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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1917 – 1939
Medium
graphite on paper
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.651
Description
A handmade, unfinished card with a drawing of a haughtily-dressed man striding to the viewer’s right. He wears a jacket with coattails, checkered pants, and a hat with a turned-up brim. He carries a walking stick and wears glasses.On verso (back of folded card) a pencil sketch of what appears to b…
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
Untitled
Date
1917 – 1939
Medium
graphite on paper
Dimensions
12.1 x 9.9 cm
Description
A handmade, unfinished card with a drawing of a haughtily-dressed man striding to the viewer’s right. He wears a jacket with coattails, checkered pants, and a hat with a turned-up brim. He carries a walking stick and wears glasses.On verso (back of folded card) a pencil sketch of what appears to be a guide for the drawing on the front. Lines mirror the general shape of the drawing of the man.Inside the card, and oriented in the opposite direction from the drawing, is the following inscription in cursive:Dear Mark -I received your letter and I am glad to hear you are making those moccasins for me. I am away from Banff at present and I want yo to send [...]
Subject
card
man
coattails
walking stick
moccasins
Banff
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1975
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.651
Images
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