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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Date: 1950 – 1960

Medium: graphite; on paper;

Catalogue Number: WyP.09.16

Description: Metal coil-bound sketchbook with patterned black and white covers - the back cover has a green tint to the white parts, unsure if this was the original colour and the front cover is simply faded or if the back cover was dyed or tinted green later. Front cover has adhered paper label with manufactur…

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Title: Untitled

Date: 1950 – 1960

Medium: graphite; on paper;

Dimensions: 25.1 x 21.0 cm

Description: Metal coil-bound sketchbook with patterned black and white covers - the back cover has a green tint to the white parts, unsure if this was the original colour and the front cover is simply faded or if the back cover was dyed or tinted green later. Front cover has adhered paper label with manufacturer name and space for an owner’s name - brand reads “GYRAL, Patent Pending.” Contents include sketches of possible Christmas cards, figure studies, notes, skiers, church/funeral scenes from Morley, sketches for paintings, geometric plans for tepees, and more.

Subject: drawing; sketching; skiing; Indigenous Peoples; tepees; Morely; Stoney Nakoda; Peter Whyte; Catharine Robb Whyte;

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

Catalogue Number: WyP.09.16

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Date: n.d.

Medium: watercolour

Catalogue Number: WyP.05.28

Description: Watercolour still-life painting of an orange and an apple in front of a tan and blue bowl sitting on its side. Objects are placed against a dark green backdrop.

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Title: Untitled

Date: n.d.

Medium: watercolour

Dimensions: 23.0 x 31.0 cm

Description: Watercolour still-life painting of an orange and an apple in front of a tan and blue bowl sitting on its side. Objects are placed against a dark green backdrop.

Subject: still life, fruit, bowl

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

Catalogue Number: WyP.05.28

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Date: n.d.

Medium: watercolour

Catalogue Number: WyP.05.27

Description: Watercolour painting of two towering blue, white, and yellow mountains, with a pale blue sky above, and darker blue water below.

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Title: Untitled

Date: n.d.

Medium: watercolour

Dimensions: 28.3 x 38.6 cm

Description: Watercolour painting of two towering blue, white, and yellow mountains, with a pale blue sky above, and darker blue water below.

Subject: mountains, water, sky, cloud

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

Catalogue Number: WyP.05.27

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Date: n.d.

Medium: watercolour

Catalogue Number: WyP.05.26

Description: Watercolour portrait of a Royal Canadian Mounted Police member, or “mountie”. He is standing, wearing a tan hat, a red jacket, blue pants, brown shoes, and is holding a circular length of rope.

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Title: Untitled

Date: n.d.

Medium: watercolour

Dimensions: 38.5 x 28.9 cm

Description: Watercolour portrait of a Royal Canadian Mounted Police member, or “mountie”. He is standing, wearing a tan hat, a red jacket, blue pants, brown shoes, and is holding a circular length of rope.

Subject: mountie, RCMP

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

Catalogue Number: WyP.05.26

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Date: c. 1920

Medium: ink on paper

Catalogue Number: WyP.03.951 q

Description: Ink drawing of obese dog.

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Title: Untitled

Date: c. 1920

Medium: ink on paper

Dimensions: 25.0 x 20.0 cm

Description: Ink drawing of obese dog.

Subject: dog

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

Catalogue Number: WyP.03.951 q

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Date: c. 1920

Medium: graphite on paper

Catalogue Number: WyP.03.951 p

Description: Drawing of person with arms up in air

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Title: Untitled

Date: c. 1920

Medium: graphite on paper

Dimensions: 25.0 x 20.0 cm

Description: Drawing of person with arms up in air

Subject: person

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

Catalogue Number: WyP.03.951 p

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I wish they’d ‘urry wid de eats

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Date: c. 1920

Medium: ink on paper

Catalogue Number: WyP.03.951 n

Description: Hatching of man leaning of fence, to the right of him in ink “I WISH THEY’D ‘URRY WID DE EATS” in bottom left “ORIGINAL”

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Title: I wish they’d ‘urry wid de eats

Date: c. 1920

Medium: ink on paper

Dimensions: 25.2 x 20.0 cm

Description: Hatching of man leaning of fence, to the right of him in ink “I WISH THEY’D ‘URRY WID DE EATS” in bottom left “ORIGINAL”

Subject: eating; food; fence

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

Catalogue Number: WyP.03.951 n

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Date: c. 1920

Medium: graphite on paper

Catalogue Number: WyP.03.951 m

Description: Two drawings: mountain range and cartoon of mouse with cheese, mice swimming and mouse on back of bald mans head labelled “SUMMER PASTIMES”

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Title: Untitled

Date: c. 1920

Medium: graphite on paper

Dimensions: 29.8 x 22.4 cm

Description: Two drawings: mountain range and cartoon of mouse with cheese, mice swimming and mouse on back of bald mans head labelled “SUMMER PASTIMES”

Subject: mountain; mouse; cheese; swimming

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

Catalogue Number: WyP.03.951 m

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Seasons Greetings Catharine and Peter 1951

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Date: 1951

Medium: graphite on paper

Catalogue Number: WyP.03.721

Description: A detailed sketch of the 1951 Christmas card. Catharine is cooking up some food at the rear of the vehicle, while Peter is facing the mountains reading a newspaper. In the foreground there are multiple animals surrounding the couple, and mountains in the background. On the top edge “SEASONS GREETIN…

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Title: Seasons Greetings Catharine and Peter 1951

Date: 1951

Medium: graphite on paper

Dimensions: 21.4 x 28.0 cm

Description: A detailed sketch of the 1951 Christmas card. Catharine is cooking up some food at the rear of the vehicle, while Peter is facing the mountains reading a newspaper. In the foreground there are multiple animals surrounding the couple, and mountains in the background. On the top edge “SEASONS GREETINGS,” and “CATHARINE AND PETER” and “Peter Whyte 1951” is written on the bottom edge.

Subject: Christmas card; car; reading; mountains; cooking; couple; moose; deer; bird; rabbit; wolf; bear; squirrel

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

Catalogue Number: WyP.03.721

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Date: 1951

Medium: graphite on paper

Catalogue Number: WyP.03.720

Description: A rough sketch of the 1951 Christmas card. Catharine is cooking at the back of the vehicle while Peter appears to be reading at the front. They are surrounding by animals with birds flying in the sky.

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Title: Untitled

Date: 1951

Medium: graphite on paper

Dimensions: 21.7 x 27.9 cm

Description: A rough sketch of the 1951 Christmas card. Catharine is cooking at the back of the vehicle while Peter appears to be reading at the front. They are surrounding by animals with birds flying in the sky.

Subject: Christmas card; cooking; car; reading; rabbit; bear; moose; bird; wolf; chimney

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

Catalogue Number: WyP.03.720

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Seasons Greetings Catharine and Peter

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Date: 1947

Medium: graphite on paper

Catalogue Number: WyP.03.719

Description: A rough sketch of the 1947 Christmas card. A figure stands in the opening of the Dutch door while the animals surround the cabin. Written on the top edge “SEASONS GREETINGS,” along the bottom edge “CATHARINE AND PETER,” “Peter Whyte BANFF.” Near the BRC “6 1/2” and close to the TRC “3 1/2,” besides…

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Title: Seasons Greetings Catharine and Peter

Date: 1947

Medium: graphite on paper

Dimensions: 10.0 x 15.9 cm

Description: A rough sketch of the 1947 Christmas card. A figure stands in the opening of the Dutch door while the animals surround the cabin. Written on the top edge “SEASONS GREETINGS,” along the bottom edge “CATHARINE AND PETER,” “Peter Whyte BANFF.” Near the BRC “6 1/2” and close to the TRC “3 1/2,” besides both numbers it appears to say “inches.”verso: landscape with an artist sitting at the top of the hill painting, there is a plane and a mountain in the background. In the BLC there are ink scribbles and “Peter Whyte” as a practice signature and the initials “P.W.”

Subject: painting; person; plane; mountain; easel; cabin; moose; deer, wolf; squirrel; bird; bear; winter

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

Catalogue Number: WyP.03.719

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Seasons Greetings Catharine and Peter 1947

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Date: 1947

Medium: graphite on paper

Catalogue Number: WyP.03.718

Description: A detailed sketch of the 1947 Christmas card. Animals join Catharine at the Dutch door of her home where she is serving them some food. On the top edge of drawing is reads “SEASONS GREETINGS” and along the bottom of the page “CATHARINE AND PETER” and “Peter Whyte 47 BANFF.” In the BLC “Catharine” i…

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Title: Seasons Greetings Catharine and Peter 1947

Date: 1947

Medium: graphite on paper

Dimensions: 14.0 x 21.3 cm

Description: A detailed sketch of the 1947 Christmas card. Animals join Catharine at the Dutch door of her home where she is serving them some food. On the top edge of drawing is reads “SEASONS GREETINGS” and along the bottom of the page “CATHARINE AND PETER” and “Peter Whyte 47 BANFF.” In the BLC “Catharine” is written.Inside the fold of the paper you can see a simple sketch of the floor plan of their cabin (main level), and inside one room it reads “kitchen.” On the bottom half of the page there is multiple squirrels drawn out. verso: there is a rough sketch of what looks like a landscape, with multiple birds drawn around it.

Subject: Christmas card; cabin; winter; food; moose; deer; bird; squirrel; floor plan; kitchen; wolf; bear; Banff

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

Catalogue Number: WyP.03.718

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Seasons Grettings Catharine and Peter 1947

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Date: 1947

Medium: ink; graphite; watercolour on paper

Catalogue Number: WyP.03.717

Description: Detailed sketch of the 1947 Christmas card. Catharine is in her home serving the animals some kind of food from the Dutch door. On the top section of the drawing it reads “SEASONS GREETINGS” and in the BLC of the sketch “CATHARINE AND PETER.” In the BRC of the sketch you can see the faint signature…

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Title: Seasons Grettings Catharine and Peter 1947

Date: 1947

Medium: ink; graphite; watercolour on paper

Dimensions: 21.6 x 23.3 cm

Description: Detailed sketch of the 1947 Christmas card. Catharine is in her home serving the animals some kind of food from the Dutch door. On the top section of the drawing it reads “SEASONS GREETINGS” and in the BLC of the sketch “CATHARINE AND PETER.” In the BRC of the sketch you can see the faint signature of Peter, and the year writen as “’47.”

Subject: Christmas card; moose; deer; bear; wolf; squirrel; bird; cabin; winter; Dutch door; cooking

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

Catalogue Number: WyP.03.717

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Date: 1925 – 1966

Medium: coloured graphite on paper

Catalogue Number: WyP.03.950 y

Description: Loosely rendered drawing of scribbled out person on bucking horse.

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Title: Untitled

Date: 1925 – 1966

Medium: coloured graphite on paper

Dimensions: 21.5 x 28.0 cm

Description: Loosely rendered drawing of scribbled out person on bucking horse.

Subject: horse

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

Catalogue Number: WyP.03.950 y

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Date: c. 1920

Medium: graphite on paper

Catalogue Number: WyP.03.950 x

Description: drawing of decorated triangle and man smoking in BRC

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Title: Untitled

Date: c. 1920

Medium: graphite on paper

Dimensions: 21.2 x 29.7 cm

Description: drawing of decorated triangle and man smoking in BRC

Subject: smoking

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

Catalogue Number: WyP.03.950 x

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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: 1948

Medium: graphite on paper

Catalogue Number: WyP.03.708

Description: Loose sketch of 1948 Christmas card with two larger versions of the moose being practiced. In TR section there are two ink scribbles, while in BLC there is a blue watercolour marks.Verso: loose sketch of a moose head and a jeep, more black ink scribbles, BRC there is a small box, and two practice s…

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Title: Untitled

Date: 1948

Medium: graphite on paper

Dimensions: 20.8 x 27.7 cm

Description: Loose sketch of 1948 Christmas card with two larger versions of the moose being practiced. In TR section there are two ink scribbles, while in BLC there is a blue watercolour marks.Verso: loose sketch of a moose head and a jeep, more black ink scribbles, BRC there is a small box, and two practice signatures near TRC

Subject: Christmas card; jeep; moose; mountains; people

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

Catalogue Number: WyP.03.708

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A Merry Christmas to Mother Robb from Peter

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Date: 1948

Medium: graphite on paper

Catalogue Number: WyP.03.707

Description: Sketch of the Whyte’s home during winter with a loosely drawn version of Cascade mountain behind it. Various animals walking up to and from the house. Under BLC of the border it says “A MERRY CHRISTMAS TO MOTHER ROBB FROM PETER”, and in BRC the the suggested dimensions of “6 1/2 x 8”

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Title: A Merry Christmas to Mother Robb from Peter

Date: 1948

Medium: graphite on paper

Dimensions: 21.6 x 27.4 cm

Description: Sketch of the Whyte’s home during winter with a loosely drawn version of Cascade mountain behind it. Various animals walking up to and from the house. Under BLC of the border it says “A MERRY CHRISTMAS TO MOTHER ROBB FROM PETER”, and in BRC the the suggested dimensions of “6 1/2 x 8”