topic:"Peter Whyte;" found 290 records - Research Collections

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Date: 1928

Medium: conté on brown paper

Catalogue Number: WyP.03.016

Description: A well rendered drawing of a standing male life model with hands behind head. His bent arm and elbow conceals his face, his back is to the viewer and he is lunging forward but away from the viewer with his left foot. He has a flexed right leg. He is turned 3/4 away from viewer.There are various …

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Title: Untitled

Date: 1928

Medium: conté on brown paper

Dimensions: 65.5 x 49.5 cm

Description: A well rendered drawing of a standing male life model with hands behind head. His bent arm and elbow conceals his face, his back is to the viewer and he is lunging forward but away from the viewer with his left foot. He has a flexed right leg. He is turned 3/4 away from viewer.There are various scribble and doodles around edges.

Subject: figure; male; Peter Whyte

Credit: Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1975

Catalogue Number: WyP.03.016

Notes: Artistry Revealed: Peter Whyte, Catharine Robb Whyte and Their Contemporaries; June 17, 2018 to October 21, 2018

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Date: 1929

Medium: graphite; ink on paper

Catalogue Number: WyP.03.329

Description: A pencil and ink drawing of two men on a frozen lake. One man has fallen through broken ice and is only visible from the chest-up. The other man, wearing a hat and coat, assists the fallen man by pulling him up with a stick. Quickly-sketched trees line the background. There is a sign with illegibl…

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Title: Untitled

Date: 1929

Medium: graphite; ink on paper

Dimensions: 26.0 x 23.5 cm

Description: A pencil and ink drawing of two men on a frozen lake. One man has fallen through broken ice and is only visible from the chest-up. The other man, wearing a hat and coat, assists the fallen man by pulling him up with a stick. Quickly-sketched trees line the background. There is a sign with illegible writing on it posted to the right of the fallen man. In the bottom left corner of the drawing, “Peter Whyte -29” is visible. A hand-drawn pencil line frames the scene.Below this drawing, dialogue reads:WELL HOW DID YOU COME TO FALL IN?FOOL, I DIDN’T COME TO FALL IN, I CAME TO SKATE!!

Subject: comic; winter; skating; Peter Whyte; drawing

Credit: Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1975

Catalogue Number: WyP.03.329

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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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Cathedral Mountain, Yoho Valley

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Date: 1930

Medium: oil on canvas

Catalogue Number: WyP.01.547

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Title: Cathedral Mountain, Yoho Valley

Date: 1930

Medium: oil on canvas

Dimensions: 38.2 x 37.3 cm

Subject: landscape; Canadian Rockies; mountain; Peter Whyte

Credit: Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979

Catalogue Number: WyP.01.547

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Fez Cap

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Date: 1930 – 1930

Material: fibre; hair, sheep

Catalogue Number: 103.04.0034

Description: A red wool fez with a black tassel. A woven wicker lining holds the hat’s shape. The inside is lined with pink fabric at the top and has a round green paper sticker with a picture of man wearing a fez and arabic writing. Written on the inside of the hat, on the sweatband, is “Peter Whyte, Port S…

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Title: Fez Cap

Date: 1930 – 1930

Material: fibre; hair, sheep

Dimensions: 15.0 cm

Description: A red wool fez with a black tassel. A woven wicker lining holds the hat’s shape. The inside is lined with pink fabric at the top and has a round green paper sticker with a picture of man wearing a fez and arabic writing. Written on the inside of the hat, on the sweatband, is “Peter Whyte, Port Said, Egypt”. Also on the sweatband “Felicitations” (?, in arabic writing?) and a stamp of a flying bird carrying a fez.

Subject: souvenirs; Peter Whyte; Philip Moore; hobbies; collecting; clothing

Credit: Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979

Catalogue Number: 103.04.0034

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Date: 1930

Medium: ink; graphite; watercolour on paper

Catalogue Number: WyP.09.03

Description: A Japanese sketchbook with ecru-coloured brocade covers, no spine, with folding pages designed accordion-style, but made in such a way pages are double-backed and are two pages wide so that it is possible to paint or sketch on both sides. It contains various sketches and paintings done in pencil, i…

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Title: Untitled

Date: 1930

Medium: ink; graphite; watercolour on paper

Dimensions: 1.8 x 11.5 x 16.3 cm

Description: A Japanese sketchbook with ecru-coloured brocade covers, no spine, with folding pages designed accordion-style, but made in such a way pages are double-backed and are two pages wide so that it is possible to paint or sketch on both sides. It contains various sketches and paintings done in pencil, ink and watercolours. On the front cover, viewer’s left, there is a glued piece of off-white paper 10.4x2.0cm wide, and on the back inside cover, viewer’s left there is a chop mark (1.0x0.50cm wide) in ochre ink.

Subject: drawing; painting; Japan; Peter Whyte;

Credit: Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1975

Catalogue Number: WyP.09.03

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Wedding Dress

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Date: 1930

Material: fibre, silk

Catalogue Number: 103.05.0138 a-c

Description: A wedding dress consisting of a lace dress, a silk chemise under, and a long veil and train. (a) dress, creamy white sheer tulle net with large overlapping cloud shapes with larger netting between. Collarbone neckline with closely fitted with a cape like flounce around passing under the arms. Very …

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Title: Wedding Dress

Date: 1930

Material: fibre, silk

Dimensions: 29.0 x 51.0 x 168.5 cm

Description: A wedding dress consisting of a lace dress, a silk chemise under, and a long veil and train. (a) dress, creamy white sheer tulle net with large overlapping cloud shapes with larger netting between. Collarbone neckline with closely fitted with a cape like flounce around passing under the arms. Very full skirt is fitted over the hips flounce beginning at the front waist and passing down under the hips and across the back. (b) chemise, very plain creamy white sheer silk with rounded neck and built up straps, and wide ruffle at hem. Lined from underarms to floor with opaque, slightly shiny silk. (c) veil, creamy white, plain tulle netting fastened to a headband of small white plastic flowers and buds. Veil forms a small cap over back of head. Veil in front loops under chin in loose folds and is gathered up at each ear to fall loosely at the sides of the face to the floor. Two extremely long lengths of netting gathered at the ends of the headband fall down the back forming a long train.