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North American Ski Championships

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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1930 – 1966
Medium
graphite; ink on board
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.800
Description
Circular drawing with the North American continent drawn inside with blue coloured pencil filling in the major bodies of water. A ring is drawn around the circle with the words “NORTH AMERICAN SKI CHAMPIONSHIPS” written inside it. Behind the circular shape there are two skis crossed behind it, with…
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
North American Ski Championships
Date
1930 – 1966
Medium
graphite; ink on board
Dimensions
34.5 x 35.5 cm
Description
Circular drawing with the North American continent drawn inside with blue coloured pencil filling in the major bodies of water. A ring is drawn around the circle with the words “NORTH AMERICAN SKI CHAMPIONSHIPS” written inside it. Behind the circular shape there are two skis crossed behind it, with the front of them at the top, and the ends and the bottom. Written in pencil in the TLC and TRC “UP TURN” and an arrow pointing at the skis, and in the BLC and BRC “FLAT” with an arrow pointing at the end of the skis. There is a distinct dot in the middle of the board, and lines drawn out finding the absolute centre of the board and image.
Subject
North American Ski Champhionships
ski
water
land
competition
skis
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.800
Images
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Snow canvas : ski, men and mountains with the Leica

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Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
c1937
Author
Kruckenhauser, Stefan
Publisher
Berlin : Photokino-Varlag Hellmut Elsner
London : E. Leitz [distributor]
Call Number
TR682 K7
Author
Kruckenhauser, Stefan
Responsibility
by Professor Stefan Kruckenhauser ; edited by Kurt Peter Karfeld
Publisher
Berlin : Photokino-Varlag Hellmut Elsner
London : E. Leitz [distributor]
Published Date
c1937
Physical Description
88p. : ill., ports.
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Photography of sports
Skis and skiing - Pictorial works
Leica camera
Photography of mountains
Accession Number
3350
Call Number
TR682 K7
Location
Art Library is located in Curatorial Department - Please contact Curatorial Department for access
Collection
Art Library
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1925 – 1966
Medium
graphite; coloured graphite on paper
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.826
Description
A skier has found himself on a tower of snow above the other skiers. He is looking down at it the tower, with another skier to his right looking up at him. The gentleman on the hill is wearing blue pants, a white coat, a white scarf with orange details, and a blue hat. The second skier is wearing b…
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
Untitled
Date
1925 – 1966
Medium
graphite; coloured graphite on paper
Dimensions
28.5 x 22.8 cm
Description
A skier has found himself on a tower of snow above the other skiers. He is looking down at it the tower, with another skier to his right looking up at him. The gentleman on the hill is wearing blue pants, a white coat, a white scarf with orange details, and a blue hat. The second skier is wearing blue pants, blue hat, and a yellow coat. In the background there are the ski tracks, and pole marks in the snow that lead back to two other skiers. Off to the right in the background there is a hill coloured in blue to suggest there is some distance. In the BLC written in blue pencil and appears to be erased “(Wrong Wax!!!)”
Subject
skiing, skis
winter
snow
poles
scarf
hat
coat
pants
men
man
people
tracks
hill
mound
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.826
Images
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