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Date
n.d.
Material
wood; metal
Catalogue Number
104.43.0013
Description
A wooden block with a metal plate that is engraved (in reverse) with the image from Peter and Catharine Whyte’s 1951 Christmas card: Catharine is cooking up some food at the rear of the vehicle, while Peter is facing the mountains reading a newspaper. In the foreground there are multiple animals su…
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Title
Printing Block
Date
n.d.
Material
wood; metal
Dimensions
10.5 x 15.5 cm
Description
A wooden block with a metal plate that is engraved (in reverse) with the image from Peter and Catharine Whyte’s 1951 Christmas card: Catharine is cooking up some food at the rear of the vehicle, while Peter is facing the mountains reading a newspaper. In the foreground there are multiple animals surrounding the couple, and mountains in the background. On the top edge “SEASONS GREETINGS,” and “CATHARINE AND PETER” and “Peter Whyte 1951” is on the bottom edge.
Subject
Whyte home
correspondence
Christmas
Peter Whyte
art
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
104.43.0013
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Date
n.d.
Material
wood; metal
Catalogue Number
104.43.0016
Description
A wooden block with a metal plate attached to it. The plate is engraved with the image of a robust Scottish man is skiing through a mountain pass area towards Skoki, indicated by a sign pointing in the same direction that he is travelling. The man is dressed up in a kilt and a Balmoral hat; and he …
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Title
Printing Block
Date
n.d.
Material
wood; metal
Dimensions
11.5 x 11.5 cm
Description
A wooden block with a metal plate attached to it. The plate is engraved with the image of a robust Scottish man is skiing through a mountain pass area towards Skoki, indicated by a sign pointing in the same direction that he is travelling. The man is dressed up in a kilt and a Balmoral hat; and he has medals on his shirt. Corresponds with ink print WyP.03.807. Ink residue on metal and wooden block.
Subject
Whyte home
printing
art
Peter Whyte
skiing
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
104.43.0016
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Date
n.d.
Material
wood; metal
Catalogue Number
104.43.0019
Description
A wooden block with a metal plate affixed to it. The plate is engraved in reverse with a group of children signing together in a background while a woman plays a grand piano in the foreground. There are lines extending from the piano to emphasis music being played, and these lines direct the viewer…
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Title
Printing Block
Date
n.d.
Material
wood; metal
Dimensions
9.0 x 13.0 cm
Description
A wooden block with a metal plate affixed to it. The plate is engraved in reverse with a group of children signing together in a background while a woman plays a grand piano in the foreground. There are lines extending from the piano to emphasis music being played, and these lines direct the viewers attention to a little stick figure dancing on the ground to the right of the piano. Signature: “Peter Whyte” in the bottom left corner. “#1” is written in pencil on the back. Corresponds with ink and watercolour WyP.03.731.
Subject
Whyte home
art
Peter Whyte
music
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
104.43.0019
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Date
n.d.
Material
wood; metal
Catalogue Number
104.43.0024 a,b
Description
Two small blocks of wood with engraved metal on top. A) has rudimentary outline of bottom portion of a vehicle that has a license plate that reads “1956” in reverse and b) (4.0 cm x 2.0 cm x 2.0 cm) has a smaller vehicle. Both are portions of print WyP.03.938, the full engraving is 104.43.0010.
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Title
Printing Block
Date
n.d.
Material
wood; metal
Dimensions
4.0 x 9.5 cm
Description
Two small blocks of wood with engraved metal on top. A) has rudimentary outline of bottom portion of a vehicle that has a license plate that reads “1956” in reverse and b) (4.0 cm x 2.0 cm x 2.0 cm) has a smaller vehicle. Both are portions of print WyP.03.938, the full engraving is 104.43.0010.
Subject
whyte home
Peter Whyte
art
printing
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
104.43.0024 a,b
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Date
n.d.
Material
wood; metal
Catalogue Number
104.43.0027 a-c
Description
3 small wooden blocks with small engraved metal pieces. a) silhouette of two animal heads, b) 6.0 cm x 2.5 cm x 2.0 cm, one large animal back silhouette c) 5.0 cm x 3.5 cm x 2.0 cm - small metal piece in one corner - no discernible shape.
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Title
Printing Block
Date
n.d.
Material
wood; metal
Dimensions
6.0 x 5.0 cm
Description
3 small wooden blocks with small engraved metal pieces. a) silhouette of two animal heads, b) 6.0 cm x 2.5 cm x 2.0 cm, one large animal back silhouette c) 5.0 cm x 3.5 cm x 2.0 cm - small metal piece in one corner - no discernible shape.
Subject
Whyte home
Peter Whyte
art
engraving
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
104.43.0027 a-c
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1928 – 1928
Medium
graphite; ink; on paper;
Catalogue Number
WyP.09.15
Description
Sketchbook wrapped in brown paper secured to the inside of the covers [most likely done by Peter as the original cover can be seen through tears in the paper] with “SKETCHES, Peter Whyte, BANFF ALBERTA CANADA” written in black ink on the front cover. Contents include sketches mostly of people [incl…
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
Sketches
Date
1928 – 1928
Medium
graphite; ink; on paper;
Dimensions
26.1 x 20.1 cm
Description
Sketchbook wrapped in brown paper secured to the inside of the covers [most likely done by Peter as the original cover can be seen through tears in the paper] with “SKETCHES, Peter Whyte, BANFF ALBERTA CANADA” written in black ink on the front cover. Contents include sketches mostly of people [including children, Mounties, women, golfers, climbers, cowboys, and Indigenous People], caricatures, horses, and portraits.
Subject
drawing
sketching
portrait
caricature
horses
women
children
automobiles
Indigenous Peoples
Peter Whyte
Catharine Robb Whyte;
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1975
Catalogue Number
WyP.09.15
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1928 – 1928
Medium
ink; graphite on paper
Catalogue Number
WyP.09.06
Description
A sketchbook with a black spine and pressed paper cover in black and white. There is a white rectangle label with “SKETCHES BANFF 1928” written in black ink. It contains several colour sketches that have been cut out of a different sketchbook and pasted in to this one. The last two sketches have no…
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
SKETCHES BANFF 1928
Date
1928 – 1928
Medium
ink; graphite on paper
Dimensions
25.8 x 20.2 cm
Description
A sketchbook with a black spine and pressed paper cover in black and white. There is a white rectangle label with “SKETCHES BANFF 1928” written in black ink. It contains several colour sketches that have been cut out of a different sketchbook and pasted in to this one. The last two sketches have not been attached. Subjects are figure studies of Mounties, cowboys, climbers, Indigenous Peoples, soldiers, Asian people, and skiers.
Subject
sketching
drawing
figure studies
Peter Whyte
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1975
Catalogue Number
WyP.09.06
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1930 – 1930
Medium
ink; graphite on paper
Catalogue Number
WyP.09.05
Description
A sketchbook with a black spine and pressed paper cover in black and white. There is a white rectangular label with “Peter Whyte Banff” written in graphite pencil. It contains several black and white and coloured sketches done by Peter Whyte of various subjects including people, places, structures,…
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
Untitled
Date
1930 – 1930
Medium
ink; graphite on paper
Dimensions
26 x 20.2 cm
Description
A sketchbook with a black spine and pressed paper cover in black and white. There is a white rectangular label with “Peter Whyte Banff” written in graphite pencil. It contains several black and white and coloured sketches done by Peter Whyte of various subjects including people, places, structures, and transports (mostly ships) from trips through Asia, Africa, and Hawaii taken during 1930.
Subject
sketching
drawing
figure studies
ships
Asia
Peter Whyte
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1975
Catalogue Number
WyP.09.05
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1928 – 1928
Medium
ink; graphite on paper
Catalogue Number
WyP.09.07
Description
A sketchbook with possible pressed paper cover wrapped in green fabric. Has “Sketches” printed in dark red cursive on the front cover and a 5 cm long fabric loop attached to the bottom edge of the back cover, most likely to hold a pencil. It contains several black and white ink sketches of Mounties…
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
Untitled
Date
1928 – 1928
Medium
ink; graphite on paper
Dimensions
23.6 x 28.5 cm
Description
A sketchbook with possible pressed paper cover wrapped in green fabric. Has “Sketches” printed in dark red cursive on the front cover and a 5 cm long fabric loop attached to the bottom edge of the back cover, most likely to hold a pencil. It contains several black and white ink sketches of Mounties and rodeo cowboys mostly on horseback, as well as one bull rider, Indigenous Peoples, and rough sketches done in graphite.
Subject
sketches
figure studies
Mounties
rodeo
Indigenous Peoples
horses
Peter Whyte
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1975
Catalogue Number
WyP.09.07
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1920 – 1935
Medium
graphite; ink; watercolour on paper;
Catalogue Number
WyP.09.02
Description
A grey fabric-bound sketchbook with “Sketches” [cursive] embossed in burgundy on the front cover and a small fabric pencil sleeve attached to the inside of the back cover that belonged to Peter Whyte. The original pages of the sketchbook seem to have been removed at some point - the book is full of…
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
Untitled
Date
1920 – 1935
Medium
graphite; ink; watercolour on paper;
Dimensions
26.0 x 35.9 cm
Description
A grey fabric-bound sketchbook with “Sketches” [cursive] embossed in burgundy on the front cover and a small fabric pencil sleeve attached to the inside of the back cover that belonged to Peter Whyte. The original pages of the sketchbook seem to have been removed at some point - the book is full of loose pieces of paper, some of which may be original to the sketchbook. Sketches feature figure studies, cars, wildlife, and graded sampler sheets done by Peter as part of his coursework at the Boston School of Fine Art.
Subject
painting
drawing
Peter Whyte;
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
WyP.09.02
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