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The art of skating
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue15309
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1925
- Publisher
- New York : American Sports Publishing
- Call Number
- 02.8 Sp1a Pam
- Responsibility
- Spalding's Red Cover Series of Athletic Handbooks
- Publisher
- New York : American Sports Publishing
- Published Date
- 1925
- Physical Description
- 199 pages, illustrations
- Subjects
- Skating
- Notes
- Fragile, cover mostly ripped
- Call Number
- 02.8 Sp1a Pam
- Collection
- Archives Library
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Banff Winter Carnival
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactwyp.03.834
- Date
- 1924 – 1925
- Medium
- graphite; ink on paper
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.03.834
- Description
- In the top section of the poster design there is a cartoon drawing of a man in a suit jacket, vest, and tie flying through the air on skis. He has no poles in his hands suggesting that he could be ski jumping. Below the man there is three distinct mountains, with clouds behind them, and trees frami…
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- Title
- Banff Winter Carnival
- Date
- 1924 – 1925
- Medium
- graphite; ink on paper
- Dimensions
- 45.1 x 29.7 cm
- Description
- In the top section of the poster design there is a cartoon drawing of a man in a suit jacket, vest, and tie flying through the air on skis. He has no poles in his hands suggesting that he could be ski jumping. Below the man there is three distinct mountains, with clouds behind them, and trees framing the the edges of the drawing. Below the drawing it says “WITH APOLOGIES TO DEBECK”, “Peter White - 1924”, and “Banff WINTER CARNIVAL - FEBRUARY 7-14. 1925 - The Peoples Playground SKI-ING SWIMMING SKATING TOBOGGANING, ETC.” Surrounding the inscription it is bordered with 3mm design: two lines running parallel to each other with circles drawn in the middle.
- Subject
- winter
- sports
- snow
- mountains
- Rocky Mountains
- Banff
- Winter Carnival
- skiing
- swimming
- skating
- tobogganing
- skijumping
- man
- suit
- suit jacket
- vest
- tie
- skis
- trees
- clouds
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 0
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.03.834
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- Author
- Norman, Christine
- Physical Description
- p. 41-43 : ill
- Medium
- Library - Periodical
- Subjects
- Skating
- Notes
- In Explore, iss. 83 (February / March 1987)
- Call Number
- P
- Collection
- Archives Library
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- Date
- 1910 – 1928
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.03.855
- Description
- A man skating down the ice with a hockey stick and a puck in front of him. At the ice’s edge there are two children looking on. Above the drawing is says “MY PUBLIC -------------” and in the BRC it is signed “Peter Whyte - 28 -”. Below the signature it says “Drawn specially for Russ.”
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- Title
- My Public
- Date
- 1910 – 1928
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- 27.8 x 21.5 cm
- Description
- A man skating down the ice with a hockey stick and a puck in front of him. At the ice’s edge there are two children looking on. Above the drawing is says “MY PUBLIC -------------” and in the BRC it is signed “Peter Whyte - 28 -”. Below the signature it says “Drawn specially for Russ.”
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 0
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.03.855
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Le patinage artistique
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue20254
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- (n.d.)
- Author
- Curry, Manfred
- Publisher
- Paris : Liberaire Delagrave
- Call Number
- GV849 C8
- Author
- Curry, Manfred
- Publisher
- Paris : Liberaire Delagrave
- Published Date
- (n.d.)
- Physical Description
- iv. (unpaged) : plates
- Subjects
- Photography of sports
- Skating
- Notes
- Text in French
- Accession Number
- 400
- Call Number
- GV849 C8
- Location
- Art Library is located in Curatorial Department - Please contact Curatorial Department for access
- Collection
- Art Library
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The Queen's winter reps
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue14300
- Author
- Tector, Amy
- Responsibility
- by Amy Tector
- Physical Description
- p.21-24 : ill
- Medium
- Library - Periodical
- Subjects
- Dogsledding
- Skating
- Skiing
- Snowshoeing
- Notes
- In Skiing Heritage; vol.24 no.6, November/December 2012
- Explians how the Governer General's traditional winter celebrations helped boost the popularityof winter sports, especially skiing
- Call Number
- P - General
- Collection
- Archives Library
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The Six Minute Men Stage a Light Workout
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactwyp.03.857
- Date
- 1928
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.03.857
- Description
- A group of men are out skating and playing hockey. One has fallen over and two of them appear to be falling or about to fall. Behind the figure in the foreground (the one in the air) there are two players that are skating and not having difficult. In the background there is a person standing in the…
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- Title
- The Six Minute Men Stage a Light Workout
- Date
- 1928
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- 21.3 x 27.6 cm
- Description
- A group of men are out skating and playing hockey. One has fallen over and two of them appear to be falling or about to fall. Behind the figure in the foreground (the one in the air) there are two players that are skating and not having difficult. In the background there is a person standing in the goal minding it. Near the TLC it says “THE SIX MINUTE MEN STAGE A LIGHT WORKOUT -----------”, in the BRC it says “Peter Whyte - 28 -”, and “Drawn specially for Russ.”verso: in the TLC it says “[’Russ’ - Russell Robb II CRW’s brother Jon Whyte to 27.2.75”
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.03.857
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- Date
- 1955 – 1955
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Catalogue Number
- DoW.02.03
- Description
- Image is of two female figure skaters on ice with snow-covered mountains in the background. Both are wearing red, pleated skirts and one figure is facing left with both legs on the ice, and the other is facing out and is doing a high kick. (Lake Minnewanka?)Writing on back in red pen/marker: “Fig…
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- Title
- Skaters
- Date
- 1955 – 1955
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- 68 x 138 cm
- Description
- Image is of two female figure skaters on ice with snow-covered mountains in the background. Both are wearing red, pleated skirts and one figure is facing left with both legs on the ice, and the other is facing out and is doing a high kick. (Lake Minnewanka?)Writing on back in red pen/marker: “Figure Skater 11’7” x 5’8” “Artist signature is in the bottom right corner: “Wadym D.”cascade hotel mural
- Credit
- Gift of Leo Wedro, Calgary, 1990
- Catalogue Number
- DoW.02.03
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- Physical Description
- p.11 : ill
- Medium
- Library - Periodical
- Subjects
- Skating
- Notes
- In Canadian Geographic Travel & Adventure, Winter 2006-2007. Photograph of nine skaters on Lake Minnewanka
- Call Number
- P
- Collection
- Archives Library
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- Date
- 1928 – 1935
- Medium
- graphite; ink; on paper;
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.09.18
- Description
- Hardcover “Punch” sketchbook with the December 26, 1928 magazine cover replicated for the cover. Contents include sketches by Peter Whyte, some just figure studies, some complete with ink and occasionally colour. Sketches include people, horses, cowboys, soldiers, faces, hands, cartoon animals, men…
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- Title
- Untitled
- Date
- 1928 – 1935
- Medium
- graphite; ink; on paper;
- Dimensions
- 25.9 x 20.1 cm
- Description
- Hardcover “Punch” sketchbook with the December 26, 1928 magazine cover replicated for the cover. Contents include sketches by Peter Whyte, some just figure studies, some complete with ink and occasionally colour. Sketches include people, horses, cowboys, soldiers, faces, hands, cartoon animals, men in a classroom setting, airplanes in flight, cars, children, ski jumpers, people in a restaurant, people skating, and portraits.
- Subject
- drawing
- sketching
- figure studies
- children
- horses
- curling
- skating
- ski jumping
- Indigenous Peoples
- Inuit
- military
- Peter Whyte
- King George VI
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1975
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.09.18
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