right corner.
Subject
figure
male
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1975
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.012
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1920 – 1928
Medium
graphite on conte paper
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.013
Description
A drawing of a seated female nude life model. She is seated sideways and faces to the viewer’s left. She is leaning on her left arm (with watch), knees bent, and feet flat on the surface. Her right hand is resting on her left shin. Her short, dark, chin-length curled hair is wispy on right side…
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
Untitled
Date
1920 – 1928
Medium
graphite on conte paper
Dimensions
48.0 x 63.5 cm
Description
A drawing of a seated female nude life model. She is seated sideways and faces to the viewer’s left. She is leaning on her left arm (with watch), knees bent, and feet flat on the surface. Her right hand is resting on her left shin. Her short, dark, chin-length curled hair is wispy on right side of face.
Subject
figure
female
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1975
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.013
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1927
Medium
graphite on conte paper
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.015
Description
A well rendered drawing of a male life model. There is a cord wrapped around his right hand and extends to the viewers’ bottom right corner, and draws his right arm across his body. His left arm lightly grasps the cord. His face is turned to the viewer’s left and is a side view. A small curl of…
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
Untitled
Date
1927
Medium
graphite on conte paper
Dimensions
63.0 x 48.0 cm
Description
A well rendered drawing of a male life model. There is a cord wrapped around his right hand and extends to the viewers’ bottom right corner, and draws his right arm across his body. His left arm lightly grasps the cord. His face is turned to the viewer’s left and is a side view. A small curl of hair curls towards his forehead.There is a lightly sketched line that parallels his right leg.
Subject
figure
male
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1975
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.015
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1928
Medium
conté on brown paper
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.016
Description
A well rendered drawing of a standing male life model with hands behind head. His bent arm and elbow conceals his face, his back is to the viewer and he is lunging forward but away from the viewer with his left foot. He has a flexed right leg. He is turned 3/4 away from viewer.There are various …
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
Untitled
Date
1928
Medium
conté on brown paper
Dimensions
65.5 x 49.5 cm
Description
A well rendered drawing of a standing male life model with hands behind head. His bent arm and elbow conceals his face, his back is to the viewer and he is lunging forward but away from the viewer with his left foot. He has a flexed right leg. He is turned 3/4 away from viewer.There are various scribble and doodles around edges.
Subject
figure
male
Peter Whyte
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1975
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.016
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
1920 – 1928
Medium
conté on conte paper
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.018
Description
A drawing of a seated female life model. Simply rendered, outlines stark, sitting on a stool with her right leg tucked slightly behind her left leg. Arms are hanging at side, eyes appear either incomplete or shut.
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
Untitled
Date
1920 – 1928
Medium
conté on conte paper
Dimensions
63.0 x 48.0 cm
Description
A drawing of a seated female life model. Simply rendered, outlines stark, sitting on a stool with her right leg tucked slightly behind her left leg. Arms are hanging at side, eyes appear either incomplete or shut.
Subject
figure
female
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1975
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.018
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