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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1962 – 1966
Medium
graphite on paper
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.387
Description
Pencil drawing on both sides of paper.Side 1 - a rough pencil sketch of a train emerging towards the viewer from the distance. A flare with crosses on its wings shoots at the train, as implied by dashes from plane to the train.Verso - [oriented upside down from side 1] pencil sketch of two versions…
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
Untitled
Date
1962 – 1966
Medium
graphite on paper
Dimensions
15.1 x 21.0 cm
Description
Pencil drawing on both sides of paper.Side 1 - a rough pencil sketch of a train emerging towards the viewer from the distance. A flare with crosses on its wings shoots at the train, as implied by dashes from plane to the train.Verso - [oriented upside down from side 1] pencil sketch of two versions of a train getting attacked by planed. The central drawing which is enclosed in a hand drawn rectangle is attacked by two planes and has an inscription “THEY GOT OUR ENGINE!!” In the BRC of rectangle below is the inscription CHAPTER 4
Subject
Blind date
war
plane
drawing
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1975
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.387
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1962 – 1966
Medium
graphite on paper
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.432
Description
Pencil drawing of two separate scenes. The upper scene shows an alternate view of plane shooting at a train, enclosed in a hand-drawn rectangle. The lower image is a close-up of a German plane. [below top image, within rectangle] THEY GOT OUR ENGINE!!![trc in circle] 4; ?; 5[underlined][blc in a ci…
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
Untitled
Date
1962 – 1966
Medium
graphite on paper
Dimensions
27.0 x 20.0 cm
Description
Pencil drawing of two separate scenes. The upper scene shows an alternate view of plane shooting at a train, enclosed in a hand-drawn rectangle. The lower image is a close-up of a German plane. [below top image, within rectangle] THEY GOT OUR ENGINE!!![trc in circle] 4; ?; 5[underlined][blc in a circle] 5
Subject
train
plane
German
war
Blind Date
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1975
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.432
Images
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1962 – 1966
Medium
ink; graphite on paper
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.435
Description
A pencil and ink drawing of a scene featuring a plane attacking a train from the air. Dogs run to the viewer’s right from the train. There is a town in the background.[below drawing] THEY GOT OUR ENGINE!!![tlc in circle] 4; ?; 5 [underlined][WM] HOWARD SMITH VICTORY BOND
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
Untitled
Date
1962 – 1966
Medium
ink; graphite on paper
Dimensions
20.5 x 27.0 cm
Description
A pencil and ink drawing of a scene featuring a plane attacking a train from the air. Dogs run to the viewer’s right from the train. There is a town in the background.[below drawing] THEY GOT OUR ENGINE!!![tlc in circle] 4; ?; 5 [underlined][WM] HOWARD SMITH VICTORY BOND
Subject
Blind Date
war
train
plane
dogs
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1975
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.435
Images
Less detail
This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and potentially offensive content. Read more.
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