Whistlers Gallery

Close-up of sunlit cairn, Whistler Resort in early Fall, British Columbia, Canada

A cairn is a human-made pile (or stack) of stones. Cairns have been and are used for a broad variety of purposes, from prehistoric times to the present. In modern times, cairns are often erected as landmarks, a use they have had since ancient times. However, since prehistory, they have also been built and used as burial monuments; for defence and hunting; for ceremonial purposes, sometimes relating to astronomy; to locate buried items, such as caches of food or objects; and to mark trails, among other purposes

© Robin Westmorland / Danita Delimont

Debutante queuing in the Mall by Rex Whistler

A shy debutante, accompanied by an imperious and matronly chaperone, sits in her chauffeur-driven car in the Mall, waiting to gain entrance to Buckingham Palace where she will be presented at court and curtsey in front of the King and Queen. Curious spectators line the route to gawp at the debs in their court gowns and feather head dresses. Date: c.1930

© Mary Evans Picture Library

A bust of the artist James Abbott McNeill Whistler

A bust of the artist James Abbott McNeill Whistler by Sir Joseph Edgar Boehm, 1st Baronet, RA (1834-1890). Date: circa 1885

© Mary Evans / Grenville Collins Postcard Collection

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