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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1916 – 1966
Medium
graphite on paper
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.751
Description
A quick sketch - has a cartoon quality to it - of performers doing their act on stage, with a orchestra playing music in the orchestra pit. Above the performers there are three small drawings referencing activities to do in Banff: near the TLC of drawing is one about the theatre “LUX THEATRE”, in t…
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
Untitled
Date
1916 – 1966
Medium
graphite on paper
Dimensions
21.0 x 23.3 cm
Description
A quick sketch - has a cartoon quality to it - of performers doing their act on stage, with a orchestra playing music in the orchestra pit. Above the performers there are three small drawings referencing activities to do in Banff: near the TLC of drawing is one about the theatre “LUX THEATRE”, in the middle near the top edge of drawing a boat with people “TO ENJOY BANFF GO ON THE RIVER,” and near the TRC of the drawing a vehicle “BREWSTER TRANSPORT.”
Subject
Lux theatre
Banff
Bow River
Brewster Transport
dancing
ballerina
acrobatics
comedy
actors
acting
music
orchestra
orchestra pit
boat
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.751
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First Shack at Cave + Basin

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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1910 – 1925
Medium
graphite on paper
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.835
Description
A simple log cabin that is shaped in a simple square is in the foreground. Just in front of the structure there is some logs on on the ground, off to the side is a wooden fence, and behind the building there is a tree without leaves (suggesting that the drawing is later in the year). In the backgro…
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
First Shack at Cave + Basin
Date
1910 – 1925
Medium
graphite on paper
Dimensions
20.4 x 25.3 cm
Description
A simple log cabin that is shaped in a simple square is in the foreground. Just in front of the structure there is some logs on on the ground, off to the side is a wooden fence, and behind the building there is a tree without leaves (suggesting that the drawing is later in the year). In the background there is pine trees, and the Rocky Mountains. In the sky their is a couple clouds. On the door of the building says “HOTEL”, and on the bottom edge is says “FIRST SHACK AT CAVE + BASIN”. Peter signed the drawing in the BRC “PETE WHiTE”
Subject
mountains
Rocky Mountains
Banff
Cave and Basin
hotel
cabin
lumber
log cabin
trees
clouds
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 0
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.835
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1910 – 1925
Medium
graphite on paper
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.840
Description
A man wearing a hat is driving a roadster down the road. On the drivers door it says “P.W.”. Just ahead of the vehicle down the road there is a sign pointing to the left edge that says “TO VICTORIA”, while in the background there is some trees and clouds. In one of the clouds the image says “ROOM F…
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
Room For One More
Date
1910 – 1925
Medium
graphite on paper
Dimensions
10.7 x 21.6 cm
Description
A man wearing a hat is driving a roadster down the road. On the drivers door it says “P.W.”. Just ahead of the vehicle down the road there is a sign pointing to the left edge that says “TO VICTORIA”, while in the background there is some trees and clouds. In one of the clouds the image says “ROOM FOR ONE MORE” In the BLC there is an erased signature that says “DREWN [sic] BY PW”
Subject
car
vehicle
roadster
Victoria
driver
man
person
door
trees
clouds
sign
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1975
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.840
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1910 – 1925
Medium
graphite on paper
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.854
Description
A simple square log structure that has trees surrounding it. There are mountains that rise up behind the building. The cabin’s door reads “HOTEL”.
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
Untitled
Date
1910 – 1925
Medium
graphite on paper
Dimensions
15.0 x 22.5 cm
Description
A simple square log structure that has trees surrounding it. There are mountains that rise up behind the building. The cabin’s door reads “HOTEL”.
Subject
cabin
house
logs
timber
trees
mountains
Rocky Mountains
Banff
Cave and Basin
hotel
door
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 0
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.854
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1915 – 1925
Medium
graphite on paper
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.890
Description
A lake in the foreground is framed with tall grasses near the bottom edge of the drawing, and it is lined with trees. In the background a rugged mountain rises up to a relatively clear sky (a few clouds drawn in)
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
Untitled
Date
1915 – 1925
Medium
graphite on paper
Dimensions
22.8 x 15.4 cm
Description
A lake in the foreground is framed with tall grasses near the bottom edge of the drawing, and it is lined with trees. In the background a rugged mountain rises up to a relatively clear sky (a few clouds drawn in)
Subject
clouds
sky
mountians
Rocky Mountains
trees
lake
water
grass
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.890
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1915 – 1925
Medium
graphite on paper
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.891
Description
Pine trees line the shore of a lake. Behind the trees there is a mountain that rises up as the vocal point of the drawing. Beside it there is the edges of other mountains to the right and left.
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
Untitled
Date
1915 – 1925
Medium
graphite on paper
Dimensions
15.4 x 21.5 cm
Description
Pine trees line the shore of a lake. Behind the trees there is a mountain that rises up as the vocal point of the drawing. Beside it there is the edges of other mountains to the right and left.
Subject
mountain
Rocky Mountains
lake
water
tree
pine tree
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.891
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1915 – 1929
Medium
graphite on paper
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.895
Description
Two drawings are divided by a line in the middle of the paper. The drawing on the left is a cone shape that has been shaded to show how light and shadow interact with the shape. The second drawing of a cylinder analyzing the same effects of light and shadow as seen in the cone.
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
Untitled
Date
1915 – 1929
Medium
graphite on paper
Dimensions
15.0 x 22.5 cm
Description
Two drawings are divided by a line in the middle of the paper. The drawing on the left is a cone shape that has been shaded to show how light and shadow interact with the shape. The second drawing of a cylinder analyzing the same effects of light and shadow as seen in the cone.
Subject
geometric
shapes
cone
cylinder
light
shadow
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.895
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1915 – 1929
Medium
graphite on paper
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.896
Description
A line is drawn across the length of the paper about an inch from the bottom. Two stairs are drawn in with doted lines extending back to a point labeled “v.p.” (vocal point). In the TLC it says “IV”.
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
Untitled
Date
1915 – 1929
Medium
graphite on paper
Dimensions
15.0 x 22.5 cm
Description
A line is drawn across the length of the paper about an inch from the bottom. Two stairs are drawn in with doted lines extending back to a point labeled “v.p.” (vocal point). In the TLC it says “IV”.
Subject
vocal point
stairs
space
perspective
shapes
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.896
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1915 – 1925
Medium
graphite on paper
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.899
Description
Multiple sketches of horses: 1) profile view of a horse trotting; 2) a horse balancing itself on its hind legs; 3) profile view of a horse trotting while his head is turned looking at the viewer; 4) a horse that is running and wearing a bridle; 5) contour sketch of a horse’s front legs; and 6) a ho…
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
Untitled
Date
1915 – 1925
Medium
graphite on paper
Dimensions
28.0 x 21.2 cm
Description
Multiple sketches of horses: 1) profile view of a horse trotting; 2) a horse balancing itself on its hind legs; 3) profile view of a horse trotting while his head is turned looking at the viewer; 4) a horse that is running and wearing a bridle; 5) contour sketch of a horse’s front legs; and 6) a horse that is bucking
Subject
animal
horse
bridle
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.899
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1915 – 1925
Medium
graphite on paper
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.900
Description
One bird is standing in water, which is evident by the ripple around their feet. At the edge of the water another bird is standing with their beak open.
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
Untitled
Date
1915 – 1925
Medium
graphite on paper
Dimensions
21.5 x 27.9 cm
Description
One bird is standing in water, which is evident by the ripple around their feet. At the edge of the water another bird is standing with their beak open.
Subject
animal
bird
water
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.900
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1915 – 1925
Medium
graphite on paper
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.907
Description
A house with a fence going around it’s left side, there are trees and bushes in the yard. Across from the house there is a fenced corral. In the background there is a mountain range with a few clouds in the sky.
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
Untitled
Date
1915 – 1925
Medium
graphite on paper
Dimensions
15.0 x 22.5 cm
Description
A house with a fence going around it’s left side, there are trees and bushes in the yard. Across from the house there is a fenced corral. In the background there is a mountain range with a few clouds in the sky.
Subject
mountains
Rocky Mountains
clouds
foothills
house
farm
ranch
corral
fence
tree
bushes
vegetation
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.907
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1915 – 1925
Medium
graphite on paper
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.908
Description
A cartoon drawing of a man wearing a high collared shirt and a cravat.
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
Untitled
Date
1915 – 1925
Medium
graphite on paper
Dimensions
22.3 x 15.0 cm
Description
A cartoon drawing of a man wearing a high collared shirt and a cravat.
Subject
person
man
clothing
shirt
collared shirt
tie
cravat
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.908
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1915 – 1925
Medium
graphite on paper
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.911
Description
A calm pond that has tall grasses in the the foreground and a hill rising up to trees in the background.
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
Untitled
Date
1915 – 1925
Medium
graphite on paper
Dimensions
22.6 x 15.0 cm
Description
A calm pond that has tall grasses in the the foreground and a hill rising up to trees in the background.
Subject
landscape
water
pond
vegetation
plants
tree
grass
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.911
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1915 – 1925
Medium
graphite on paper
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.912
Description
Bordered off there is a floral drawing. There is a large stem with smaller stems growing out from it that have multiple leaves. Each one has a flower on the end.
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
Untitled
Date
1915 – 1925
Medium
graphite on paper
Dimensions
22.9 x 15.0 cm
Description
Bordered off there is a floral drawing. There is a large stem with smaller stems growing out from it that have multiple leaves. Each one has a flower on the end.
Subject
floral
flower
plant
vegetation
leaf
stem
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.912
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1915 – 1925
Medium
graphite on paper
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.914
Description
Two men each dressed in suits are drawn from profile. The one on the left is wearing a cap, glasses and is smoking a cigarette. The man on the right is wearing a top hat and is smoking a cigar. verso: Another man drawn in profile, he is robust and bald. To the right of the man there is a vase fille…
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
Untitled
Date
1915 – 1925
Medium
graphite on paper
Dimensions
15.0 x 22.4 cm
Description
Two men each dressed in suits are drawn from profile. The one on the left is wearing a cap, glasses and is smoking a cigarette. The man on the right is wearing a top hat and is smoking a cigar. verso: Another man drawn in profile, he is robust and bald. To the right of the man there is a vase filled with leaves and flowers
Subject
people
men
clothing
suit
hat
cap
top hat
smoking
cigar
cigarette
glasses
eye wear
vegetation
floral
leaf
flower
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.914
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1915 – 1925
Medium
graphite on paper
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.916
Description
A two-dimensional drawing of a dresser. It has six drawers that have two square knobs. On top of the dresser there is a mirror that has been attached to the structure.
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
Untitled
Date
1915 – 1925
Medium
graphite on paper
Dimensions
23.0 x 14.8 cm
Description
A two-dimensional drawing of a dresser. It has six drawers that have two square knobs. On top of the dresser there is a mirror that has been attached to the structure.
Subject
furniture
dresser
drawer
mirror
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.916
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1915 – 1925
Medium
graphite on paper
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.919
Description
The page is divided into two with a drawing on either side. On the left there is a prism that is standing on the triangular face. There is shading on two of the sides and the ground to suggest where the light is coming from. On the right side there is a pyramid, that has shading on one side and the…
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
Untitled
Date
1915 – 1925
Medium
graphite on paper
Dimensions
15.0 x 22.6 cm
Description
The page is divided into two with a drawing on either side. On the left there is a prism that is standing on the triangular face. There is shading on two of the sides and the ground to suggest where the light is coming from. On the right side there is a pyramid, that has shading on one side and the ground to emphasise where the light is.
Subject
shading
shadow
light
shape
pyramid
prism
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.919
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1915 – 1925
Medium
graphite on paper
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.920
Description
A cube is drawn in perspective above a horizon line. The edges of the shape are solid lines, and there is dotted imaginary lines back to the vocal point. In the TLC it says “III” and below the drawing “V.P. ABOVE”.
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
Untitled
Date
1915 – 1925
Medium
graphite on paper
Dimensions
15.0 x 22.5 cm
Description
A cube is drawn in perspective above a horizon line. The edges of the shape are solid lines, and there is dotted imaginary lines back to the vocal point. In the TLC it says “III” and below the drawing “V.P. ABOVE”.
Subject
perspective
shapes
cube
horizon
horizon line
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.920
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1915 – 1925
Medium
graphite on paper
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.921
Description
A study of value on three different shapes. There is a cylinder, a cube, and half of a sphere. The light appears to be coming in from the left.
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
Untitled
Date
1915 – 1925
Medium
graphite on paper
Dimensions
15.0 x 22.5 cm
Description
A study of value on three different shapes. There is a cylinder, a cube, and half of a sphere. The light appears to be coming in from the left.
Subject
value drawing
light
shadow
shapes
cylinder
cube
sphere
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.921
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1915 – 1925
Medium
graphite on paper
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.923
Description
Three objects that have been placed side by side in order to do a value study. The objects are a kerosene lamp, a metal lunch pale, and a glass jar
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
Untitled
Date
1915 – 1925
Medium
graphite on paper
Dimensions
15.0 x 22.5 cm
Description
Three objects that have been placed side by side in order to do a value study. The objects are a kerosene lamp, a metal lunch pale, and a glass jar
Subject
value
light
shadow
lame
kerosene lamp
pale
lunch pale
glass
jar
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.923
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