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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
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Why, Mon, Yer Awa' Oot!

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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1922
Medium
ink on paper
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.639
Description
An ink drawing of a curling scene in cartoon style. There are three male figures, where the two on the left are on their knees, inspecting the curling rocks, and the right-most figure stands with his hand on his temple, with a dismayted expression on his face.Below is written: “WHY, MON, YER AWA’ O…
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
Why, Mon, Yer Awa' Oot!
Date
1922
Medium
ink on paper
Dimensions
20.5 x 25.0 cm
Description
An ink drawing of a curling scene in cartoon style. There are three male figures, where the two on the left are on their knees, inspecting the curling rocks, and the right-most figure stands with his hand on his temple, with a dismayted expression on his face.Below is written: “WHY, MON, YER AWA’ OOT”!Signed P.W. /22 in brc
Subject
curling
Scottish
comic
cartoon
humour
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1975
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.639
Images
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