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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1930 – 1950
Medium
graphite; on paper;
Catalogue Number
WyP.09.13
Description
Flipbook-style sketchbook with marbled brown and beige covers bound with black fabric tape along the short top edge. A paper sticker adhered to the middle of the front cover has “PW BANFF” written in graphite. Contents include figure studies of people in various poses and participating in various a…
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
Untitled
Date
1930 – 1950
Medium
graphite; on paper;
Dimensions
19.8 x 12.5 cm
Description
Flipbook-style sketchbook with marbled brown and beige covers bound with black fabric tape along the short top edge. A paper sticker adhered to the middle of the front cover has “PW BANFF” written in graphite. Contents include figure studies of people in various poses and participating in various activities, sometimes accompanied with text, as well as animals - usually horses.
Subject
drawing
sketching
horses
skiing
figure study
Peter Whyte;
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1975
Catalogue Number
WyP.09.13
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1940 – 1955
Medium
graphite; on paper;
Catalogue Number
WyP.09.14
Description
A sketchbook with a black spine and pressed paper cover in black and white. A rectangular label in the middle of the front cover bears the manufacturer’s logo but is otherwise blank. Contents include figure studies of mostly skiers, a detailed mock-up for a painting of [possibly] Indian Days, a ser…
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
Untitled
Date
1940 – 1955
Medium
graphite; on paper;
Dimensions
25.6 x 19.7 cm
Description
A sketchbook with a black spine and pressed paper cover in black and white. A rectangular label in the middle of the front cover bears the manufacturer’s logo but is otherwise blank. Contents include figure studies of mostly skiers, a detailed mock-up for a painting of [possibly] Indian Days, a series of cartoon-style sketches of someone referred to as Gramma in Holmenkolrendt Norway, and a list of supplies [possibly going to or coming from Skoki] at the back of the book.
Subject
drawing
sketching
skiing
figure study
Norway
Indigenous Peoples
Banff Indian Days
Peter Whyte;
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1975
Catalogue Number
WyP.09.14
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Artist
Peter or Catharine Whyte
Date
1920 – 1928
Medium
graphite; conté on conte paper
Catalogue Number
Wy?.03.071
Description
Two portrait studies of a male sitter.
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Artist
Peter or Catharine Whyte
Title
Untitled
Date
1920 – 1928
Medium
graphite; conté on conte paper
Dimensions
63.5 x 48.0 cm
Description
Two portrait studies of a male sitter.
Subject
study
portrait
male
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1975
Catalogue Number
Wy?.03.071
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1934 – 1934
Medium
graphite; on paper;
Catalogue Number
WyP.09.25
Description
Spiral-bound sketchbook with red and white-patterned cardboard covers and a black fabric elastic band attached to the back cover for the purpose of holding the book closed. A white paper sticker is adhered to the front cover with “Spring Block, Drawing Paper, By T.S.” printed in black on it - “Pete…
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
Untitled
Date
1934 – 1934
Medium
graphite; on paper;
Dimensions
24.8 x 19.0 cm
Description
Spiral-bound sketchbook with red and white-patterned cardboard covers and a black fabric elastic band attached to the back cover for the purpose of holding the book closed. A white paper sticker is adhered to the front cover with “Spring Block, Drawing Paper, By T.S.” printed in black on it - “Peter Whyte” is written in pencil in the TLC. Contents include scene sketches from a 1934 trip to Japan by Peter and Catharine. Consists mostly of people sitting at tables presumably playing cards, Catharine reading the newspaper, figure studies, and a horse-drawn 2-wheel carriage.
Subject
sketching
drawing
figure study
newspaper
portrait
Japan
horses
Peter Whyte
Catharine Robb Whyte;
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
WyP.09.25
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1934 – 1934
Medium
graphite; watercolour; on paper;
Catalogue Number
WyP.09.26
Description
Fabric-wrapped cardboard cover Japanese sketchbook with high-quality paper pages. All pages stacked folded over each other like an accordion. Contents include figure studies and caricatures/stylized portraits of Japanese men and women, often holding umbrella - almost all of the images of women have…
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
Untitled
Date
1934 – 1934
Medium
graphite; watercolour; on paper;
Dimensions
24.2 x 18.22 cm
Description
Fabric-wrapped cardboard cover Japanese sketchbook with high-quality paper pages. All pages stacked folded over each other like an accordion. Contents include figure studies and caricatures/stylized portraits of Japanese men and women, often holding umbrella - almost all of the images of women have been coloured in with watercolour paint.
Subject
sketching
drawing
portrait
figure study
Japan
painting
Peter Whyte
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
WyP.09.26
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