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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
n.d.
Medium
watercolour; ink; graphite on paper
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.312
Description
A paper with watercolour, ink and pencil drawings on both sides. Side 1: There are three drawings, one larger on, which occupies the left half of the page and two small drawings, vertically arranged in the right half of the page. The larger drawing on the left is of a caricature of a Japanese perso…
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
Untitled
Date
n.d.
Medium
watercolour; ink; graphite on paper
Dimensions
23.0 x 29.0 cm
Description
A paper with watercolour, ink and pencil drawings on both sides. Side 1: There are three drawings, one larger on, which occupies the left half of the page and two small drawings, vertically arranged in the right half of the page. The larger drawing on the left is of a caricature of a Japanese person. His eyes are severely slanted and head and facial hair is spiked. His body faces the viewer’s left, but his head is turned to look squarely at the viewer. His clothing is a long-sleeved smock and long skirt that show barely any skin. On the right side of the page, the top drawing is a First Nations village where three figures stand in foreground. The middle figure wears a Hudson’s Bay blanket coat. To the right of these figures, and in the background are three teepees and simplified figures. The lower drawing on the right side is of a seated First Nations woman in a red and brown shawl and yellow hood. He profile is visible. She carried a small child on her back and shoulders with a sling. Large black ink marks separate the left and right rides of this page.Verso: Drawing is oriented upside-down. Ink and pencil drawings of three seated figures in large kimonos. the central figure plays a stringed instrument. He, and the figure to his left are frontal, but the figure to his right is seated in profile. In the middle of these figures sits a box and a barrel with two sticks in it. Their dark hair, clothing, and facial features indicate that they are Japanese.
Subject
Japanese
Indigenous
culture
music
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1975
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.312
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1940 – 1950
Medium
graphite on paper
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.815
Description
A large group of First Nations are gathered together in a circle, and most of them are looking on at a gentleman with a drum. In the background there is a group of four tipis placed together.
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
Untitled
Date
1940 – 1950
Medium
graphite on paper
Dimensions
23.2 x 30.7 cm
Description
A large group of First Nations are gathered together in a circle, and most of them are looking on at a gentleman with a drum. In the background there is a group of four tipis placed together.
Subject
Pow Wow
Indigenous
crowd
people
drum
music
tipis
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.815
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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