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Portrait of a Grandmother

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactsmj.04.06
Artist
James Agrell Smith (1913 – 1988, Canadian)
Date
prior to 1988
Medium
woodcut on paper
Catalogue Number
SmJ.04.06
Description
Colour: black on white. In the lower left corner is the head and shoulders of an elderly woman looking left. Behind her in the center is a large hat and shawl hanging on the wall.
Artist
James Agrell Smith (1913 – 1988, Canadian)
Title
Portrait of a Grandmother
Date
prior to 1988
Medium
woodcut on paper
Dimensions
22.5 x 28.0 cm
Description
Colour: black on white. In the lower left corner is the head and shoulders of an elderly woman looking left. Behind her in the center is a large hat and shawl hanging on the wall.
Subject
portrait
female
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1977
Catalogue Number
SmJ.04.06
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Artist
Barbara Spohr (1955 – 1987, Canadian)
Date
prior to 1987
Medium
b&w silver print on photographic paper
Catalogue Number
SpB.18.03
Description
In the center of the rectangular image frame there is a female shown from the chest up facing the viewer. This woman has her eyes closed and her head tilted a bit to her right. Behind the figure is a field of sunflowers and in the far distance is a few clumps of trees, bushes and a power line runni…
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Artist
Barbara Spohr (1955 – 1987, Canadian)
Title
Untitled
Date
prior to 1987
Medium
b&w silver print on photographic paper
Dimensions
35.4 x 27.6 cm
Description
In the center of the rectangular image frame there is a female shown from the chest up facing the viewer. This woman has her eyes closed and her head tilted a bit to her right. Behind the figure is a field of sunflowers and in the far distance is a few clumps of trees, bushes and a power line running from the left to the right. The sky is a very even pale grey.
Subject
portrait
female
landscape
Canadian
Credit
Gift of Barb Spohr, Calgary, 1996
Catalogue Number
SpB.18.03
Images
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Artist
Barbara Spohr (1955 – 1987, Canadian)
Date
prior to 1987
Medium
b&w silver print on photographic paper
Catalogue Number
SpB.18.04
Description
In the center of this vertical image is a female figure wearing a swimsuit looking directly at the viewer. The woman's arms are extended outwards to each side and are cut off by the image frame. Around the neck of this female figure is a necklace with a star in the center. The background is a seasc…
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Artist
Barbara Spohr (1955 – 1987, Canadian)
Title
Untitled
Date
prior to 1987
Medium
b&w silver print on photographic paper
Dimensions
35.4 x 27.6 cm
Description
In the center of this vertical image is a female figure wearing a swimsuit looking directly at the viewer. The woman's arms are extended outwards to each side and are cut off by the image frame. Around the neck of this female figure is a necklace with a star in the center. The background is a seascape with some land in the distance. This photograph has been printed in black and white.
Subject
portrait
female
seascape
Credit
Gift of Barb Spohr, Calgary, 1996
Catalogue Number
SpB.18.04
Images
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Artist
Barbara Spohr (1955 – 1987, Canadian)
Date
prior to 1987
Medium
type C - print on photographic paper
Catalogue Number
SpB.18.06
Description
Hanging on the wall is a mirror. In the mirror is a figure holding a camera photographing herself. The wall paper around the mirror is a floral pattern with lots of colour. The room featured here is a bathroom. Under the mirror is a soap container attached to the wall and directly under that is a …
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Artist
Barbara Spohr (1955 – 1987, Canadian)
Title
Untitled
Date
prior to 1987
Medium
type C - print on photographic paper
Dimensions
49.0 x 35.5 cm
Description
Hanging on the wall is a mirror. In the mirror is a figure holding a camera photographing herself. The wall paper around the mirror is a floral pattern with lots of colour. The room featured here is a bathroom. Under the mirror is a soap container attached to the wall and directly under that is a sink that has been cut off by the image frame.
Subject
figure
female
portrait
Credit
Gift of Barb Spohr, Calgary, 1996
Catalogue Number
SpB.18.06
Images
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Inuit Girl at Povungnituk

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactwyc.01.172
Artist
Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C. (1906 – 1979, Canadian)
Date
1968
Medium
oil on canvas
Catalogue Number
WyC.01.172
Description
Portrait of an Inuk girl in Povungnituk.
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Artist
Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C. (1906 – 1979, Canadian)
Title
Inuit Girl at Povungnituk
Date
1968
Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
35.5 x 28.0 cm
Description
Portrait of an Inuk girl in Povungnituk.
Subject
portrait
female
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
WyC.01.172
Images
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