Skip header and navigation

Narrow Results By

8 records – page 1 of 1.

Canadian Highlanders Are With You

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactwyp.03.757
Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1939 – 1945
Medium
graphite on paper
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.757
Description
Two images of what appears to be sketches for propaganda posters for World War II. The top image is a Canadian Highlander standing on a hill in a poised stance holding a lee enfield. In the background there is a mountain range, and below his feet is says “CANADIAN HIGHLANDERS ARE WITH YOU.” In the …
  1 image  
Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
Canadian Highlanders Are With You
Date
1939 – 1945
Medium
graphite on paper
Dimensions
25.3 x 16.2 cm
Description
Two images of what appears to be sketches for propaganda posters for World War II. The top image is a Canadian Highlander standing on a hill in a poised stance holding a lee enfield. In the background there is a mountain range, and below his feet is says “CANADIAN HIGHLANDERS ARE WITH YOU.” In the second image it is the Highlander again looking out to the mountain range with his back to the viewer.
Subject
World War II
Highlander
gun
lee enfield
mountains
reserves
army
propaganda
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.757
Images
Less detail
This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and potentially offensive content. Read more.

Fighter Aircraft, Vancouver Island

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactwyp.01.560
Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1943
Medium
oil on canvas
Catalogue Number
WyP.01.560
  1 image  
Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
Fighter Aircraft, Vancouver Island
Date
1943
Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
40.5 x 50.8 cm
Subject
mountain
World War II
transportation
airplane
automobile
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
WyP.01.560
Images
Less detail
This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and potentially offensive content. Read more.

RCAF Airfield, Tofino

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactwyp.01.090
Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1944
Medium
oil on canvas
Catalogue Number
WyP.01.090
Description
Two grey airplanes fly over a landing strip in foreground. To the right of strip are two red vehicles, some tall green evergreens behind them. Other side of airstrip are some buildings with the silhouette of mountains in the background. A grey streaked sky is top half.
  1 image  
Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
RCAF Airfield, Tofino
Date
1944
Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
27.6 x 35.0 cm
Description
Two grey airplanes fly over a landing strip in foreground. To the right of strip are two red vehicles, some tall green evergreens behind them. Other side of airstrip are some buildings with the silhouette of mountains in the background. A grey streaked sky is top half.
Subject
transportation
World War
mountains
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1968
Catalogue Number
WyP.01.090
Images
Less detail
This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and potentially offensive content. Read more.
Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1943 – 1944
Medium
oil on canvas
Catalogue Number
WyP.01.091
Description
Two large stumps surrounded by other fallen timber is in the foreground. Behind them is a low, grey building at centre . Another peaked building with some trees can be seen in the background. The sky is cloudy and covers the top half of the picture.
  1 image  
Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
RCAF Hangar, Tofino
Date
1943 – 1944
Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
27.6 x 35.0 cm
Description
Two large stumps surrounded by other fallen timber is in the foreground. Behind them is a low, grey building at centre . Another peaked building with some trees can be seen in the background. The sky is cloudy and covers the top half of the picture.
Subject
transportation
World War
military
Tofino
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1968
Catalogue Number
WyP.01.091
Images
Less detail
This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and potentially offensive content. Read more.
Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1939 – 1941
Medium
oil on canvas
Catalogue Number
WyP.01.567
  1 image  
Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
Sketch for Poster
Date
1939 – 1941
Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
76.5 x 51.0 cm
Subject
figure
male
mountain
World War
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
WyP.01.567
Images
Less detail
This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and potentially offensive content. Read more.
Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1944
Medium
oil on canvas
Catalogue Number
WyP.01.093
Description
Roof tops and houses, including at church to the left, cover bottom half of picture, a grey road meanders between the buildings. Green mountains in background. Streaked grey sky covers top third.
  1 image  
Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
Tofino
Date
1944
Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
27.6 x 35.1 cm
Description
Roof tops and houses, including at church to the left, cover bottom half of picture, a grey road meanders between the buildings. Green mountains in background. Streaked grey sky covers top third.
Subject
transportation
World War
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1968
Catalogue Number
WyP.01.093
Images
Less detail
This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and potentially offensive content. Read more.
Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1944 – 1944
Medium
graphite; on paper;
Catalogue Number
WyP.09.20
Description
Pressed paper coil-bound sketchbook with dark brown covers. “ARTCRAFT SKETCH BOOK ROUGH” as well as manufacturer details printed on the front cover in black. Contents include sketches of various planes and air base scenes, as well as sketches of people dated July 1944.
  1 image  
Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
Untitled
Date
1944 – 1944
Medium
graphite; on paper;
Dimensions
25.3 x 36.1 cm
Description
Pressed paper coil-bound sketchbook with dark brown covers. “ARTCRAFT SKETCH BOOK ROUGH” as well as manufacturer details printed on the front cover in black. Contents include sketches of various planes and air base scenes, as well as sketches of people dated July 1944.
Subject
drawing
sketching
figure studies
military
World War II
airplanes
prairies
Peter Whyte;
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
WyP.09.20
Images
Less detail
This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and potentially offensive content. Read more.

VJ Day Bonfire in Banff, School Grounds

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactwyp.02.069
Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1945 – 1947
Medium
oil on canvas
Catalogue Number
WyP.02.069
  1 image  
Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
VJ Day Bonfire in Banff, School Grounds
Date
1945 – 1947
Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
63.5 x 76.2 cm
Subject
landscape
mountain
Canadian Rockies
architecture
urban
transportation
automobile
World War Two
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
WyP.02.069
Images
Less detail
This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and potentially offensive content. Read more.

8 records – page 1 of 1.

Back to Top