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An Evolution in Leg Wear Commonly Known as Pants

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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1925 – 1966
Medium
graphite on paper
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.755
Description
Simple sketches of different types of pants wore throughout a man’s life, ranging from different types of work (or lack there of) and his childhood. Beside each pair of pants they are labelled with a number and the type of pants that are drawn. In the BRC it says “AN EVOLUTION IN LEG WEAR COMMONLY …
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
An Evolution in Leg Wear Commonly Known as Pants
Date
1925 – 1966
Medium
graphite on paper
Dimensions
14.0 x 21.0 cm
Description
Simple sketches of different types of pants wore throughout a man’s life, ranging from different types of work (or lack there of) and his childhood. Beside each pair of pants they are labelled with a number and the type of pants that are drawn. In the BRC it says “AN EVOLUTION IN LEG WEAR COMMONLY KNOWN AS PANTS. GO BY THE NUMBERS”verso: in the BRC there appears to be a sketch of a man signing, above him there are images of two people that have been cut off (making it difficult to tell what they are doing), and “ato min” written. To the left of the man signing there appears to be music notes and the letters “KT”
Subject
baby
kid
youth
army
R.N.W.M.P.
civic
tramp
pants
singing
men
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.755
Images
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A Good Way to Reduce and Midnight Exercise

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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1917 – 1929
Medium
ink on paper
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.602
Description
Two comical scenes drawn in ink that depict, in cartoon style, ways to lose weight or get exercise. The left scene is titled A GOOD WAY TO REDUCE, the one on the right is titled MIDNIGHT EXERCISE. The scene on the left shows a man whose leg has been cut off from a car driving over it with a speech …
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
A Good Way to Reduce and Midnight Exercise
Date
1917 – 1929
Medium
ink on paper
Dimensions
15.2 x 25.0 cm
Description
Two comical scenes drawn in ink that depict, in cartoon style, ways to lose weight or get exercise. The left scene is titled A GOOD WAY TO REDUCE, the one on the right is titled MIDNIGHT EXERCISE. The scene on the left shows a man whose leg has been cut off from a car driving over it with a speech bubble that says “NOW I’M DOWN TO A HUNDRED AND EIGHTY AT LAST.” The scene on the right shows a man walking inside with a crying baby with a speech bubble that says “AH WAWA WOW” and another speech bubble coming from the man saying “IF I WAS SINGLE AGAIN GEE WHIZ.”
Subject
weight loss
exercise
baby
health
comic
cartoon
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1975
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.602
Images
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1916 – 1927
Medium
pastel on paper
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.069
Description
Portrait of baby.
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
Untitled
Date
1916 – 1927
Medium
pastel on paper
Dimensions
45.5 x 30.5 cm
Description
Portrait of baby.
Subject
baby
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1975
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.069
Images
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