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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1934
Medium
graphite on paper
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.833
Description
There is a drawing of a man, which appears to be Peter based on inscriptions on the drawing. He is sitting at a desk rubbing his head with his right hand. There is a bubble with an arrow pointing at his head, and in the bubble there is two sketches: one of a person being pulled in a rickshaw, and t…
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
Untitled
Date
1934
Medium
graphite on paper
Dimensions
12.8 x 20.0 cm
Description
There is a drawing of a man, which appears to be Peter based on inscriptions on the drawing. He is sitting at a desk rubbing his head with his right hand. There is a bubble with an arrow pointing at his head, and in the bubble there is two sketches: one of a person being pulled in a rickshaw, and the second two woman carrying traditional Japanese parasols and there is a child beside them. Written to the left of Peter there it says “MAIL HEADED UP” with an arrow pointing to the desk. Below the thought bubble it says “TRYING to ANSWER MY CORRESPONDENCE”, and near the BRC it says “To Aunt Nela From Peter xxxxxxx”. Faded along the right edge it appears to says “Imperial Hotel Tokyo”.verso: printed in ink “Imperial Hotel Tokyo” and “TELEGRAPHIC ADDRESS “IMPHO TOKYO”” and in pencil ““MAIL HEADED UP””.
Subject
desk
person
man
mail
writing
correspondence
umbrella
parasol
rickshaw
travelling
Tokyo: Imperial Hotel
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.833
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1959 – 1966
Medium
ink; coloured graphite on paper envelope
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.457
Description
Various ink and coloured pencil doodles on a paper envelope. two women on the back of envelope, in yellow and orange dresses[front centre in cursive blue ink]Mr. and Mrs. Peter WhyteBanff, AlbertaCanada[stamp on centre of front]DUNDEE 1:15 PM 15 DECEMBER 1959 ANGUS
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
Untitled
Date
1959 – 1966
Medium
ink; coloured graphite on paper envelope
Dimensions
15.8 x 19.0 cm
Description
Various ink and coloured pencil doodles on a paper envelope. two women on the back of envelope, in yellow and orange dresses[front centre in cursive blue ink]Mr. and Mrs. Peter WhyteBanff, AlbertaCanada[stamp on centre of front]DUNDEE 1:15 PM 15 DECEMBER 1959 ANGUS
Subject
envelope
correspondence
doodles
women
Dundee
Banff
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1975
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.457
Images
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This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and potentially offensive content. Read more.
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