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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Date: 1962

Medium: graphite on paper

Catalogue Number: WyP.03.777

Description: a: A helicopter is rescuing a group of animals that are being held up by a stretcher that is tied to the bottom of the helicopter. The stretcher is tilted up in the left, and the scarves of the animals are blowing in the wind, suggesting that the helicopter is moving. There are birds flying around …

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Title: Untitled

Date: 1962

Medium: graphite on paper

Dimensions: 25.4 x 17.7 cm

Description: a: A helicopter is rescuing a group of animals that are being held up by a stretcher that is tied to the bottom of the helicopter. The stretcher is tilted up in the left, and the scarves of the animals are blowing in the wind, suggesting that the helicopter is moving. There are birds flying around with them. Down below and in the background there is a idyllic mountain range, and below it is says, “SEASONS GREETINGS CATHARINE AND PETER” b: As supplement to the drawing seen in a, b is a newspaper clipping of a helicopter rescuing a man from his plane. In the bottom portion of the clipping is states, “RESCUES AT SEA. The two pictures tell two...the Atlantic at the weekend. On the left, a U.S. navy...single-engine plane after he was forced to ditch today...harbor. Two young girls and another passenger were....a French trawler, is hauled ashore by breeches buoy fro...England Sunday...” verso: an article discussing a game played by the Calgary Stampeders against the Regina Roughriders. The writes: “Sandhogs Stampeder Blitz... Keys 25-0 Win. By Gorde Hunter [Herald Sports Editor]. A brilliant defence that allowed the Regina Rough-riders a total offence of a mere 32 years, powered the Calgary Stampeders to a one-sided 25-0 win over the Roughriders Saturday afternoon at McMahon in the first game of the Western Conference total point semi-final series. With a crowd of 17,780 sitting in bright sunshine, the Cowboys completely dominated proceedings from flag to finish as the sandhogs made a shambles of the Regina attack by putting a tremendous rush on quarterback Bob Ptacek, a thorn in Stampeder sides all season. He managed to complete but five passes in 17 attempts for 47 yeard and the ground attack had less success. Meanwhile EAgle Day guided the Stamps to three touch-downs, a field goal, two converts and a pair of singles to add up to the 25 points they will take into tonights’s second game...”

Subject: Christmas card; helicopter; mountains; mountain range; birds; rope; stretcher; squirrel; moose; bear; rabbit; wolf; deer; scarves; flying; rescue

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

Catalogue Number: WyP.03.777

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Date: 1962

Medium: ink on vellum

Catalogue Number: WyP.03.778

Description: Silhouettes of a group of animals on a stretcher in mid-air with birds flying around them. A helicopter is above and a mountain range below. The background is filled in with a black ink to resemble the sky.

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Title: Untitled

Date: 1962

Medium: ink on vellum

Dimensions: 27.0 x 21.0 cm

Description: Silhouettes of a group of animals on a stretcher in mid-air with birds flying around them. A helicopter is above and a mountain range below. The background is filled in with a black ink to resemble the sky.

Subject: moose; deer; bear; squirrel; rabbit; birds; helicopter; stretcher; flying; mountains; mountain range; rescue

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

Catalogue Number: WyP.03.778

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Date: 1962

Medium: graphite on paper

Catalogue Number: WyP.03.780

Description: A rough sketch of a group of animals on a sketcher that is tethered to a helicopter. There are birds flying around them, and their scarves are blowing in the wind suggesting that the helicopter is moving. Below the animals there is a mountain range.

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Title: Untitled

Date: 1962

Medium: graphite on paper

Dimensions: 27.8 x 21.5 cm

Description: A rough sketch of a group of animals on a sketcher that is tethered to a helicopter. There are birds flying around them, and their scarves are blowing in the wind suggesting that the helicopter is moving. Below the animals there is a mountain range.

Subject: helicopter; flying; rescue; stretcher; birds; rope; moose; deer; wolf; squirrel; rabbit; bear; mountains; mountain range; scarf

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

Catalogue Number: WyP.03.780

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Date: 1962

Medium: graphite on paper

Catalogue Number: WyP.03.790

Description: Quick sketch of a helicopter airlifting a group of animals out of the mountains. There is a mountain range below them, and birds flying around. verso: quick sketch of the same drawing, though it is just of the moose being airlifted out by the helicopter, with the mountains below.

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Title: Untitled

Date: 1962

Medium: graphite on paper

Dimensions: 25.3 x 17.7 cm

Description: Quick sketch of a helicopter airlifting a group of animals out of the mountains. There is a mountain range below them, and birds flying around. verso: quick sketch of the same drawing, though it is just of the moose being airlifted out by the helicopter, with the mountains below.

Subject: Christmas card; helicopter; rescue; stretcher; birds; squirrel; moose; deer; bear; rabbit; rope; mountains; mountain range

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

Catalogue Number: WyP.03.790

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Kikqavik and the Hunter

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Artist: Kiakshuk (1886 – 1966, Canadian)

Date: 1960

Medium: ink on paper

Catalogue Number: KiA.04.08

Description: Black silhouettes of a hunter and three (3) birds and one animal/bird; all figures stylized and exaggerated;

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Artist: Kiakshuk (1886 – 1966, Canadian)

Title: Kikqavik and the Hunter

Date: 1960

Medium: ink on paper

Dimensions: 50 x 50.5 cm

Description: Black silhouettes of a hunter and three (3) birds and one animal/bird; all figures stylized and exaggerated;

Subject: hunter; animals; birds

Credit: Gift of Doreen Hutchinson, Calgary, 1988

Catalogue Number: KiA.04.08

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Seasons Greetings Peter and Catharine 1954

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Date: 1954

Medium: graphite on paper

Catalogue Number: WyP.03.799

Description: Peter and Catharine are sitting on stools at their easels painting a mountain landscape in front of them. There is a group of animals sitting around them watching them paint. On the bottom edge of the drawing it says “SEASONS GREETINGS 1954 PETER AND CATHARINE”verso: rough sketch of the same drawin…

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Title: Seasons Greetings Peter and Catharine 1954

Date: 1954

Medium: graphite on paper

Dimensions: 21.1 x 27.6 cm

Description: Peter and Catharine are sitting on stools at their easels painting a mountain landscape in front of them. There is a group of animals sitting around them watching them paint. On the bottom edge of the drawing it says “SEASONS GREETINGS 1954 PETER AND CATHARINE”verso: rough sketch of the same drawing that is on the front side. This image though is only of Peter painting, a rough idea of where Catharine would be sitting, and the moose.

Subject: Christmas card; painting; paint; brushes; hat; easel; canvas; birds; mountain range; mountain; grass; stump; moose; bear; deer; squirrel; wolf; stool; man; woman

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

Catalogue Number: WyP.03.799

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Best Wishes Peter

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Date: 1951

Medium: graphite on paper

Catalogue Number: WyP.03.772

Description: Christmas card sketch, resembling the final version of the 1951 card. Animals gather around Catharine and Peter’s vehicle waiting for Catharine to finish cooking. Peter sits on the roof reading. One of the bears is sitting by a stool with a fork in hand. Near the middle of the bottom edge of the pa…

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Title: Best Wishes Peter

Date: 1951

Medium: graphite on paper

Dimensions: 21.5 x 28.0 cm

Description: Christmas card sketch, resembling the final version of the 1951 card. Animals gather around Catharine and Peter’s vehicle waiting for Catharine to finish cooking. Peter sits on the roof reading. One of the bears is sitting by a stool with a fork in hand. Near the middle of the bottom edge of the paper it says “BEST WISHES PETER”verso: rectangular box drawn that is blank, that could have been used for another sketch.

Subject: bears; stool; fork; moose; birds; squirrel; rabbit; tree; cooking; pot; woman; man; reading; vehicle; Christmas card

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

Catalogue Number: WyP.03.772

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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”