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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
ca. 1929 – 1939
Medium
graphite on paper
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.297
Description
The image is divided up into a grid.It shows various rough sketches of people, some sitting, some walking, some conversing, on a narrow street. There are arches or buttresses near the top of the image that create an archway that attach to the buildings on both sides of the narrow street.
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
Untitled
Date
ca. 1929 – 1939
Medium
graphite on paper
Dimensions
45.5 x 30 cm
Description
The image is divided up into a grid.It shows various rough sketches of people, some sitting, some walking, some conversing, on a narrow street. There are arches or buttresses near the top of the image that create an archway that attach to the buildings on both sides of the narrow street.
Subject
foreign
street
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1975
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.297
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1925 – 1929
Medium
oil on canvas
Catalogue Number
WyP.02.078
Description
An unfinished oil painting of a North African or Middle Eastern street scene. A donkey or mule appears in the foreground among a figure with a fez hat and several men in ghutra head scarves. Paint is thickly applied in visible brushstrokes.
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
Untitled
Date
1925 – 1929
Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
58.0 x 43.5 cm
Description
An unfinished oil painting of a North African or Middle Eastern street scene. A donkey or mule appears in the foreground among a figure with a fez hat and several men in ghutra head scarves. Paint is thickly applied in visible brushstrokes.
Subject
Middle East
North African
street
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
WyP.02.078
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1929
Medium
graphite on paper
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.812
Description
In the BL section of the paper there is a drawing depicting a street in China. There are people out doing chores and tasks and above them there is some sort of string holding items up between the two buildings, and there is signs on the sides of the buildings that are advertising what they are for.…
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
Untitled
Date
1929
Medium
graphite on paper
Dimensions
25.1 x 22.8 cm
Description
In the BL section of the paper there is a drawing depicting a street in China. There are people out doing chores and tasks and above them there is some sort of string holding items up between the two buildings, and there is signs on the sides of the buildings that are advertising what they are for. Above the drawings there is multiple numbers written out in some sort of mathematical equation (addition), the words “johnwood mass”, “wood John mass.” which is circled, “TEEI”, and “TEEPEE”. Besides the word “TEEPEE” there is a drawing of one, with squiggle marks appearing to be numbers all beside it.
Subject
numbers
tipi
math
China
street
signs
people
buildings
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.812
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1934
Medium
graphite on paper
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.832
Description
There is a man on a bicycle delivering two bowls of food on a tray to a unknown location. Beside the bike there is a sign with a Japanese character which generally translates to “cannot go”. In the background there is multiple buildings, and one with a open area or shelter that has three figures st…
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
Untitled
Date
1934
Medium
graphite on paper
Dimensions
27.9 x 22.0 cm
Description
There is a man on a bicycle delivering two bowls of food on a tray to a unknown location. Beside the bike there is a sign with a Japanese character which generally translates to “cannot go”. In the background there is multiple buildings, and one with a open area or shelter that has three figures standing underneath it. Just below the drawing it says “To O,EDIE SAN FROM PETER MARCH 25TH 1934 - TOKYO”. Written in ink below the drawing is says “Imperial Hotel Tokyo” and “TELEGRAPHIC ADDRESS “IMPHO TOKYO””.
Subject
Tokyo
Imperial Hotel
travelling
sign
delivery
food
bowls
tray
bicycle
person
people
man
buildings
street
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.832
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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
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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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