The School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
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- Date
- 1925 – 1927
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.03.049
- Description
- Interior view of museum; cabinets and various art works on walls; two windows along left side. Appears to be a study in linear perspective.“MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS, BOSTON” in BLC“Peter White, FEB 11th” written in BRC
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- Title
- The School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
- Date
- 1925 – 1927
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Dimensions
- 25.3 x 35.5 cm
- Description
- Interior view of museum; cabinets and various art works on walls; two windows along left side. Appears to be a study in linear perspective.“MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS, BOSTON” in BLC“Peter White, FEB 11th” written in BRC
- Subject
- museum
- fine arts
- Boston
- linear perspective
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1975
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.03.049
- Notes
- Artistry Revealed: Peter Whyte, Catharine Robb Whyte and Their Contemporaries; June 17, 2018 to October 21, 2018
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- Date
- 1916 – 1927
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.03.048
- Description
- Drawing of interior space, possibly a museum. Walls covered with paintings, large cabinet with glass cover and artifacts inside in middle of room. Walls converge at a corner, which is located in middle of drawing. One chair sits against each wall. Appears to be a study in linear perspective.“Peter …
1 image
- Title
- Untitled
- Date
- 1916 – 1927
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Dimensions
- 25.5 x 35.5 cm
- Description
- Drawing of interior space, possibly a museum. Walls covered with paintings, large cabinet with glass cover and artifacts inside in middle of room. Walls converge at a corner, which is located in middle of drawing. One chair sits against each wall. Appears to be a study in linear perspective.“Peter White” signed in BRC
- Subject
- museum
- linear perspective
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1975
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.03.048
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- Date
- 1925
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.03.858
- Description
- two perspective drawings of rectangular shapes that form a cross or ‘x’. One is standing up and the other has it’s larger surface area laying flat. There is shading on each of the shapes to suggest where the light is coming from.
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- Title
- Untitled
- Date
- 1925
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Dimensions
- 27.8 x 21.5 cm
- Description
- two perspective drawings of rectangular shapes that form a cross or ‘x’. One is standing up and the other has it’s larger surface area laying flat. There is shading on each of the shapes to suggest where the light is coming from.
- Subject
- perspective
- cross
- rectangles
- shapes
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.03.858
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- Date
- 1925
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.03.859
- Description
- A perspective drawing of rectangles placed together. It is drawn inside of a box.
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- Title
- Untitled
- Date
- 1925
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Dimensions
- 27.9 x 21.5 cm
- Description
- A perspective drawing of rectangles placed together. It is drawn inside of a box.
- Subject
- perspective
- rectangles
- shapes
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.03.859
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- Date
- 1925
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.03.862
- Description
- Two ‘x’ or cross shapes drawn at different angles and are made three dimensional with the rules of perspective. One of the drawings has shading to suggest where the light source is coming from.
1 image
- Title
- Untitled
- Date
- 1925
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Dimensions
- 27.9 x 21.5 cm
- Description
- Two ‘x’ or cross shapes drawn at different angles and are made three dimensional with the rules of perspective. One of the drawings has shading to suggest where the light source is coming from.
- Subject
- perspective
- shapes
- shading
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.03.862
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- Date
- 1925
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.03.863
- Description
- Three boxes are placed together, two are stacked together and the third is leaning on the others at an angle. They are drawn to analyze the rules of perspective and are shaded to acknowledge where the light source is.
1 image
- Title
- Untitled
- Date
- 1925
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Dimensions
- 27.9 x 21.5 cm
- Description
- Three boxes are placed together, two are stacked together and the third is leaning on the others at an angle. They are drawn to analyze the rules of perspective and are shaded to acknowledge where the light source is.
- Subject
- perspective
- boxes
- shapes
- shadind
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.03.863
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- Date
- 1925
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.03.864
- Description
- Six rectangular shapes are brought together and made to look three dimensional by the rules of perspective. Below this initial shape, there is a three dimensional hexagon, also following the same rules
1 image
- Title
- Untitled
- Date
- 1925
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Dimensions
- 27.9 x 21.5 cm
- Description
- Six rectangular shapes are brought together and made to look three dimensional by the rules of perspective. Below this initial shape, there is a three dimensional hexagon, also following the same rules
- Subject
- perspective
- shapes
- hexagon
- rectangle
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.03.864
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- Date
- 1925
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.03.866
- Description
- A chair is centred between two boxes. There is a larger one to the left and a smaller one to the right, and each of them are on an angle being held up by the chair. The drawing is analyzing the concepts of perspective.
1 image
- Title
- Untitled
- Date
- 1925
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Dimensions
- 27.9 x 21.5 cm
- Description
- A chair is centred between two boxes. There is a larger one to the left and a smaller one to the right, and each of them are on an angle being held up by the chair. The drawing is analyzing the concepts of perspective.
- Subject
- furniture
- shapes
- square
- chair
- perspective
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.03.866
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- Date
- 1915 – 1929
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.03.896
- Description
- A line is drawn across the length of the paper about an inch from the bottom. Two stairs are drawn in with doted lines extending back to a point labeled “v.p.” (vocal point). In the TLC it says “IV”.
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- Title
- Untitled
- Date
- 1915 – 1929
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Dimensions
- 15.0 x 22.5 cm
- Description
- A line is drawn across the length of the paper about an inch from the bottom. Two stairs are drawn in with doted lines extending back to a point labeled “v.p.” (vocal point). In the TLC it says “IV”.
- Subject
- vocal point
- stairs
- space
- perspective
- shapes
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.03.896
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- Date
- 1915 – 1925
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.03.920
- Description
- A cube is drawn in perspective above a horizon line. The edges of the shape are solid lines, and there is dotted imaginary lines back to the vocal point. In the TLC it says “III” and below the drawing “V.P. ABOVE”.
1 image
- Title
- Untitled
- Date
- 1915 – 1925
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Dimensions
- 15.0 x 22.5 cm
- Description
- A cube is drawn in perspective above a horizon line. The edges of the shape are solid lines, and there is dotted imaginary lines back to the vocal point. In the TLC it says “III” and below the drawing “V.P. ABOVE”.
- Subject
- perspective
- shapes
- cube
- horizon
- horizon line
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.03.920
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