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Spring Hurlbut : sacrificial ornament = Spring Hurlburt : ornement sacrifices

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue20309
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
1992
Author
Stebbins, Joan
Publisher
Lethbridge : Southern Alberta art Gallery
Call Number
N817 C3 L4
Author
Stebbins, Joan
Responsibility
curated by Joan Stebbins and Janet Walters ; essays by George Hersey and Sharon Kirkland
Publisher
Lethbridge : Southern Alberta art Gallery
Published Date
1992
Physical Description
[20]p. : ill + 8 folded sheets of sculpture
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Sculpture, Canadian - Exhibitions
Art, Decorative - Canada - Exhibitions
Notes
Text and sheets an installation based work
Catalogue of an exhibition held at the Southern Alberta Art Gallery, De[c]. 7, 1991 - Jan. 18, 1992
Text in English and French
Call Number
N817 C3 L4
Location
Art Library is located in Curatorial Department - Please contact Curatorial Department for access
Collection
Art Library
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Spirit of Nova Scotia : traditional decorative folk art

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue20998
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
1985
Author
Field, Richard Henning, 1944-
Publisher
Halifax : Art Gallery of Nova Scotia
Call Number
NK842 N68 F53
Author
Field, Richard Henning, 1944-
Responsibility
Richard Henning Field
Publisher
Halifax : Art Gallery of Nova Scotia
Published Date
1985
Physical Description
x, 211p. : facsims (some col.)
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Folk art - Nova Scotia - Exhibitions
Decorative arts - Nova Scotia - Exhibitions
Notes
Catalogue of an exhibition organized by the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia, opening at the Mendel Art Gallery, Saskatoon, Sask., Jan. 18- Mar. 9, 1986, and travelling to other galleries
Includes bibliographical references
Call Number
NK842 N68 F53
Location
Art Library is located in Curatorial Department - Please contact Curatorial Department for access
Collection
Art Library
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Date
1978
Material
grass
Catalogue Number
107.01.0158
Description
A pair of woven straw snowboots, solidly woven thick sole, upper foot closely woven with braided twining, and shank left unwoven with upright ribs which have been woven around at top leaving ends as fringe around outside. Boots attached together by a length of twisted straw cord.
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Title
Miniature Boots
Date
1978
Material
grass
Dimensions
6.5 x 3.5 x 7.0 cm
Description
A pair of woven straw snowboots, solidly woven thick sole, upper foot closely woven with braided twining, and shank left unwoven with upright ribs which have been woven around at top leaving ends as fringe around outside. Boots attached together by a length of twisted straw cord.
Subject
households
decorative
miniature
Japanese
Omori Society
Edward S. Morse
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
107.01.0158
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Date
1978
Material
ceramic
Catalogue Number
102.04.0216
Description
4 scored feet, indigo colour caused by cobalt glaze. Mandala impression on plate surface with small circular indentations on three sides, slab-built plate. Each foot has chop mark. Signature stamp on bottom of plate.
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Title
Decorative Plate
Date
1978
Material
ceramic
Dimensions
6.5 x 27.0 x 28.0 cm
Description
4 scored feet, indigo colour caused by cobalt glaze. Mandala impression on plate surface with small circular indentations on three sides, slab-built plate. Each foot has chop mark. Signature stamp on bottom of plate.
Subject
households
decorative
Doug Machuk
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
102.04.0216
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Bas-Relief Wall Hanging

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Date
1978
Material
plaster; paint; fibre; paint; metal
Catalogue Number
107.02.1043
Description
A piece of cardboard, covered with unbleached woven linen (that has been stapled onto the cardboard) onto which a copy of a ceramic bas-relief (17.5cmx11.5cm wide) from a Mayan temple, has been glued. The bas-relief is of a kneeling woman weaving on a loom tied to a tree trunk. Carved into the cera…
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Title
Bas-Relief Wall Hanging
Date
1978
Material
plaster; paint; fibre; paint; metal
Dimensions
16.0 x 23.0 cm
Description
A piece of cardboard, covered with unbleached woven linen (that has been stapled onto the cardboard) onto which a copy of a ceramic bas-relief (17.5cmx11.5cm wide) from a Mayan temple, has been glued. The bas-relief is of a kneeling woman weaving on a loom tied to a tree trunk. Carved into the ceramic piece “IXCHEL” to the viewer’s right, and underneath in the middle “GODDESS of the the MOON and WEAVING”.
Subject
households
decorative
ceramics
Guatemalan
Mary Andrews
Credit
Gift of Mary Garnham Andrews, Banff, 2009
Catalogue Number
107.02.1043
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Age of Revolution and Early Republic in fine and decorative arts : 1750-1824

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Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
1977
Author
Kennedy Galleries. (New York)
Publisher
New York : The Galleries
Call Number
NK2003 K4
Author
Kennedy Galleries. (New York)
Responsibility
Exhibition : January 14 - February 12, 1977 at Kennedy Galleries
Publisher
New York : The Galleries
Published Date
1977
Physical Description
lv. (unpaged) : ill. ports.
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Art objects - U.S.
Art, Decorative
Interior decoration - U.S.
Call Number
NK2003 K4
Location
Art Library is located in Curatorial Department - Please contact Curatorial Department for access
Collection
Art Library
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Date
1977
Material
wood; plaster
Catalogue Number
107.01.0091
Description
Long flat wooden base painted with black enamel. Twelve small, brightly painted, plaster figures stand in a row along the base, the figures are from left to right (1) a skull painted brown, (2 )white faced person wrapped in red cloak, (3) a brown standing bear wearing coolie hat and carrying white …
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Title
Figurine Group
Date
1977
Material
wood; plaster
Dimensions
3.3 x 2.7 x 18.2 cm
Description
Long flat wooden base painted with black enamel. Twelve small, brightly painted, plaster figures stand in a row along the base, the figures are from left to right (1) a skull painted brown, (2 )white faced person wrapped in red cloak, (3) a brown standing bear wearing coolie hat and carrying white sack, (4) a seated white cat with red feathers, (5) a green frog, (6) a standing man with exposed fat belly wearing an orange robe and carrying a white sack over his shoulder, (7) a standing woman in blue kimono with yellow hood over face, holding a lyre, (8) a man with purple blouse and green trousers holding a club, (9 )a man with black overblouse and turquoise skirt, holding staff and round yellow object with turquoise sack over shoulder, (10) a kneeling bald man with pointed head and white beard, carrying fan and wearing green robe, (11) a black cat standing with back arched, (12) a seated man with orange robe.
Subject
households
decorative
miniatures
religious
animal
bear
cat
frog
figure
male
female
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
107.01.0091
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Date
1977
Material
wood; metal; paper
Catalogue Number
107.01.0094 a-h
Description
A set of eight small, brightly painted, wooden birds. Each bird is shaped and coloured in a stylized manner to represent different kinds of birds. Metal tails and bills have been added to some. All stand on two toothpick like metal legs attached into a flat green square base. (a) red, partridge lik…
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Title
Bird Figurine Set
Date
1977
Material
wood; metal; paper
Dimensions
3.0 x 1.2 x 3.3 cm
Description
A set of eight small, brightly painted, wooden birds. Each bird is shaped and coloured in a stylized manner to represent different kinds of birds. Metal tails and bills have been added to some. All stand on two toothpick like metal legs attached into a flat green square base. (a) red, partridge like, with bill in air, white spots, yellow eye. (b) yellow with brown head, long bill, crest on head, striped wing. (c )yellow with green head, long bill in air white dot on wing. (d) yellow, rooster like, with red head and comb, full striped green tail. (e) white with grey head, short bill, brown wings with bands at tips. (f) white with red circle around eye, long bill, brown wings, short tail. (g) blue with red wing, yellow bill and crest, white stripes around neck.( h)grey with black head with crest, red dot on wing.
Subject
Whyte home
households
decorative
miniatures
animal
bird
partridge
rooster
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
107.01.0094 a-h
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Date
1977
Material
metal
Catalogue Number
102.04.0251
Description
Bulbous vase with long, slender neck which bells out to a scalloped, scrolled rim. Engraved crest on side of vase which contains Imperial chrysanthemum, engraving on base. Contained in a very light wood box, possibly balsa.
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Title
Vase
Date
1977
Material
metal
Dimensions
18.8 x 7.0 cm
Description
Bulbous vase with long, slender neck which bells out to a scalloped, scrolled rim. Engraved crest on side of vase which contains Imperial chrysanthemum, engraving on base. Contained in a very light wood box, possibly balsa.
Subject
households
decorative
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
102.04.0251
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Date
1977
Material
metal; fibre
Catalogue Number
102.04.0348
Description
Square dish with upturned, rounded corners. Blue enamel border and circular black centre with white, enamel Inuit hunter with spear. Bottom also blue enamel and felt-covered in gray, marked in enamel on bottom "CA-CN(?)...Canada "77".
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Title
Decorative Plate
Date
1977
Material
metal; fibre
Dimensions
0.8 x 7.7 x 7.7 cm
Description
Square dish with upturned, rounded corners. Blue enamel border and circular black centre with white, enamel Inuit hunter with spear. Bottom also blue enamel and felt-covered in gray, marked in enamel on bottom "CA-CN(?)...Canada "77".
Subject
households
decorative
Inuit
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
102.04.0348
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