, 2008. Fibreglass stone and airplane. National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa. Purchased 2011. Photo © Roman März](/images/content/menuSeeGallery.png)
Benjamin West
The Death of General Wolfe (Detail), 1770
oil on canvas
152.6 x 214.5 cm
Transfer from the Canadian War Memorials, 1921 (Gift of the 2nd Duke of Westminster, England, 1918)
National Gallery of Canada (no. 8007)
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First Words, 1982
Irene F. Whittome
Canadian, 1942
encaustic, plaster cloth, and oil on wood
244 x 248 x 4.8 cm overall (panels installed 3.8 cm apart); panels: 244 x 122 cm each
Purchased 1990
National Gallery of Canada (no. 30840.1-2)
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We should look for symbolism in Irene Whittome's work - her materials, colours, and forms are carriers of meaning. The cross motif in "First Words" is a rich symbol that belongs to many cultures, signifying, for example, a crossroad or a mystic centre.
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