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Banff Winter Carnival

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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1924 – 1925
Medium
graphite; ink on paper
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.834
Description
In the top section of the poster design there is a cartoon drawing of a man in a suit jacket, vest, and tie flying through the air on skis. He has no poles in his hands suggesting that he could be ski jumping. Below the man there is three distinct mountains, with clouds behind them, and trees frami…
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
Banff Winter Carnival
Date
1924 – 1925
Medium
graphite; ink on paper
Dimensions
45.1 x 29.7 cm
Description
In the top section of the poster design there is a cartoon drawing of a man in a suit jacket, vest, and tie flying through the air on skis. He has no poles in his hands suggesting that he could be ski jumping. Below the man there is three distinct mountains, with clouds behind them, and trees framing the the edges of the drawing. Below the drawing it says “WITH APOLOGIES TO DEBECK”, “Peter White - 1924”, and “Banff WINTER CARNIVAL - FEBRUARY 7-14. 1925 - The Peoples Playground SKI-ING SWIMMING SKATING TOBOGGANING, ETC.” Surrounding the inscription it is bordered with 3mm design: two lines running parallel to each other with circles drawn in the middle.
Subject
winter
sports
snow
mountains
Rocky Mountains
Banff
Winter Carnival
skiing
swimming
skating
tobogganing
skijumping
man
suit
suit jacket
vest
tie
skis
trees
clouds
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 0
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.834
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Brewster Transport Co. Canadian National Parks

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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1925 – 1966
Medium
graphite; ink on paper
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.882
Description
Multiple sketches throughout paper: 1) Boxed off drawing of a mountain, with clouds above it and trees framing the edges, 2) A cabin surrounded by snow, with smoke coming out of the chimney, and there are some trees on either side of the cabin, 3) A lighthouse/fort like structure on the edge of a r…
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
Brewster Transport Co. Canadian National Parks
Date
1925 – 1966
Medium
graphite; ink on paper
Dimensions
46.0 x 30.8 cm
Description
Multiple sketches throughout paper: 1) Boxed off drawing of a mountain, with clouds above it and trees framing the edges, 2) A cabin surrounded by snow, with smoke coming out of the chimney, and there are some trees on either side of the cabin, 3) A lighthouse/fort like structure on the edge of a rocky cliff that has ocean waves beating up against the rocks, 4) A small cabin at the bottom of a mountain surrounded by snow, there are trees in the background and smoke coming out of the chimney, 5) In an almond shaped outline there is a profile cartoon sketch of a man with a large nose, wearing glasses, and he has a mustache, 6) A sketch of three trees, 7) Profile cartoon sketch of a man in a dress shirt and tie that is wearing a hat, 8) A mountain that is framed by trees and has a single cloud up above the peak, 9) Full body sketch of a man in profile cartoon style, and he is wearing a suit, 10) Cartoon sketch of a man’s head in profile, he appears to be wearing a scarf, 11) A cactus in the middle of a desert, 12) A sketch of a field that has trees off in the background, and is lined with a fence made from rope and two linear objects put together in an ‘x’ shape. In between 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, and 11 it says “BREWSTER TRANSPORT Co. Canadian National Parks.”
Subject
mountains
Rocky Mountains
trees
snow
winter
home
house
cabin
smoke
fire
chimney
ocean
water
waves
light house
fort
people
men
glasses
mustache
facial hair
hat
tie
suit
scarf
cactus
desert
fence
rope
field
clothing
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1975
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.882
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1921
Medium
graphite on paper
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.596
Description
A pencil sketch of a poster advertising a Banff versus Calgary hockey game during the Banff Winter Carnival in 1921. The poster reads: HOCKEY TONIGHT/ BANFF VS CALGARY/ CANADA’S WINTER PLAYGROUND/ BANFF WINTER/ CARNIVAL/ JAN. 29TH TO FEB. 5TH 1921./ DONT FORGET YOUR KODAKA drawing of two crossed ho…
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
Hockey Tonight
Date
1921
Medium
graphite on paper
Dimensions
30.5 x 21.0 cm
Description
A pencil sketch of a poster advertising a Banff versus Calgary hockey game during the Banff Winter Carnival in 1921. The poster reads: HOCKEY TONIGHT/ BANFF VS CALGARY/ CANADA’S WINTER PLAYGROUND/ BANFF WINTER/ CARNIVAL/ JAN. 29TH TO FEB. 5TH 1921./ DONT FORGET YOUR KODAKA drawing of two crossed hockey sticks over a trophy accompany the text line of BANFF VS. CALGARY
Subject
hockey
Banff
Calgary
Winter Carnival
Kodak
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1975
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.596
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Season’s Greetings Catharine and Peter

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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1930 – 1960
Medium
graphite; ink on paper
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.940
Description
A Christmas card design. A rabbit in snowshoes holding poles has one lifted up and is pointing at a group of animals that is watching it. Below the drawing it says “SEASON’S GREETINGS CATHARINE AND PETER” and on the left edge it says “REDUCE TO 3 3/4”.verso: lines drawn to determine a size for the …
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
Season’s Greetings Catharine and Peter
Date
1930 – 1960
Medium
graphite; ink on paper
Dimensions
17.8 x 28.7 cm
Description
A Christmas card design. A rabbit in snowshoes holding poles has one lifted up and is pointing at a group of animals that is watching it. Below the drawing it says “SEASON’S GREETINGS CATHARINE AND PETER” and on the left edge it says “REDUCE TO 3 3/4”.verso: lines drawn to determine a size for the card. Written along the left edge “Rota brown Yellow Lake Mixing white animals Standard red Peacock blue”.
Subject
Christmas card
animal
rabbit
moose
deer
bird
squirrel
bear
clothing
mittens
scarf
winter
sports
snowshoes
poles
skis
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.940
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Season’s Greetings Catharine and Peter

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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1930 – 1960
Medium
graphite; ink on paper
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.941
Description
A Christmas card design. A group of animals are in a convoy of snow mobiles, and they are driving up and over a snowy hill. Below the drawing it says “SEASON’S GREETING’S [sic Greetings] CATHARINE AND PETER”
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
Season’s Greetings Catharine and Peter
Date
1930 – 1960
Medium
graphite; ink on paper
Dimensions
17.7 x 25.5 cm
Description
A Christmas card design. A group of animals are in a convoy of snow mobiles, and they are driving up and over a snowy hill. Below the drawing it says “SEASON’S GREETING’S [sic Greetings] CATHARINE AND PETER”
Subject
Christmas card
vehicle
snow mobile
winter
snow
sport
animal
moose
deer
wolf
squirrel
rabbit
bear
bird
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.941
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1929
Medium
graphite; ink on paper
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.329
Description
A pencil and ink drawing of two men on a frozen lake. One man has fallen through broken ice and is only visible from the chest-up. The other man, wearing a hat and coat, assists the fallen man by pulling him up with a stick. Quickly-sketched trees line the background. There is a sign with illegibl…
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
Untitled
Date
1929
Medium
graphite; ink on paper
Dimensions
26.0 x 23.5 cm
Description
A pencil and ink drawing of two men on a frozen lake. One man has fallen through broken ice and is only visible from the chest-up. The other man, wearing a hat and coat, assists the fallen man by pulling him up with a stick. Quickly-sketched trees line the background. There is a sign with illegible writing on it posted to the right of the fallen man. In the bottom left corner of the drawing, “Peter Whyte -29” is visible. A hand-drawn pencil line frames the scene.Below this drawing, dialogue reads:WELL HOW DID YOU COME TO FALL IN?FOOL, I DIDN’T COME TO FALL IN, I CAME TO SKATE!!
Subject
comic
winter
skating
Peter Whyte
drawing
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1975
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.329
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1930 – 1940
Medium
graphite on paper
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.806
Description
In the drawing on the top half of the paper there are four figures in a line moving across a landscape with a mountain range infront of them. The drawing in the lower half is broken into three boxes, the first has what looks like Pete’s grandmother going up over a hill with her skis in the air and …
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
Untitled
Date
1930 – 1940
Medium
graphite on paper
Dimensions
21.3 x 26.4 cm
Description
In the drawing on the top half of the paper there are four figures in a line moving across a landscape with a mountain range infront of them. The drawing in the lower half is broken into three boxes, the first has what looks like Pete’s grandmother going up over a hill with her skis in the air and her poles supporting her, while in the second drawing there is a skier going down a hill, with another at the top behind them, and in the background there is a mountain, and in the the final drawing it is a male figure (potentially Peter) on a set of skis holding poles with Pete’s grandma standing beside him on her own skis with poles looking up at him.
Subject
ski
skiing
jump
poles
scarf
grandma
man
woman
snow
winter
mountains
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.806
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1930 – 1966
Medium
graphite on paper
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.807
Description
A robust Scottish man is skiing through a mountain pass area towards Skoki, indicated by a sign pointing in the same direction that he is travelling. The man is dressed up in a kilt and a Balmoral hat; and he has medals on his shirt. In the background there are lines suggesting the path that he too…
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
Untitled
Date
1930 – 1966
Medium
graphite on paper
Dimensions
27.7 x 21.5 cm
Description
A robust Scottish man is skiing through a mountain pass area towards Skoki, indicated by a sign pointing in the same direction that he is travelling. The man is dressed up in a kilt and a Balmoral hat; and he has medals on his shirt. In the background there are lines suggesting the path that he took and there is people in the background coming up over a ridge.
Subject
Skoki
mountains
snow
winter
mountain pass
skiing
skis
poles
man
Scottish
scarf
kilt
Balmoral hat
medals
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.807
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1925 – 1966
Medium
graphite on paper
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.808
Description
A group of people are skiing down a mountain slope. There are some clouds in the background, but otherwise it is just a snowy hill and sky.
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
Untitled
Date
1925 – 1966
Medium
graphite on paper
Dimensions
27.5 x 21.2 cm
Description
A group of people are skiing down a mountain slope. There are some clouds in the background, but otherwise it is just a snowy hill and sky.
Subject
winter
snow
mountain
sky
clouds
skiers
skiing
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.808
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1925 – 1966
Medium
graphite on paper
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.811
Description
There is a path from the bottom of the drawing that winds through the snow and hills up to a lodge/cabin at the top. It is nestled into the snow with smoke coming out of the chimney. Besides the building to the left there is a bunch of skis and poles sticking out of the snow into the air.
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
Untitled
Date
1925 – 1966
Medium
graphite on paper
Dimensions
24.8 x 19.6 cm
Description
There is a path from the bottom of the drawing that winds through the snow and hills up to a lodge/cabin at the top. It is nestled into the snow with smoke coming out of the chimney. Besides the building to the left there is a bunch of skis and poles sticking out of the snow into the air.
Subject
cabin
lodge
smoke
chimney
snow
path
skis
winter
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.811
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