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Happy Birthday To You

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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1940
Medium
graphite on paper
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.579
Description
Pencil drawing of a figure in a beret and a long coat. His face is simply made from horizontal lines for the brow and mouth, and a vertical line to describe the nose. At the top, a message reads HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU. PW. It is signed again P.W. [brc] Verso: written in pen, in another hand and curs…
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
Happy Birthday To You
Date
1940
Medium
graphite on paper
Dimensions
15.5 x 10.0 cm
Description
Pencil drawing of a figure in a beret and a long coat. His face is simply made from horizontal lines for the brow and mouth, and a vertical line to describe the nose. At the top, a message reads HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU. PW. It is signed again P.W. [brc] Verso: written in pen, in another hand and cursive: ‘by Peter Whyte/ Dec. 9. 1940.; #84; #94; S/S; p. 98 [underlined]
Subject
birthday
greatcoat
trench coat
beret
soldier
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.579
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Happy Birthday to You 1940

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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1940
Medium
graphite on paper
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.745
Description
On the top half of the page there is three quick sketches: the one on the left is a full profile view of the figure, the middle drawing is a the full figure from his back, and the one on the right is just of the man’s head. He is wearing an army coat and a beret. In the middle of the page it says “…
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
Happy Birthday to You 1940
Date
1940
Medium
graphite on paper
Dimensions
25.3 x 20.3 cm
Description
On the top half of the page there is three quick sketches: the one on the left is a full profile view of the figure, the middle drawing is a the full figure from his back, and the one on the right is just of the man’s head. He is wearing an army coat and a beret. In the middle of the page it says “Happy Birthday to you 1940” and is signed “Peter”
Subject
army, man, coat, birthday
corporal
beret
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.745
Images
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Where the Hell's My Horse!!!

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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1917 – 1929
Medium
graphite on paper
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.648
Description
Drawings for a birthday card on the inside and outside of a folded paper. On the outside of the closed card is a drawing of a figure with a tall walking stick striding towards the viewer’s right. In the background is an animal (likely a goat) on the top of a peak. At the top of card an inscription …
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
Where the Hell's My Horse!!!
Date
1917 – 1929
Medium
graphite on paper
Dimensions
17.0 x 25.0 cm
Description
Drawings for a birthday card on the inside and outside of a folded paper. On the outside of the closed card is a drawing of a figure with a tall walking stick striding towards the viewer’s right. In the background is an animal (likely a goat) on the top of a peak. At the top of card an inscription reads WHERE THE HELL’S MY HORSE!!! In the tlc, a is a Banff Springs Hotel printed logo.Inside, is a small drawing of lumpy objects [potatoes?] with cartoon eyes to the left of three teepees. Directly below the drawing is the inscription POTATOES TO YOU -In cursive below is the comment: The star boarder with help of “Pete”Below in large block letters is HAPPY BIRTHDAY
Subject
horse
humour
potatoes
teepees
Happy Birthday
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1975
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.648
Images
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