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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1917 – 1929
Medium
graphite on paper
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.557
Description
Pencil drawing of a stump with an axe left in it in the foreground. A squirrel aits on the blunt edge of the axe blade and another sits on a branch in the trees of the background. AXE AND STUMP [tlc, with STUMP underlined]
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
Axe and Stump
Date
1917 – 1929
Medium
graphite on paper
Dimensions
15.1 x 22.5 cm
Description
Pencil drawing of a stump with an axe left in it in the foreground. A squirrel aits on the blunt edge of the axe blade and another sits on a branch in the trees of the background. AXE AND STUMP [tlc, with STUMP underlined]
Subject
axe
stump
squirrel
trees
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.557
Images
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A Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year

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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1930 – 1960
Medium
graphite; ink on paper
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.773
Description
Peter is taking a nap on three logs that have three squirrels on the top, three birds rest on his body. At his feet there is a stump with an axe in it, with three more birds watching Peter and beside the stump there is a bear. Peter has comic “z’s” coming up from his body where in a conversation bu…
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
A Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year
Date
1930 – 1960
Medium
graphite; ink on paper
Dimensions
10.0 x 16.0 cm
Description
Peter is taking a nap on three logs that have three squirrels on the top, three birds rest on his body. At his feet there is a stump with an axe in it, with three more birds watching Peter and beside the stump there is a bear. Peter has comic “z’s” coming up from his body where in a conversation bubble he describes his dream of sitting at a table with Catharine around a meal. Written along the top edge “TO MOTHER ROBB FROM PETER” and along the bottom edge “A MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR”
Subject
Christmas card
New year
logs
axe
stump
bear
birds
squirrels
man
sleeping
coupe
woman
mean
chair
table
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.773
Images
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This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and potentially offensive content. Read more.
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