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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1925 – 1966
Medium
graphite on paper
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.870
Description
Three separate cartoons depicting different stories about skiing. The first is two men, one in the front that appears to be struggling and one in the back of the line. There are two children and a dog inbetween the adults. The second drawing is a group of adults skiing together, one of them is look…
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
Untitled
Date
1925 – 1966
Medium
graphite on paper
Dimensions
18.5 x 20.2 cm
Description
Three separate cartoons depicting different stories about skiing. The first is two men, one in the front that appears to be struggling and one in the back of the line. There are two children and a dog inbetween the adults. The second drawing is a group of adults skiing together, one of them is looking at the viewer and the figure in the front looks like Pete’s Grandmother. Both this drawing and the first drawing depicts the groups cross country skiing. The third drawing is of a stick figure taking off their hat and walking towards something. His foot catches the end of a ski and it lifts up and hits him in the back of the head. He is shown after to be sitting on the ground with the skis asking “WHO DID THAT!!”
Subject
winter
skiing
cross-country skiing
people
men
women
children
poles
animal
dog
sports
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1975
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.870
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Pete's "Grandmother"

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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1925 – 1930
Medium
oil on canvas
Catalogue Number
WyP.02.018
Description
Colour: blue, brown on white. There are many figures in various skiing conditions all over the slope. In the lower right corner with her back to us stands an elderly lady of two board skis wearing a long skirt and a hat. At the crest of the hill on the right is a cabin and a flag. On the left are d…
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
Pete's "Grandmother"
Date
1925 – 1930
Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
91.4 x 101.5 cm
Description
Colour: blue, brown on white. There are many figures in various skiing conditions all over the slope. In the lower right corner with her back to us stands an elderly lady of two board skis wearing a long skirt and a hat. At the crest of the hill on the right is a cabin and a flag. On the left are distant mountains and clear blue sky across the top.
Subject
landscape
Canadian Rockies
mountain
winter
activity
skiing
figure
group
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1968
Catalogue Number
WyP.02.018
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Artist
Charles A. Beil (1894 – 1976, Canadian)
Date
prior to 1940
Medium
Bronze
Catalogue Number
BeC.06.17
Description
This bronze cast trophy features a downhill skier. It is a relief sculpture with the skier and skies emerging out of a 2 inch slab of bronze which is shaped like a mountain on the top. The portion the skier is skiing on comes out approx. 4 inches from the bronze slab, and angles down at a 45 degr…
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Artist
Charles A. Beil (1894 – 1976, Canadian)
Title
Untitled [Trophy]
Date
prior to 1940
Medium
Bronze
Dimensions
58.0 x 27.0 cm
Description
This bronze cast trophy features a downhill skier. It is a relief sculpture with the skier and skies emerging out of a 2 inch slab of bronze which is shaped like a mountain on the top. The portion the skier is skiing on comes out approx. 4 inches from the bronze slab, and angles down at a 45 degree angle mimiking a mountain ski trail.The skier is facing left, bent at the knees and waist, with poles up and back. He is wearing a hat and gazes strait ahead. This sits on a black wooden base with a plaque in centre and 12 individual name plaques.
Subject
Activity
skiing
figure
male
Credit
Gift of Clifford J. White, Victoria, 1999
Catalogue Number
BeC.06.17
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1925 – 1966
Medium
graphite on paper
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.318
Description
pencil drawing of a skier who has fallen upside down his poles are askew, one ski is stuck in snow splitting his legs apart. part of suit is caught of tree to viewers right.
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
Untitled
Date
1925 – 1966
Medium
graphite on paper
Dimensions
25.3 x 23.0 cm
Description
pencil drawing of a skier who has fallen upside down his poles are askew, one ski is stuck in snow splitting his legs apart. part of suit is caught of tree to viewers right.
Subject
skiing
accident
humour
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1975
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.318
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1929 – 1966
Medium
graphite on paper
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.477
Description
Simple sketch of figures skiing on a hill, enclosed in a hand-drawn rectangle
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
Untitled
Date
1929 – 1966
Medium
graphite on paper
Dimensions
20.0 x 26.5 cm
Description
Simple sketch of figures skiing on a hill, enclosed in a hand-drawn rectangle
Subject
skiing
skiers
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1975
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.477
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1929 – 1966
Medium
graphite on paper
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.495
Description
Three drawings, each enclosed in rectanges. The largest shows a man skiing on a hill with a tree. The other two show the man crashing into the tree.
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
The Lone Pine Slopp
Date
1929 – 1966
Medium
graphite on paper
Dimensions
28.0 x 21.8 cm
Description
Three drawings, each enclosed in rectanges. The largest shows a man skiing on a hill with a tree. The other two show the man crashing into the tree.
Subject
skiing
crash
accident
tree
Lone Pine Slopp
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1975
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.495
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1929 – 1966
Medium
graphite on paper
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.496
Description
Pencil drawings of several figures in various dynamic poses, skiing and snow shoeing. One is scribbled out.
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
Untitled
Date
1929 – 1966
Medium
graphite on paper
Dimensions
27.0 x 20.8 cm
Description
Pencil drawings of several figures in various dynamic poses, skiing and snow shoeing. One is scribbled out.
Subject
skiing
snow shoeing
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1975
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.496
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1929 – 1966
Medium
graphite on paper
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.497
Description
Pencil drawings of a figure on skis. One is enclosed in a rectangle. Verso: various ink and coloured pencil scribbles
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
Untitled
Date
1929 – 1966
Medium
graphite on paper
Dimensions
20.3 x 27..0 cm
Description
Pencil drawings of a figure on skis. One is enclosed in a rectangle. Verso: various ink and coloured pencil scribbles
Subject
ski
skiing
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1975
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.497
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
ca. 1932 – 1933
Medium
ink; graphite on board
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.595
Description
An ink and pencil sketch that appears to advertise the Skoki Lodge. Five rectangles are arranged in a row across the middle-top of the page with various ski scenes within. Below the central rectangle read SKOKI. A pencil design in the bottom left area shows five small empty rectangles with the lett…
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
Skoki
Date
ca. 1932 – 1933
Medium
ink; graphite on board
Dimensions
26.5 x 35.3 cm
Description
An ink and pencil sketch that appears to advertise the Skoki Lodge. Five rectangles are arranged in a row across the middle-top of the page with various ski scenes within. Below the central rectangle read SKOKI. A pencil design in the bottom left area shows five small empty rectangles with the letters of SKOKI divided amonst each rectangle. Above the ink scenes is written - 7 1/2 # 456 Whyte Sat 10 block [in cursive]
Subject
Skoki Lodge
ski
mountains
snow skiing
advertisement
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1975
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.595
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1929 – 1966
Medium
ink; watercolour on card
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.655
Description
An ink drawing of a path left by skis down a hill towards the foreground. At the top of the hill, along the skyline, are figures on skis, upright skis, and a log cabin. The sky appears to be painted in with blue water colour. SIgn P.W. in brc and enclosed in a rectangle.
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
Untitled
Date
1929 – 1966
Medium
ink; watercolour on card
Dimensions
16.2 x 10.7 cm
Description
An ink drawing of a path left by skis down a hill towards the foreground. At the top of the hill, along the skyline, are figures on skis, upright skis, and a log cabin. The sky appears to be painted in with blue water colour. SIgn P.W. in brc and enclosed in a rectangle.
Subject
skiing
skis
hill
cabin
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.655
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