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Canadian Highlanders Are With You

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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1939 – 1945
Medium
graphite on paper
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.757
Description
Two images of what appears to be sketches for propaganda posters for World War II. The top image is a Canadian Highlander standing on a hill in a poised stance holding a lee enfield. In the background there is a mountain range, and below his feet is says “CANADIAN HIGHLANDERS ARE WITH YOU.” In the …
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
Canadian Highlanders Are With You
Date
1939 – 1945
Medium
graphite on paper
Dimensions
25.3 x 16.2 cm
Description
Two images of what appears to be sketches for propaganda posters for World War II. The top image is a Canadian Highlander standing on a hill in a poised stance holding a lee enfield. In the background there is a mountain range, and below his feet is says “CANADIAN HIGHLANDERS ARE WITH YOU.” In the second image it is the Highlander again looking out to the mountain range with his back to the viewer.
Subject
World War II
Highlander
gun
lee enfield
mountains
reserves
army
propaganda
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.757
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A Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year

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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1930 – 1960
Medium
graphite; ink on paper
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.773
Description
Peter is taking a nap on three logs that have three squirrels on the top, three birds rest on his body. At his feet there is a stump with an axe in it, with three more birds watching Peter and beside the stump there is a bear. Peter has comic “z’s” coming up from his body where in a conversation bu…
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
A Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year
Date
1930 – 1960
Medium
graphite; ink on paper
Dimensions
10.0 x 16.0 cm
Description
Peter is taking a nap on three logs that have three squirrels on the top, three birds rest on his body. At his feet there is a stump with an axe in it, with three more birds watching Peter and beside the stump there is a bear. Peter has comic “z’s” coming up from his body where in a conversation bubble he describes his dream of sitting at a table with Catharine around a meal. Written along the top edge “TO MOTHER ROBB FROM PETER” and along the bottom edge “A MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR”
Subject
Christmas card
New year
logs
axe
stump
bear
birds
squirrels
man
sleeping
coupe
woman
mean
chair
table
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.773
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Our Very Best Wishes Christmas and the New Year

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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1930 – 1960
Medium
graphite; coloured graphite on paper
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.827
Description
A group of people are gathered together sitting out on the grass. There is a person walking towards them walking an animal (potentially a dog). To the right and in the mid ground there is six tipis arranged uniformly. In the background there is a green coloured hill/mountain with a grey mountain in…
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
Our Very Best Wishes Christmas and the New Year
Date
1930 – 1960
Medium
graphite; coloured graphite on paper
Dimensions
23.2 x 30.7 cm
Description
A group of people are gathered together sitting out on the grass. There is a person walking towards them walking an animal (potentially a dog). To the right and in the mid ground there is six tipis arranged uniformly. In the background there is a green coloured hill/mountain with a grey mountain in the background. Written below the drawing “CATHARINE WHYTE PETER WHYTE OUR VERY BEST WISHES CHRISTMAS AND THE NEW YEAR”
Subject
tipis
summer
gathering
people
mountains
grass
hats
animals
Christmas
dog
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.827
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1930 – 1939
Medium
graphite on paper
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.395
Description
a simply drawn woman lying down on stomach. She is reading, he feet in foreground and head in background.
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
Untitled
Date
1930 – 1939
Medium
graphite on paper
Dimensions
23.9 x 30.5 cm
Description
a simply drawn woman lying down on stomach. She is reading, he feet in foreground and head in background.
Subject
reading
woman
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1975
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.395
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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
1932 – 1933
Medium
graphite; ink on paper
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.698
Description
Ink drawings: five rectangular images depicting winter activities at Skoki Lodge. “SKOKI” written below middle image. Pencil drawings: six rectangular boxes depicting winter activities at Skoki Lodge. “SKOKI LODGE” written below the two middle boxes.Bottom half of page has an image of a figure carr…
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
Untitled
Date
1932 – 1933
Medium
graphite; ink on paper
Dimensions
28.0 x 21.4 cm
Description
Ink drawings: five rectangular images depicting winter activities at Skoki Lodge. “SKOKI” written below middle image. Pencil drawings: six rectangular boxes depicting winter activities at Skoki Lodge. “SKOKI LODGE” written below the two middle boxes.Bottom half of page has an image of a figure carrying skis up a hill and in a box to the right it shows a figure jumping a hill on skis. “SKOKI LODGE” written beside these last two images
Subject
Skoki
Lodge
skis
sports, skiing, ski jumping
horses
tipis
mountains
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.698
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1930 – 1960
Medium
graphite on paper
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.705
Description
Rough sketch of a convoy moving across a plain towards the mountains.
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
Untitled
Date
1930 – 1960
Medium
graphite on paper
Dimensions
12.4 x 15.0 cm
Description
Rough sketch of a convoy moving across a plain towards the mountains.
Subject
convoy
plain
mountains
Christmas card
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.705
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1930
Medium
ink; watercolour on paper
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.731
Description
A group of children signing together in a background while a lady plays a grand piano in the foreground. There are lines extending from the piano to emphasis music being played, and these lines direct the viewers attention to a little stick figure dancing on the ground to the right of the piano. ve…
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
Untitled
Date
1930
Medium
ink; watercolour on paper
Dimensions
10.0 x 15.0 cm
Description
A group of children signing together in a background while a lady plays a grand piano in the foreground. There are lines extending from the piano to emphasis music being played, and these lines direct the viewers attention to a little stick figure dancing on the ground to the right of the piano. verso: in the TRC “Concord November 1930”
Subject
woman
children
grand piano
music
singing
stick figure
dancing
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.731
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1930
Medium
ink; watercolour on paper
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.736
Description
A woman sits in her chair sewing, there appears to be a window behind her and a painting hanging on the wall. A cat sleeps on a bed near her feet, while in the foreground there is a box and what could be papers on the floor. verso: signed on the top end of the paper, “Nov. 1930 Peter Whyte”
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
Untitled
Date
1930
Medium
ink; watercolour on paper
Dimensions
11.4 x 8.9 cm
Description
A woman sits in her chair sewing, there appears to be a window behind her and a painting hanging on the wall. A cat sleeps on a bed near her feet, while in the foreground there is a box and what could be papers on the floor. verso: signed on the top end of the paper, “Nov. 1930 Peter Whyte”
Subject
painting
window
woman
sewing
chair
cat
papers
box
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.736
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1930 – 1960
Medium
graphite on paper
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.774
Description
Framed by an orange border of a card face, a drawing of Catharine and Peter sitting in there home. Catharine is knitting in her chair as Peter sits and reads the paper. On the walls there is two paintings and in the big window a group of animals is watching them. The drawing is adhered onto the ora…
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
Untitled
Date
1930 – 1960
Medium
graphite on paper
Dimensions
12.0 x 15.7 cm
Description
Framed by an orange border of a card face, a drawing of Catharine and Peter sitting in there home. Catharine is knitting in her chair as Peter sits and reads the paper. On the walls there is two paintings and in the big window a group of animals is watching them. The drawing is adhered onto the orange front of another piece of paper. inside the fold: the paper is actually made into a card, and on the inside in pencil is says “SEASONS GREETINGS”
Subject
orange
card
Christmas card
man
woman
reading
newspaper
house
chairs
knitting
paintings
window
moose
bird
bear
dear
wolf
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.774
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