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Seasons Greetings Catharine and Peter 1949

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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1949
Medium
graphite on paper
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.722
Description
Rough sketch of the 1949 Christmas card. Scene depicts what looks like Norquay in the background, their home, and animals coming to and from the cabin. There is a rabbit watching the animals visiting and leaving the house, and a figure is slipping in a chair by the chimney stack. On the top edge “S…
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
Seasons Greetings Catharine and Peter 1949
Date
1949
Medium
graphite on paper
Dimensions
21.4 x 28.0 cm
Description
Rough sketch of the 1949 Christmas card. Scene depicts what looks like Norquay in the background, their home, and animals coming to and from the cabin. There is a rabbit watching the animals visiting and leaving the house, and a figure is slipping in a chair by the chimney stack. On the top edge “SEASONS GREETINGS 1949” and on the bottom edge “CATHARINE AND PETER,” and “Peter Whyte” can be read. Near the TLC different dimensions are written out: “4 3/8 x 6 3/4” (above 6 3/4 there is a faint 6/8 written), “2 4 1/2 3 3/8,” “4 3/8 x 1 1/2.”verso: there is another rough sketch of the same scene seen on the the front side of the paper. In this image though there is no mountains in the background or the tree in front of the house.
Subject
Christmas card
mountains
tree
house
cabin
rabbit
mouse
wolf
deer
bird
figure
sleeping
chimney
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.722
Images
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1930 – 1960
Medium
graphite on paper
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.775
Description
Boxed off there is a group of animals are standing around a statue (potentially a war memorial) taking photographs. Below this drawing there is a close-up of the statue in the first drawing. It is positioned from the figures back, and he is wearing a hat and what appears to be a working man’s wardr…
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
Untitled
Date
1930 – 1960
Medium
graphite on paper
Dimensions
28.0 x 21.5 cm
Description
Boxed off there is a group of animals are standing around a statue (potentially a war memorial) taking photographs. Below this drawing there is a close-up of the statue in the first drawing. It is positioned from the figures back, and he is wearing a hat and what appears to be a working man’s wardrobe
Subject
Christmas card
moose
bird
rabbit
squirrel
deer
bear
wolf
camera
photo
statue
figure
war memorial
hat
working man
worker’s cloths
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.775
Images
Less detail
This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and potentially offensive content. Read more.
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