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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1915 – 1925
Medium
graphite on paper
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.934
Description
A two dimensional drawing of a donkey who has been injured. He has a bandage on his head and right ear, and a bump on the top of his left ear. He has sweat droplets coming off of his head. To the right of the drawing it says “AN ASS”inside the fold: Two drawings: 1) a man with a huge smile, which m…
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
An Ass
Date
1915 – 1925
Medium
graphite on paper
Dimensions
9.0 x 10.1 cm
Description
A two dimensional drawing of a donkey who has been injured. He has a bandage on his head and right ear, and a bump on the top of his left ear. He has sweat droplets coming off of his head. To the right of the drawing it says “AN ASS”inside the fold: Two drawings: 1) a man with a huge smile, which makes his teeth look very boxy, and he is wearing a turtle neck, and 2) a goose. verso: a profile view of a man’s head, he has a look of surprise on his face.
Subject
animal
donkey
goose
person
people
men
clothing
sweater
expressions
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.934
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1925 – 1966
Medium
graphite on paper
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.744
Description
Rough sketch of a man with his right foot resting higher than his left, he has a gun in his left hand, his right hand waving, and he is wearing traditional clothing. To the right of the Native man there is a rough gestural drawing of what was finalized for the man. On the top half of the page there…
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
Untitled
Date
1925 – 1966
Medium
graphite on paper
Dimensions
27.5 x 21.0 cm
Description
Rough sketch of a man with his right foot resting higher than his left, he has a gun in his left hand, his right hand waving, and he is wearing traditional clothing. To the right of the Native man there is a rough gestural drawing of what was finalized for the man. On the top half of the page there is a rough sketch of a horse that appears to be resting. verso: on the bottom half of the page there is two rough gestural drawings of horse, each appear to be in pasture eating grass.
Subject
horse
saddle
pasture
grass
man
Indigenous
clothing
traditional
gun
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.744
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1925 – 1966
Medium
graphite on paper
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.829
Description
Multiple sketches of different figures in the top half of the paper. There are three drawing of people standing that are sketched in profile, one of a man wearing a hat sitting that is also seen sketched in profile. There are three other figures that are wearing long robes that are facing away from…
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
Untitled
Date
1925 – 1966
Medium
graphite on paper
Dimensions
22.6 x 13.7 cm
Description
Multiple sketches of different figures in the top half of the paper. There are three drawing of people standing that are sketched in profile, one of a man wearing a hat sitting that is also seen sketched in profile. There are three other figures that are wearing long robes that are facing away from the view. About 8 cm down from the TLC there is a scribble of graphite.
Subject
people
man
clothing
robes
walking
sitting
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.829
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1920 – 1940
Medium
graphite on paper
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.831
Description
Multiple sketches of people. Near the bottom edge there is two sketches, one of a woman and one of a man and both are drawings of their heads. Above the man there is a sketch of a woman’s head in profile. She has her haired tied back in a bun and is carrying some nondescript objects on her head. Ne…
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
Untitled
Date
1920 – 1940
Medium
graphite on paper
Dimensions
24.0 x 19.5 cm
Description
Multiple sketches of people. Near the bottom edge there is two sketches, one of a woman and one of a man and both are drawings of their heads. Above the man there is a sketch of a woman’s head in profile. She has her haired tied back in a bun and is carrying some nondescript objects on her head. Near the BRC there is a woman walking away from the viewer, she has her hair tied in a bun and is carrying two baskets on her head. In the TRC there is another woman standing with a basket on her head with her arms out in front of her. To the right of this drawing there is a man walking. The final sketch near the TLC is a woman carrying a basket on her head and appears to be walking barefoot.
Subject
people
men
woman
walking
baskets
barefoot
dresses
robes
clothing
clothes
hair
hairstyles
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.831
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1925 – 1966
Medium
graphite on paper
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.850
Description
A man with uneven teeth that has a hat on and has earrings. He is holding his hands up in the air (has really long nails), and is only wearing a loin cloth. His left leg is turned to the side, and he also has long big toe nails.
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
Untitled
Date
1925 – 1966
Medium
graphite on paper
Dimensions
30.5 x 22.9 cm
Description
A man with uneven teeth that has a hat on and has earrings. He is holding his hands up in the air (has really long nails), and is only wearing a loin cloth. His left leg is turned to the side, and he also has long big toe nails.
Subject
earrings
person
man
hat
nails
loin cloth
clothing
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1975
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.850
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1925 – 1966
Medium
graphite on paper
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.851
Description
Bald man that has his left hand up near his face and right hand holding his large abdomen. He has funny shaped teeth and has long nails. He is only wearing underwear and shoes that look like elf shoes.
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
Untitled
Date
1925 – 1966
Medium
graphite on paper
Dimensions
30.5 x 22.8 cm
Description
Bald man that has his left hand up near his face and right hand holding his large abdomen. He has funny shaped teeth and has long nails. He is only wearing underwear and shoes that look like elf shoes.
Subject
shoes
elf shoes
underwear
clothing
nails
stomach
body
bald
person
man
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1975
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.851
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1925 – 1966
Medium
graphite on paper
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.888
Description
Multiple cartoon sketches: 1) A bald man looking at the viewer, he is missing teeth; 2) Sketch done in profile of a man with a long nose and lots of hair on his head; 3)Profile sketch of a man’s head. He has a long nose, pronounced jaw and short hair; 4) A man grimacing with his eyes closed. He is …
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
Untitled
Date
1925 – 1966
Medium
graphite on paper
Dimensions
14.9 x 22.4 cm
Description
Multiple cartoon sketches: 1) A bald man looking at the viewer, he is missing teeth; 2) Sketch done in profile of a man with a long nose and lots of hair on his head; 3)Profile sketch of a man’s head. He has a long nose, pronounced jaw and short hair; 4) A man grimacing with his eyes closed. He is wearing a baseball cap; 5) A man with a mustache, extremely long nose, and wearing a straw hat; 6) Profile sketch of a woman’s head. She has her hair tied back in a bun at the nap of her neck; 7) A mouse that looks like he is about ready to box; 8) A pair of pants; and 9) a man leaning over. He is wearing a cap and has a batch on the back of his pants.
Subject
people
men
women
facial features
nose
teeth
eyes
hat
straw hat
baseball cap
clothing
pants
animal
mouse
hair
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.888
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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
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1915 – 1925
Medium
graphite on paper
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.908
Description
A cartoon drawing of a man wearing a high collared shirt and a cravat.
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
Untitled
Date
1915 – 1925
Medium
graphite on paper
Dimensions
22.3 x 15.0 cm
Description
A cartoon drawing of a man wearing a high collared shirt and a cravat.
Subject
person
man
clothing
shirt
collared shirt
tie
cravat
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.908
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1915 – 1925
Medium
graphite on paper
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.914
Description
Two men each dressed in suits are drawn from profile. The one on the left is wearing a cap, glasses and is smoking a cigarette. The man on the right is wearing a top hat and is smoking a cigar. verso: Another man drawn in profile, he is robust and bald. To the right of the man there is a vase fille…
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
Untitled
Date
1915 – 1925
Medium
graphite on paper
Dimensions
15.0 x 22.4 cm
Description
Two men each dressed in suits are drawn from profile. The one on the left is wearing a cap, glasses and is smoking a cigarette. The man on the right is wearing a top hat and is smoking a cigar. verso: Another man drawn in profile, he is robust and bald. To the right of the man there is a vase filled with leaves and flowers
Subject
people
men
clothing
suit
hat
cap
top hat
smoking
cigar
cigarette
glasses
eye wear
vegetation
floral
leaf
flower
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.914
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