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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1929
Medium
ink’ watercolour on paper
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.967
Description
Drawing of two men standing beside a teepee, one smoking a pipe, as two figures on horses approach. “ Coloured in with watercolour. Left figure wears yellow, green and red striped coat (Hudson’s Bay blanket?), brimmed hat with red feather. Figure at right wears green brimmed hat and gray waistco…
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
[Two Stoney Nakoda]
Date
1929
Medium
ink’ watercolour on paper
Dimensions
10.0 x 13.0 cm
Description
Drawing of two men standing beside a teepee, one smoking a pipe, as two figures on horses approach. “ Coloured in with watercolour. Left figure wears yellow, green and red striped coat (Hudson’s Bay blanket?), brimmed hat with red feather. Figure at right wears green brimmed hat and gray waistcoat and pants. Signed BRC. Framed in simple frame with red tape border. Reverse has sticker that reads “ARTISTIC PICTURE FRAMING CARSON PIRIE SCOTT & CO”
Subject
Indigenous
Credit
Gift of Dorothy V. Whyte, West Vancouver, 1975
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.967
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1929
Medium
ink on paper
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.234
Description
Drawing of two men standing beside a teepee, one smoking a pipe, as two figures on horses approach. Teepee in background at right edge. Drawing is framed in a rectangle that appears to imitate a piece of paper with some rips in it.
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
Untitled
Date
1929
Medium
ink on paper
Dimensions
24.5 x 17.8 cm
Description
Drawing of two men standing beside a teepee, one smoking a pipe, as two figures on horses approach. Teepee in background at right edge. Drawing is framed in a rectangle that appears to imitate a piece of paper with some rips in it.
Subject
teepee
pipe
horse
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1975
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.234
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1929
Medium
graphite; ink on paper
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.329
Description
A pencil and ink drawing of two men on a frozen lake. One man has fallen through broken ice and is only visible from the chest-up. The other man, wearing a hat and coat, assists the fallen man by pulling him up with a stick. Quickly-sketched trees line the background. There is a sign with illegibl…
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
Untitled
Date
1929
Medium
graphite; ink on paper
Dimensions
26.0 x 23.5 cm
Description
A pencil and ink drawing of two men on a frozen lake. One man has fallen through broken ice and is only visible from the chest-up. The other man, wearing a hat and coat, assists the fallen man by pulling him up with a stick. Quickly-sketched trees line the background. There is a sign with illegible writing on it posted to the right of the fallen man. In the bottom left corner of the drawing, “Peter Whyte -29” is visible. A hand-drawn pencil line frames the scene.Below this drawing, dialogue reads:WELL HOW DID YOU COME TO FALL IN?FOOL, I DIDN’T COME TO FALL IN, I CAME TO SKATE!!
Subject
comic
winter
skating
Peter Whyte
drawing
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1975
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.329
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1929
Medium
ink on paper
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.291
Description
An ink drawing of two figures in the foreground with mountaisn in the background. A figure of a boy appears to be throwing something into a lake. A female figure on the right has her left arm out and is pointing at the boy. She wears a long skirt and a hat with a feather in it. There is a tree fram…
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
Untitled
Date
1929
Medium
ink on paper
Dimensions
30.5 x 23.0 cm
Description
An ink drawing of two figures in the foreground with mountaisn in the background. A figure of a boy appears to be throwing something into a lake. A female figure on the right has her left arm out and is pointing at the boy. She wears a long skirt and a hat with a feather in it. There is a tree framing the left side of the image. There is a hand drawn frame around the drawing.[brc, outside the hand-drawn frame]: GEORGIE, STOP THROWING STONES RIGHT THIS INSTANT OR BE BREAKING SOMETHING AROUND HERE -[blc, in cursive] Peter Whyte -29
Subject
boy
woman
lake
mountain
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1975
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.291
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1928
Medium
graphite; ink on paper
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.304
Description
Small ink and graphite sketches of cartoon figures, feet, horses, faces, and hands.Insciption: [blc] Dec. 26th/ Canada/ Catharine; [brc in cursive]: Well I wonder [ ...]everything
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
Untitled
Date
1928
Medium
graphite; ink on paper
Dimensions
27.5 x 21.5 cm
Description
Small ink and graphite sketches of cartoon figures, feet, horses, faces, and hands.Insciption: [blc] Dec. 26th/ Canada/ Catharine; [brc in cursive]: Well I wonder [ ...]everything
Subject
sketch
cartoon
animal
horse
figure
male
female
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1975
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.304
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1928
Medium
graphite; ink on paper
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.305
Description
Eighteen small cartoon sketches of faces and people. Trc is a sketch of a figure fishing, blc is a sketch of a figure on a bicycle.Inscribed:[tlc] Peter Whyte Banff Alberta Canada; Peter Whyte Banff, Alberta Canada; [trc] Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Mass
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
Untitled
Date
1928
Medium
graphite; ink on paper
Dimensions
28.0 x 21.5 cm
Description
Eighteen small cartoon sketches of faces and people. Trc is a sketch of a figure fishing, blc is a sketch of a figure on a bicycle.Inscribed:[tlc] Peter Whyte Banff Alberta Canada; Peter Whyte Banff, Alberta Canada; [trc] Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Mass
Subject
sketch
cartoon
figure
activity
fishing
cycling
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1975
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.305
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1928
Medium
graphite; ink on paper
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.330
Description
A drawing in ink and pencil of a heavy set, bearded man constraining his belly with a belt attached to a hand-cranked contraption. He leans towards a smiling woman. The woman holds a bundle of cloth. Dolls sit on display behind her. Wearing spectacles, a full-length dress, and hair in a bun, this w…
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
Untitled
Date
1928
Medium
graphite; ink on paper
Dimensions
24.0 x 26.0 cm
Description
A drawing in ink and pencil of a heavy set, bearded man constraining his belly with a belt attached to a hand-cranked contraption. He leans towards a smiling woman. The woman holds a bundle of cloth. Dolls sit on display behind her. Wearing spectacles, a full-length dress, and hair in a bun, this woman appears to be the man’s mother. Signed at the bottom right of the drawing: “Peter Whyte 28”Below the drawing, text explains that the man is attempting to reduce the size of his belly.“THESE MODERN CHIMNEYS ARE SO SMALL MA, THAT I HAVE TO DO IT”-----A hand-drawn pencil line frames the drawing and text.
Subject
chimneys
humour
Peter Whyte
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1975
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.330
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The Smith Brothers Limited

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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1928
Medium
graphite; ink on paper
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.331
Description
Ink and pencil drawing of a train being investigated by nine men, in various positions, with magnifying glasses. One train car is labeled NYC 10079. A factory building, with a sign that reads CIGARETTES, towers above the train from the background. Peter Whyte’s signature, with “28” is in the botto…
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
The Smith Brothers Limited
Date
1928
Medium
graphite; ink on paper
Dimensions
30.3 x 23.5 cm
Description
Ink and pencil drawing of a train being investigated by nine men, in various positions, with magnifying glasses. One train car is labeled NYC 10079. A factory building, with a sign that reads CIGARETTES, towers above the train from the background. Peter Whyte’s signature, with “28” is in the bottom right corner of the drawing. A hand drawn line frames the drawing.Intersecting with the bottom of the hand-drawn frame is the title, hand written in pencil as: THE SMITH BROTHERS LIMITED
Subject
train
industry
investigation
Peter Whyte
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1975
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.331
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1928
Medium
ink on paper
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.501
Description
Various humorous ink drawings in a cartoon style. One is labeled: COW, another: EFFELEPHLUNT. Some drawings have sound effects such as BOO, PURR and ALLEZ-OOP. Signed in cursive in brc Peter Whyte -28
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
Untitled
Date
1928
Medium
ink on paper
Dimensions
26.5 x 22.5 x 3.0 cm
Description
Various humorous ink drawings in a cartoon style. One is labeled: COW, another: EFFELEPHLUNT. Some drawings have sound effects such as BOO, PURR and ALLEZ-OOP. Signed in cursive in brc Peter Whyte -28
Subject
humour
animals
camel
elephant
cow
giraffe
feline
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1975
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.501
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1928
Medium
ink on paper
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.509
Description
Nine ink drawings of different scenes from foreign locations, possibly travel experienced. One example in the bottom left corner are two Asian men, one in a conical hat. He carries a large stick.
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
Untitled
Date
1928
Medium
ink on paper
Dimensions
25.4 x 20.3 cm
Description
Nine ink drawings of different scenes from foreign locations, possibly travel experienced. One example in the bottom left corner are two Asian men, one in a conical hat. He carries a large stick.
Subject
travel
culture
foreign
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1975
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.509
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