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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1940 – 1955
Medium
graphite; on paper;
Catalogue Number
WyP.09.14
Description
A sketchbook with a black spine and pressed paper cover in black and white. A rectangular label in the middle of the front cover bears the manufacturer’s logo but is otherwise blank. Contents include figure studies of mostly skiers, a detailed mock-up for a painting of [possibly] Indian Days, a ser…
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
Untitled
Date
1940 – 1955
Medium
graphite; on paper;
Dimensions
25.6 x 19.7 cm
Description
A sketchbook with a black spine and pressed paper cover in black and white. A rectangular label in the middle of the front cover bears the manufacturer’s logo but is otherwise blank. Contents include figure studies of mostly skiers, a detailed mock-up for a painting of [possibly] Indian Days, a series of cartoon-style sketches of someone referred to as Gramma in Holmenkolrendt Norway, and a list of supplies [possibly going to or coming from Skoki] at the back of the book.
Subject
drawing
sketching
skiing
figure study
Norway
Indigenous Peoples
Banff Indian Days
Peter Whyte;
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1975
Catalogue Number
WyP.09.14
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