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The Bust and the Portrait

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactplj.04.05
Artist
Joseph Francis Plaskett (1918 – 2014, Canadian)
Date
n.d.
Medium
etching; aquatint on paper
Catalogue Number
PlJ.04.05
Description
On back: This is a later stage of my 3rd etching. It needs more development yet. Same as PlJ.04.04, except background in portrait is blackened and darker emphasis on back of head of bust.
Artist
Joseph Francis Plaskett (1918 – 2014, Canadian)
Title
The Bust and the Portrait
Date
n.d.
Medium
etching; aquatint on paper
Dimensions
17; 17.9 x 14; 14.3 cm
Description
On back: This is a later stage of my 3rd etching. It needs more development yet. Same as PlJ.04.04, except background in portrait is blackened and darker emphasis on back of head of bust.
Subject
portrait
male
Credit
Gift of Elizabeth Rummel, Banff, 1981
Catalogue Number
PlJ.04.05
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The Bust and the Portrait

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Artist
Joseph Francis Plaskett (1918 – 2014, Canadian)
Date
n.d.
Medium
etching; aquatint on paper
Catalogue Number
PlJ.04.04
Description
On back: This is a proof of my 3rd etching at a certain point in its development. It is mostly aquatint. A bust in the lower right corner in front of a large portrait in an ornate frame, only part of the frame is shown; muted shades.
Artist
Joseph Francis Plaskett (1918 – 2014, Canadian)
Title
The Bust and the Portrait
Date
n.d.
Medium
etching; aquatint on paper
Dimensions
16.9; 17.7 x 14.2; 14.2 cm
Description
On back: This is a proof of my 3rd etching at a certain point in its development. It is mostly aquatint. A bust in the lower right corner in front of a large portrait in an ornate frame, only part of the frame is shown; muted shades.
Subject
portrait
male
Credit
Gift of Elizabeth Rummel, Banff, 1981
Catalogue Number
PlJ.04.04
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Artist
Gerda Christoffersen ( – 2012, Canadian)
Date
1949
Medium
pastel on paper
Catalogue Number
ChG.03.02
Description
Portrait of Chief John Hunter, facing toward the right of the image. His hair is black and in two braids. Wisps of hair are loose and blowing in the wind. His face is wrinked, particularly around his mouth. His coat is white and he is wearing orange and green scarves. In the bottom right corne…
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Artist
Gerda Christoffersen ( – 2012, Canadian)
Title
Chief John Hunter
Date
1949
Medium
pastel on paper
Description
Portrait of Chief John Hunter, facing toward the right of the image. His hair is black and in two braids. Wisps of hair are loose and blowing in the wind. His face is wrinked, particularly around his mouth. His coat is white and he is wearing orange and green scarves. In the bottom right corner, trees are visible. Above them are loosely drawn mountains. The sky is green (light and dark) and mauve.
Subject
portrait
male
Chief John Hunter
Credit
Gift of Doris Gammon, Banff, 2000
Catalogue Number
ChG.03.02
Images
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Portrait of Enos Hunter

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Artist
Gerda Christoffersen ( – 2012, Canadian)
Date
n.d.
Medium
oil on board
Catalogue Number
ChG.02.01
Description
Portrait of a man (Enos Hunter) sitting straight on and looking slightly to the right. His braids run down off the canvas. He wears a necklace of beads and a circular medallion. From his shoulders hang yellow and dark green feathers. The background is tan and grey.
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Artist
Gerda Christoffersen ( – 2012, Canadian)
Title
Portrait of Enos Hunter
Date
n.d.
Medium
oil on board
Dimensions
59.7 x 49.6 cm
Description
Portrait of a man (Enos Hunter) sitting straight on and looking slightly to the right. His braids run down off the canvas. He wears a necklace of beads and a circular medallion. From his shoulders hang yellow and dark green feathers. The background is tan and grey.
Subject
portrait
male
Enos Hunter
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1969
Catalogue Number
ChG.02.01
Images
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Untitled [Native Man]

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Artist
Gerda Christoffersen ( – 2012, Canadian)
Date
1949
Medium
pastel on paper
Catalogue Number
ChG.03.01
Description
A portrait of an Indigenous man. His hair is grey and worn in two braids. He is wearing several strings of beads around his neck. His shirt or tunic is purple. A purple and orange checked blanket is wrapped around his shoulders. It is visible in both the bottom left corner and the bottom right…
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Artist
Gerda Christoffersen ( – 2012, Canadian)
Title
Untitled [Native Man]
Date
1949
Medium
pastel on paper
Description
A portrait of an Indigenous man. His hair is grey and worn in two braids. He is wearing several strings of beads around his neck. His shirt or tunic is purple. A purple and orange checked blanket is wrapped around his shoulders. It is visible in both the bottom left corner and the bottom right corner. Behind his shoulder on the left, a tipi is visible. Smoke is coming out of the top of it. Brown, craggy mountains are visible across the horizon. The sky moves up from yellow to green to blue. Clouds at the top of the image are orange.
Subject
portrait
male
Indigenous
Credit
Gift of Doris Gammon, Banff, 2000
Catalogue Number
ChG.03.01
Images
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