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Andre and A.Y. at Sunshine

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Artist: Kathleen Frances Daly Pepper (1898 – 1994, Canadian)

Date: 1947

Medium: graphite on paper

Catalogue Number: DaK.03.04

Description: General colour: pencil on white. Two men in suits sitting at a table. The one in front faces right and is writing. The one behind faces more out and is reading. He wears glasses. Behind them in the upper left corner are book shelves. In the upper right corner is a lamp.

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Artist: Kathleen Frances Daly Pepper (1898 – 1994, Canadian)

Title: Andre and A.Y. at Sunshine

Date: 1947

Medium: graphite on paper

Dimensions: 29.0 x 36.5 cm

Description: General colour: pencil on white. Two men in suits sitting at a table. The one in front faces right and is writing. The one behind faces more out and is reading. He wears glasses. Behind them in the upper left corner are book shelves. In the upper right corner is a lamp.

Subject: figure; male

Credit: Purchased from Kathleen Frances Daly Pepper, 1970

Catalogue Number: DaK.03.04

Notes: Artistry Revealed: Peter Whyte, Catharine Robb Whyte and Their Contemporaries; June 17, 2018 to October 21, 2018

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Bear Dancer II

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Artist: Colleen Campbell (1945 – , Canadian )

Date: 1979

Medium: graphite; watercolour on paper

Catalogue Number: CmC.03.02

Description: Located in the center and filling most of the image area is an Inuit dancer. He stands with his side toward the viewer. His tunic is a yellow colour and he holds a drum stick in his right hand high above his head. He has medium length straight hair depicted in graphite and a colourful belt tied aro…

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Artist: Colleen Campbell (1945 – , Canadian )

Title: Bear Dancer II

Date: 1979

Medium: graphite; watercolour on paper

Dimensions: 105.0 x 75.5 cm

Description: Located in the center and filling most of the image area is an Inuit dancer. He stands with his side toward the viewer. His tunic is a yellow colour and he holds a drum stick in his right hand high above his head. He has medium length straight hair depicted in graphite and a colourful belt tied around his waist. His tunic has fringes at the sides and bottom and he has a decorative strip around the top of his mukluk. He is holding a large round drum in his left hand.

Subject: figure; male; Inuit

Credit: Gift of Dora Helen Mackie, Calgary, 1998

Catalogue Number: CmC.03.02

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Ships in Port

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Artist: Barbara Leighton (1911 – 1986, Canadian)

Date: n.d.

Medium: woodcut on paper

Catalogue Number: LeB.04.18

Description: From the bottom left to the bottom right there is a pale peach dock with nine people gathered to perhaps buy, sell or prepare ocean goods. On the dock lies crates, buckets and barrels. A large ship is centered in the print, and behind it there is an even medium blue sky with seagulls circling. The…

Artist: Barbara Leighton (1911 – 1986, Canadian)

Title: Ships in Port

Date: n.d.

Medium: woodcut on paper

Description: From the bottom left to the bottom right there is a pale peach dock with nine people gathered to perhaps buy, sell or prepare ocean goods. On the dock lies crates, buckets and barrels. A large ship is centered in the print, and behind it there is an even medium blue sky with seagulls circling. The water has white reflections from the ship and is a darker blue then the sky. Anchored in the water are a couple of row boats and sail boats.

Subject: Seascape; transportation; ships; boats; figure; group; male; female; animal; seagulls

Credit: Gift of Peter and Judith Jekill, Calgary, 1995

Catalogue Number: LeB.04.18

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Untitled

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Date: 1920 – 1928

Medium: graphite on conte paper

Catalogue Number: WyP.03.021

Description: A well rendered drawing of a seated male life model. His legs are apart and his right hand rests on his left knee. His body is turned to viewer’s right slightly, and head looks towards viewer’s right. There appear to be traces of lines used to guide body proportions. Hair is parted over right ear.W…

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Title: Untitled

Date: 1920 – 1928

Medium: graphite on conte paper

Dimensions: 63.5 x 48.5 cm

Description: A well rendered drawing of a seated male life model. His legs are apart and his right hand rests on his left knee. His body is turned to viewer’s right slightly, and head looks towards viewer’s right. There appear to be traces of lines used to guide body proportions. Hair is parted over right ear.Watermark along top, from L to R: USA Strathmore CharcoalTop right corner: circular stamp with thistle and STRATHMORE PAPERE

Subject: figure; male

Credit: Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1975

Catalogue Number: WyP.03.021

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Untitled

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Date: 1920 – 1928

Medium: graphite on conte paper

Catalogue Number: WyP.03.024

Description: A male youth figure dressed in Classical dress stands with weight on right leg. In contrapposto pose. Left hand is on hip. Figure faces the viewer. Between his feet the head of a man, much larger than the youth’s. Likely a David and Goliath drawing from a sculpture. There is a faint question mark …

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Title: Untitled

Date: 1920 – 1928

Medium: graphite on conte paper

Dimensions: 63.5 x 48.5 cm

Description: A male youth figure dressed in Classical dress stands with weight on right leg. In contrapposto pose. Left hand is on hip. Figure faces the viewer. Between his feet the head of a man, much larger than the youth’s. Likely a David and Goliath drawing from a sculpture. There is a faint question mark above David’s head. Faint drawings or transfers of legs parallel to main figure’s legs. Watermark: upside-down along bottom edge is Strathmore Charcoal USA; very fint circular stamp with thistle design and STRATHMORE PAPERE in top right corner.Signature 1/4 from top right corner: Peter White