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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1925 – 1966
Medium
graphite on paper
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.843
Description
Two groups of people sitting around different tables beside each other. The first group in the foreground is a man and a woman. The man has his back to the viewer and is holding a cigarette. The woman is wearing glasses and looks like she is talking to the man. The second table is smoking as well, …
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
Untitled
Date
1925 – 1966
Medium
graphite on paper
Dimensions
11.9 x 16.8 cm
Description
Two groups of people sitting around different tables beside each other. The first group in the foreground is a man and a woman. The man has his back to the viewer and is holding a cigarette. The woman is wearing glasses and looks like she is talking to the man. The second table is smoking as well, and is a group of two men and two woman.Verso: “The Miyaka Hotel, (Hotel Metropole) Kyoto, Japan”
Subject
people
men
woman
glasses
chairs
tables
cigarettes
smoking
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1975
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.843
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1925 – 1966
Medium
graphite on paper
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.848
Description
Three people are sitting around a table together. One is a woman who has her right up where her chin can rest on. There is a second person that has their back to the viewer. The third person, a man, has a cigarette in his mouth. verso: “The Miyaka Hotel, (Hotel Metropole) Kyoto, Japan”
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
Untitled
Date
1925 – 1966
Medium
graphite on paper
Dimensions
11.9 x 16.2 cm
Description
Three people are sitting around a table together. One is a woman who has her right up where her chin can rest on. There is a second person that has their back to the viewer. The third person, a man, has a cigarette in his mouth. verso: “The Miyaka Hotel, (Hotel Metropole) Kyoto, Japan”
Subject
people
man
woman
smoking
smoke
cigarette
hate
table
chair
sitting
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1975
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.848
Images
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1925 – 1966
Medium
graphite; ink on monogram board
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.886
Description
Three sketches take up a third of the page each: 1) A hunched over person walks between two stocky men. The man on the left is wearing a hat and walking with a cane, and the gentleman on the right is carrying a newspaper and smoking. They are walking into a crowd. Beside the drawing it says “IF I C…
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
Untitled
Date
1925 – 1966
Medium
graphite; ink on monogram board
Dimensions
39.0 x 26.3 cm
Description
Three sketches take up a third of the page each: 1) A hunched over person walks between two stocky men. The man on the left is wearing a hat and walking with a cane, and the gentleman on the right is carrying a newspaper and smoking. They are walking into a crowd. Beside the drawing it says “IF I CAN MANAGE TO SANDWICH MYSELF BETWEEN TWO GOOD STOUT FELLOW PEDESTRIANS ---------”, 2) A Neanderthal (appears to be) is running away from a long neck dinosaur. Beside the drawing it says “MY PREHISTORIC ANCESTOR DODGING A DINOSAUR -----------”, and 3) A man walks in front of a vehicle reading a newspaper. There is another car driving away in the opposite direction. Beside the drawing it says “I HOPPED OFF AS THE AVIATORS SAY AND WENT ACROSS THE STREET ----------”. verso: near the middle of the board there is a sketch of two pirates, one with a sword that has injured the other. Underneath the drawing it reads “QUICK, BRING ME A CHAIR I CAN’T STAND THE SIGHT OF BLOOD” Below the drawing it says “My prehistoric ancestor dodging a dinosaur If I can manage to sandwich myself between two good stout fellow pedestrians I hopped off as the aviators say and went across the street That he will ever become a mechanical bird and fly over is out of the question.”
Subject
people
men
dinosaur
animal
car
newspaper
reading
walking
street
pedestrian
cane
smoking
pirates
swords
blood
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1975
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.886
Images
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1925 – 1966
Medium
graphite on paper
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.903
Description
Three men are walking side-by-side, each wearing different clothing. One man wears a bowler like hat, a long overcoat, and is carrying a sack of goods over his shoulder. The second man is dressed more for business, he is wearing gloves and carrying a cane. The third man has a cap on, is wearing cov…
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
Untitled
Date
1925 – 1966
Medium
graphite on paper
Dimensions
27.5 x 21.3 cm
Description
Three men are walking side-by-side, each wearing different clothing. One man wears a bowler like hat, a long overcoat, and is carrying a sack of goods over his shoulder. The second man is dressed more for business, he is wearing gloves and carrying a cane. The third man has a cap on, is wearing coveralls and gloves, he is carrying a metal lunch pale and is smoking. The men appear to be crossing a street. Below them it says “But for all my trust in him, I GO more confidently if I can manage unostentatiously to sandwich myself between two good stout fellow pedestrians.”
Subject
people
men
working
street
business
bowler hat
coat
over coat
clothing
coveralls
cap
hat
gloves
cane
lunch pale
lunch
food
smoking
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.903
Images
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