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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Date: 1930 – 1960

Medium: graphite on paper

Catalogue Number: WyP.03.710

Description: Rough sketch of a card with six animals facing a building. Drawing also has ink scribbles and some transfers on to the paper.

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Title: Untitled

Date: 1930 – 1960

Medium: graphite on paper

Dimensions: 16.0 x 26.0 cm

Description: Rough sketch of a card with six animals facing a building. Drawing also has ink scribbles and some transfers on to the paper.

Subject: Christmas card; moose; deer; pig; rabbit; bird; building

Credit: Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979

Catalogue Number: WyP.03.710

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Date: 1930 – 1940

Medium: graphite on paper

Catalogue Number: WyP.03.806

Description: In the drawing on the top half of the paper there are four figures in a line moving across a landscape with a mountain range infront of them. The drawing in the lower half is broken into three boxes, the first has what looks like Pete’s grandmother going up over a hill with her skis in the air and …

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Title: Untitled

Date: 1930 – 1940

Medium: graphite on paper

Dimensions: 21.3 x 26.4 cm

Description: In the drawing on the top half of the paper there are four figures in a line moving across a landscape with a mountain range infront of them. The drawing in the lower half is broken into three boxes, the first has what looks like Pete’s grandmother going up over a hill with her skis in the air and her poles supporting her, while in the second drawing there is a skier going down a hill, with another at the top behind them, and in the background there is a mountain, and in the the final drawing it is a male figure (potentially Peter) on a set of skis holding poles with Pete’s grandma standing beside him on her own skis with poles looking up at him.

Subject: ski; skiing; jump; poles; scarf; grandma; man; woman; snow; winter; mountains

Credit: Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979

Catalogue Number: WyP.03.806

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Date: c. 1944

Medium: graphite on paper

Catalogue Number: WyP.03.670

Description: 11.5 x 6.5 cm box image of 7 planes with teepee circle4 planes outside of drawn imagemath equations front and verso

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Title: Untitled

Date: c. 1944

Medium: graphite on paper

Dimensions: 26.5 x 17.0 cm

Description: 11.5 x 6.5 cm box image of 7 planes with teepee circle4 planes outside of drawn imagemath equations front and verso

Subject: teepee; plane; math

Credit: Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979

Catalogue Number: WyP.03.670

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Date: c. 1944

Medium: graphite on paper

Catalogue Number: WyP.03.669

Description: six planes over a mountain range and teepee circle and figures

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Title: Untitled

Date: c. 1944

Medium: graphite on paper

Dimensions: 26.5 x 17.0 cm

Description: six planes over a mountain range and teepee circle and figures

Subject: teepee; plane; mountain; Indigenous; camp

Credit: Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979

Catalogue Number: WyP.03.669

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Date: 1939 – 1945

Medium: graphite on paper

Catalogue Number: WyP.03.409

Description: Pencil drawings of wartime scenes. There is a figure that climbs over a fence who appears to be a soldier, while a rabbit sits on top of a vehicle to the right. Inscription in one scene at top centre: WELL JACK NOW BE CAREFUL AND DON’T SHOOT A COW

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Title: Untitled

Date: 1939 – 1945

Medium: graphite on paper

Dimensions: 22.8 x 29.3 cm

Description: Pencil drawings of wartime scenes. There is a figure that climbs over a fence who appears to be a soldier, while a rabbit sits on top of a vehicle to the right. Inscription in one scene at top centre: WELL JACK NOW BE CAREFUL AND DON’T SHOOT A COW

Subject: war; rabbit; cow; humour

Credit: Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1975

Catalogue Number: WyP.03.409

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Date: 1939 – 1945

Medium: graphite on paper

Catalogue Number: WyP.03.406

Description: A pencil drawing inside a double rectangle. Simplified figures perform various actions around a compsite: flying a plane, marching, mowing the lawn, laundry, flying a kite.

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Title: Untitled

Date: 1939 – 1945

Medium: graphite on paper

Dimensions: 17.2 x 22.8 cm

Description: A pencil drawing inside a double rectangle. Simplified figures perform various actions around a compsite: flying a plane, marching, mowing the lawn, laundry, flying a kite.

Subject: war; camp; activities

Credit: Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1975

Catalogue Number: WyP.03.406

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Date: 1939 – 1945

Medium: graphite on paper

Catalogue Number: WyP.03.403

Description: A loosely drawn drawing of a warplane with no background.

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Title: Untitled

Date: 1939 – 1945

Medium: graphite on paper

Dimensions: 17.2 x 22.8 cm

Description: A loosely drawn drawing of a warplane with no background.

Subject: war; military; plane

Credit: Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1975

Catalogue Number: WyP.03.403

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Pay Parade

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Date: 1939 – 1945

Medium: graphite on paper

Catalogue Number: WyP.03.402

Description: PAY PARADE [blc]Scene in a rectangle in upper half of paper. Men are lined up with backs to viewer; they wear coats and hats. A dog sits in the left side of the foreground.

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Title: Pay Parade

Date: 1939 – 1945

Medium: graphite on paper

Dimensions: 22.8 x 17.3 cm

Description: PAY PARADE [blc]Scene in a rectangle in upper half of paper. Men are lined up with backs to viewer; they wear coats and hats. A dog sits in the left side of the foreground.

Subject: pay parade; dog

Credit: Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1975

Catalogue Number: WyP.03.402

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Date: 1934

Medium: graphite; watercolour on paper

Catalogue Number: WyP.03.400

Description: A war scene with one man scaling a fence, holding a gun. TO the right a figure stands in the door of a structure with a rabbit on top. blc: signed in cursive Peter Whyteblc LOCHINCH

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Title: Untitled

Date: 1934

Medium: graphite; watercolour on paper

Dimensions: 22.6 x 29.7 cm

Description: A war scene with one man scaling a fence, holding a gun. TO the right a figure stands in the door of a structure with a rabbit on top. blc: signed in cursive Peter Whyteblc LOCHINCH

Subject: war; gun; rabbit

Credit: Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1975

Catalogue Number: WyP.03.400

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Date: 1930 – 1939

Medium: graphite on paper

Catalogue Number: WyP.03.399

Description: Two men are seated; the man on right is sitting backwards on chair and appears to be smoking. The man on the left is shirtless and sits with his back to the viewer.

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Title: Untitled

Date: 1930 – 1939

Medium: graphite on paper

Dimensions: 21.0 x 31.5 cm

Description: Two men are seated; the man on right is sitting backwards on chair and appears to be smoking. The man on the left is shirtless and sits with his back to the viewer.

Subject: seated men

Credit: Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1975

Catalogue Number: WyP.03.399

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New Year 1934, Moana Hotel

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Date: 1934

Medium: graphite; watercolour on paper

Catalogue Number: WyP.03.398

Description: Three watercolour and pencil drawings of two men and one woman, all with hats. In brc DIDYA SAY/ HOROSCOPE OR HOROWITZZZ ICH !!In brc, signed in cursive Peter Whytetop centre NEW YEAR 1934/ MOANA HOTEL

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Title: New Year 1934, Moana Hotel

Date: 1934

Medium: graphite; watercolour on paper

Dimensions: 29.9 x 22.9 cm

Description: Three watercolour and pencil drawings of two men and one woman, all with hats. In brc DIDYA SAY/ HOROSCOPE OR HOROWITZZZ ICH !!In brc, signed in cursive Peter Whytetop centre NEW YEAR 1934/ MOANA HOTEL

Subject: New Year; Moana Hotel; Hawaii

Credit: Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1975

Catalogue Number: WyP.03.398

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If You Cant Get the New Year Spirit Why Not Take Your Own--

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Date: 1934

Medium: graphite; watercolour on paper

Catalogue Number: WyP.03.397

Description: A man and a woman with their backs to the viewer are dressed in fancy outfits. There is a flask in the man’s back pocket. Signed Peter Whyte in cursive in brc.Top centre title: If You Cant Get the New Year Spirit Why Not Take Your Own--MOANA HOTEL HONOLULU [brc]; JANUARY 1ST [blc]

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Title: If You Cant Get the New Year Spirit Why Not Take Your Own--

Date: 1934

Medium: graphite; watercolour on paper

Dimensions: 30.8 x 23.8 cm

Description: A man and a woman with their backs to the viewer are dressed in fancy outfits. There is a flask in the man’s back pocket. Signed Peter Whyte in cursive in brc.Top centre title: If You Cant Get the New Year Spirit Why Not Take Your Own--MOANA HOTEL HONOLULU [brc]; JANUARY 1ST [blc]

Subject: New Years; Honolulu; spirit

Credit: Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1975

Catalogue Number: WyP.03.397

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Date: 1930 – 1939

Medium: watercolour; ink on paper

Catalogue Number: WyP.03.396

Description: woman reads at a beach in a yellow bikini with two dogs to her right and people sunbathing in top right of background.

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Title: Untitled

Date: 1930 – 1939

Medium: watercolour; ink on paper

Dimensions: 25.2 x 34.0 cm

Description: woman reads at a beach in a yellow bikini with two dogs to her right and people sunbathing in top right of background.

Subject: beach; sunbathing; woman; reading

Credit: Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1975

Catalogue Number: WyP.03.396

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Date: 1939 – 1966

Medium: graphite on paper

Catalogue Number: WyP.03.325

Description: pencil sketches of four military tanks enclosed in four rectangles. Each scene has different angles of the tank.

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Title: Untitled

Date: 1939 – 1966

Medium: graphite on paper

Dimensions: 25.3 x 20.4 cm

Description: pencil sketches of four military tanks enclosed in four rectangles. Each scene has different angles of the tank.

Subject: war, military, tank, WW2

Credit: Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1975

Catalogue Number: WyP.03.325

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Date: 1930 – 1945

Medium: graphite on paper

Catalogue Number: WyP.03.294

Description: Various pencil dawaings of figures on rowboats, canoes, and bicycles. Some figures, such as the one on the bicycle appear to be in uniform, whether that be military or postman?. One of the more comical drawings is in the top right corner, where a woman rides in a rowboat called DAISY. She is so hea…

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Title: Untitled

Date: 1930 – 1945

Medium: graphite on paper

Dimensions: 52.5 x 35.5 cm

Description: Various pencil dawaings of figures on rowboats, canoes, and bicycles. Some figures, such as the one on the bicycle appear to be in uniform, whether that be military or postman?. One of the more comical drawings is in the top right corner, where a woman rides in a rowboat called DAISY. She is so heavy that the man rowing is lifted out of the water in the opposite side of the boat. One boat is called DAISY, another canoe is called BABE.

Subject: boats; bicycles; humour

Credit: Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1975

Catalogue Number: WyP.03.294

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Banff from the Green Spot

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Date: 1933 – 1937

Medium: oil on canvas

Catalogue Number: WyP.01.379

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Title: Banff from the Green Spot

Date: 1933 – 1937

Medium: oil on canvas

Dimensions: 22.7 x 27.8 cm

Subject: landscape; Canadian Rockies; mountain; buildings

Credit: Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979

Catalogue Number: WyP.01.379

Notes: Artistry Revealed: Peter Whyte, Catharine Robb Whyte and Their Contemporaries; June 17, 2018 to October 21, 2018

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Sketch for Deception Pass

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Date: 1932 – 1940

Medium: oil on canvas

Catalogue Number: WyP.01.387

Description: A sketch of snow-covered Deception Pass, snow foreground, snow-covered slopes viewer’s left and right, snow-covered mountain centre with all outlined in blue and arced white clouds against a grey and blue sky.

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Title: Sketch for Deception Pass

Date: 1932 – 1940

Medium: oil on canvas

Dimensions: 22.6 x 27.2 cm

Description: A sketch of snow-covered Deception Pass, snow foreground, snow-covered slopes viewer’s left and right, snow-covered mountain centre with all outlined in blue and arced white clouds against a grey and blue sky.