Wooden block with three metal engraving plates of three buildings in Banff. The left engraving has Mount Rundle in the background, the middle has Tunnel, and the left has Cascade.
Wooden block with three metal engraving plates of three buildings in Banff. The left engraving has Mount Rundle in the background, the middle has Tunnel, and the left has Cascade.
A wooden block with a metal plate that has been engraved (in reverse) with the design for Peter and Catharine Whyte’s 1948 Christmas Card: image of Catharine and Peter in a jeep packed with baggage and ski poles with a large moose in front of them. Mountains in the background. “Seasons Greetings” p…
A wooden block with a metal plate that has been engraved (in reverse) with the design for Peter and Catharine Whyte’s 1948 Christmas Card: image of Catharine and Peter in a jeep packed with baggage and ski poles with a large moose in front of them. Mountains in the background. “Seasons Greetings” printed above mountains, “Catharine and Peter” printed in bottom right corner, “Peter Whyte 1948” signed in bottom left.
A wooden block with a metal plate that has been engraved (in reverse) with the design for Peter and Catharine Whyte’s 1956 Christmas card: a group of vehicles in a convoy travelling down a road to the mountains. The last car is filled with a group of animals, and beside this vehicle there is a post…
A wooden block with a metal plate that has been engraved (in reverse) with the design for Peter and Catharine Whyte’s 1956 Christmas card: a group of vehicles in a convoy travelling down a road to the mountains. The last car is filled with a group of animals, and beside this vehicle there is a post with a bunch of signs pointing to directions to different cities. These signs say “HOMER, FAIRBANKS, EDMONTON, DAWSON CITY, BANFF, ANCHORAGE, VALDEZ, WHITEHORSE, FORT ST. JOHN, AND SEWARD”. The licence plate on the last vehicle says “B.N.P. 1956 CANADA”. While below the drawing it says “SEASONS GREETINGS CATHARINE AND PETER”.
A wooden block with a metal plate that is engraved (in reverse) with the design for Peter and Catharine Whyte’s 1949 Christmas Card: Scene depicts what looks like Norquay in the background, their home, and animals coming to and from the cabin. There is a rabbit watching the animals visiting and lea…
A wooden block with a metal plate that is engraved (in reverse) with the design for Peter and Catharine Whyte’s 1949 Christmas Card: Scene depicts what looks like Norquay in the background, their home, and animals coming to and from the cabin. There is a rabbit watching the animals visiting and leaving the house, and a figure is slipping in a chair by the chimney stack. On the top edge “SEASONS GREETINGS” and on the bottom edge “CATHARINE AND PETER,” and “P.W. - 49”. White paper and beige paper labels on back - partial beige labels read “Crag & Canyon Printers and Publishers BANFF, ALBERTA”
A wooden block with a metal plate that is engraved (in reverse) with the design for Peter and Catharine Whyte’s 1947 Christmas card: Catharine is in her home serving the animals some kind of food from the Dutch door. On the top section of the drawing it reads “SEASONS GREETINGS” and “CATHARINE AND…
A wooden block with a metal plate that is engraved (in reverse) with the design for Peter and Catharine Whyte’s 1947 Christmas card: Catharine is in her home serving the animals some kind of food from the Dutch door. On the top section of the drawing it reads “SEASONS GREETINGS” and “CATHARINE AND PETER” at the bottom right corner. In the bottom left corner you can see the faint signature of Peter, and the year writen as “’47.” Two strips of white paper affixed to back.
A wooden block with a metal plate nailed to it. The plate is engraved with the mage of and artist (possibly Peter Whyte) standing at an easel painting a person dressed up in Indigenous regalia on canvas that is resting on an easel. Below the artist’s foot there is a case that has paint supplies, wi…
A wooden block with a metal plate nailed to it. The plate is engraved with the mage of and artist (possibly Peter Whyte) standing at an easel painting a person dressed up in Indigenous regalia on canvas that is resting on an easel. Below the artist’s foot there is a case that has paint supplies, with tubes of paint around it, and one open and has been squeezed onto the floor. This image has been printed/sketched on the back of the wooden block. Ink stains on the metal and wood. Corresponds to ink drawing WyP.03.802
A wooden block with a metal; plate affixed to it. Plate is engraved in relief with a design of a man and woman (Peter and Catharine Whyte?) in travel clothes and holding baggage are walking on a globe, indicating they are traveling. Ink stains on metal and wood block. Corresponds to ink drawing WyP…
A wooden block with a metal; plate affixed to it. Plate is engraved in relief with a design of a man and woman (Peter and Catharine Whyte?) in travel clothes and holding baggage are walking on a globe, indicating they are traveling. Ink stains on metal and wood block. Corresponds to ink drawing WyP.03.249 and ink and watercolour WyP.03.302.
A wooden block with a metal plate affixed to it. The plate has been engraved (in relief) with a figure with their head buried in snow, skis sticking up in the air. A hill with a winding ski trail is in the background, suggesting that this person has fallen into the snow after skiing down the hill. …
A wooden block with a metal plate affixed to it. The plate has been engraved (in relief) with a figure with their head buried in snow, skis sticking up in the air. A hill with a winding ski trail is in the background, suggesting that this person has fallen into the snow after skiing down the hill. “Merry Christmas” is in the top right corner and “Peter Whyte” is in the bottom left corner. Corresponds with ink print WyP.03.653.
A wooden block with a metal plate affixed to it. The plate is engraved in reverser with the image of a boat sit dry dock with two workers in bottom left corner near saw horses working on the boat. Third man sits trc working on boat. A small boat sits to right of large boat. Line work is thick and w…
A wooden block with a metal plate affixed to it. The plate is engraved in reverser with the image of a boat sit dry dock with two workers in bottom left corner near saw horses working on the boat. Third man sits trc working on boat. A small boat sits to right of large boat. Line work is thick and well defined with little feature or details. Corresponds to several sketches and watercolours by Peter Whyte: WyP.03.096; WyP.03.299; WyP.04.09 a-j; WyP.05.01. Some ink residue on wood.
Two wooden blocks that have been carved in relief with a rough outline of the design of print WyP.03.938 (group of vehicles in a convoy travelling down a road to the mountains. The last car is filled with a group of animals, and beside this vehicle there is a post with a bunch of signs pointing to …
Two wooden blocks that have been carved in relief with a rough outline of the design of print WyP.03.938 (group of vehicles in a convoy travelling down a road to the mountains. The last car is filled with a group of animals, and beside this vehicle there is a post with a bunch of signs pointing to directions to different cities). Outline is very rough, not as refined as 104.43.0010. b) has horizontal lines across the background while a) has a more solid surface