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An orogenous life: memoir and reader

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue19846
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
2017
Author
Gadd, Ben
Publisher
Canmore, AB, Canada : Corax Press
Call Number
02.6 G11a
  1 website  
Author
Gadd, Ben
Responsibility
Ben Gadd
Publisher
Canmore, AB, Canada : Corax Press
Published Date
2017
Physical Description
655 pages
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Naturalists
Rocky Mountains
Rocky Mountains Canada
Biography
Alberta
Abstract
Pertains to the experiences of Ben Gadd, an experienced Rocky Mountain naturalist, guide and author. His book combines his personal experiences with the stories and essays of 36 others in order to create a touching, yet compelling story. The book includes a comprehensive selection of photographs, many of which are personal to the author and his family. Being that the author was and continues to be greatly involved with the Canadian Rocky Mountains, the book makes mention of multiple locations in and around the area of Banff such as, Mt. Assiniboine, Banff Mountain Film Festival, Bankhead, Brewster transportation and tours, and Johnston Canyon. The book follows the style of a biography and contains many personal stories and photos from the author and associated family.
Contents
Introduction
Benny
Ben
Cia and Ben
Willy, Cia and Ben
Toby and Willy, Cia and Ben
Index
Other books by Ben Gadd
Notes
Some of the specific references to areas in, and area the Canadian Rocky Mountains are as follows, Mt. Assiniboine (297), Mt. Robson (373), Banff Mountain Film Festival (12, 395, 608), Bankhead (332) and Brewster transportation and tours (463, 469).
ISBN
9780969263142
Accession Number
2019.47
Call Number
02.6 G11a
Collection
Archives Library
URL Notes
URL pertains to an online website dedicated to Ben Gadd and his continued achievements
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Anderson Peak Summit Record

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Part Of
Alpine Club of Canada fonds
Scope & Content
File consist of one summit register from Anderson Peak produced by the Alpine Club of Canada between 2006 and 2013. Summit record includes entries from visitors to the summit which pertain to individuals' hiking and climbing trips; details of specific events which occurred while at the summit, wild…
Date Range
2006 - 2013
Reference Code
M200 / V / A / 109
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Textual record
Organization record
Part Of
Alpine Club of Canada fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
M200
V14
S6
Series
M200 / V: Summit Records
Sous-Fonds
M200
Sub-Series
M200 / V / A: Identified Summit Records
Accession Number
accn. 2014.8347
Reference Code
M200 / V / A / 109
GMD
Textual record
Organization record
Responsibility
Summit Registers and Notes produced by Alpine Club of Canada
Date Range
2006 - 2013
Physical Description
1 cm of textual records 1 volume
History / Biographical
Anderson Peak is a mountain in the Canadian Rockies, located in Waterton Lakes National Park in southwestern Alberta.
Scope & Content
File consist of one summit register from Anderson Peak produced by the Alpine Club of Canada between 2006 and 2013. Summit record includes entries from visitors to the summit which pertain to individuals' hiking and climbing trips; details of specific events which occurred while at the summit, wildlife sightings, trail updates, and related topics. File: M200 / V / A / 109: Anderson Peak
Name Access
Alpine Club of Canada
Subject Access
Alberta
Alpine Club of Canada
Backcountry skiing
Backpacking
Climbing
Club
Cross-country skiing
Description and travel
Environment
Environment and Nature
Hiking
Mountain
Mountaineering
Mountaineers
Mountains
National parks and reserves
Parks
Record keeping
Ski mountaineering
Ski areas
Skiing
Skis
Sports and leisure
Sports and recreation
Summit
Trails
Geographic Access
Canada
Alberta
Canadian Rocky Mountains
Rocky Mountains
Waterton Lakes National Park
Waterton National Park
Anderson Peak
Access Restrictions
Restrictions may apply
Language
English
Conservation
Evidence of mold, materials placed in mylar
Related Material
M235
Category
Environment
Exploration and travel
Sports, recreation and leisure
Title Source
Original Title
Processing Status
Processed
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Artist
Sarah Fuller (1978 – , Canadian)
Date
2010
Medium
photograph on epson premium luster drymounted
Catalogue Number
FuS.18.09
Description
Women in lab with taxidermy around her
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Artist
Sarah Fuller (1978 – , Canadian)
Title
Andrea
Date
2010
Medium
photograph on epson premium luster drymounted
Dimensions
101.6 x 76.2 cm
Description
Women in lab with taxidermy around her
Subject
documentary photography
Banff
community
portrait
taxidermy
Credit
Gift of Sarah Fuller, Wakefield, 2016
Catalogue Number
FuS.18.09
Images
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The animals' alpine club

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue14179
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
2013
Author
Bingham, Graham Clifton
Publisher
Banff : Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies
Call Number
05.1 B47a c.1
05.1 B47a c.2
05.1 B47a Reference Copy
Author
Bingham, Graham Clifton
Responsibility
by Graham Clifton Bingham
illustrated by G. H. Thompson
Publisher
Banff : Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies
Published Date
2013
Physical Description
1 v. (unpaged) : ill (some col.)
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Notes
Facsmile reproduction of book originally published by London : Ernest Nister; New York : E.P. Dutton & Co.No., [ca. 1910]. The reproduction is from the book held in the Alpine Club of Canada Library, inscribed: "Paul A. W. Wallace Toronto Dec. 25, 1913 From S. H. Mitchell". This book was described as Conrad Kain's favourite book in Chapter 10 of the book "Where the Clouds Can Go" by Conrad Kain, and edited by J. Monroe Thorington
ISBN
978-0-920608-57-9
Accession Number
70500 2013-12-04 (2 copies + 1 reference copy)
Call Number
05.1 B47a c.1
05.1 B47a c.2
05.1 B47a Reference Copy
Collection
Archives Library
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The Animals' Rebellion

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue26531
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
2010
Author
Bingham, Clifton
Publisher
Aeterna
Call Number
05 B51t Pam
Author
Bingham, Clifton
Publisher
Aeterna
Published Date
2010
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Series
The Animals series
Subjects
Juvenile literature
Children's Literature
Children's book
Animals
Notes
This is a TEXT ONLY reprint of the original Victorian Children's picture book 'The Animals' Rebellion' of c.1890, included in the pamphlet I have placed printed sheets of an image of the front page of the original and a webpage print of a seller of a first ed. copy. The archives produced a reproduction (with images) from a first ed. copy of 'Animals' Alpine Club', another children's book in The Animals series, and a favourite of Conrad Kain of the ACC. These children's books are very rare and we are working to build a collection of them for conservation and to allow the stories to be preserved. Background information is in the pamphlet.
ISBN
9781444414493
Accession Number
P2024.04
Call Number
05 B51t Pam
Collection
Archives Library
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Annie Pootoogook: cutting ice

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue19837
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
2017
Author
Campbell, Nancy
Publisher
Fredericton, NB : Goose Lane Editions ; Kleinburg, ON : McMichael Canadian Art Collection
Call Number
06.1 C14a
  1 website  
Author
Campbell, Nancy
Responsibility
Nancy Campbell
Publisher
Fredericton, NB : Goose Lane Editions ; Kleinburg, ON : McMichael Canadian Art Collection
Published Date
2017
Physical Description
173 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) : 27 cm
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Art
First Nations
Inuit
Canadian art
Subjects
Art
First nations - Artists
Abstract
This exhibition celebrates the strength and contemporaneity of Pootoogook’s work but also uncovers how it has influenced her peers. Alongside works by Pootoogook, this exhibition will include works of art by Shuvinai Ashoona, Itee Pootoogook, Jutai Toonoo, Ohotaq Mikkigak and Siassie Kenneally, showing how Annie Pootoogook made it possible to begin a different conversation that celebrates Inuit art in new ways in Canada and the world. Bringing these artists’ works and words together in the Cutting Ice exhibition, will celebrate Annie Pootoogook as an important creative catalyst in contemporary art. (Taken from McMichael: Canadian Art Collection)
Contents
Director's foreword / Ian A.C. Dejardin -- West Baffin Eskimo Co-operative President's foreword / Pingwartok Ottokie -- West Baffin Eskimo Co-operative: a short history / Nancy Campbell, in consultation with West Baffin Eskimo Cooperative -- Dear Annie... / Nancy Campbel.
ISBN
9781773100692
Accession Number
2019.46
Call Number
06.1 C14a
Collection
Archives Library
URL Notes
The URL pertains to the site in which the information for the abstract was drawn from
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Anniversary rides and events

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Part Of
Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of one original bulletin from 1933 describing the TRCR's [Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies] 10th anniversary with notes by Anne Wotypka; notes of memories of the Trail Riders produced by Howard Watkins in 1973, as part of 50th anniversary celebrations; 3 newspaper articles, includ…
Date Range
1933
1973
1983-1984
1997-1998
2013
Reference Code
M545 / I / 2
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Textual record
Published record
Photograph
Photograph print
Part Of
Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
M545 / V635
Series
M545 / I : Events and Activities
Sous-Fonds
M545
Accession Number
5939
8235
2014.8277
Reference Code
M545 / I / 2
GMD
Textual record
Published record
Photograph
Photograph print
Responsibility
Some notes produced by Anne Wotypka
Date Range
1933
1973
1983-1984
1997-1998
2013
Physical Description
2.5 cm of textual records (ca. 45 pages ; 21.5 x 28 cm or smaller -- 3 newspaper clippings -- 2 volumes : 17 x 25.5 cm and 26 x 18.5 cm) -- 3 photographs : col. prints ; 12.5 x 9 cm
Scope & Content
File consists of one original bulletin from 1933 describing the TRCR's [Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies] 10th anniversary with notes by Anne Wotypka; notes of memories of the Trail Riders produced by Howard Watkins in 1973, as part of 50th anniversary celebrations; 3 newspaper articles, including two scanned copies, pertaining to the TRCR's 60th anniversary with attached notes by Anne Wotypka; information and sign-up sheets for 60th anniversary trail rides and Pow Wow event; 60th anniversary write-up titled "The Call of the Mountains - A Celebration"; 14 textual records including correspondence and a meeting agenda pertaining to TRCR's 60th and 75th anniversaries, 75th anniversary buckle design templates and plaque order forms including one duplicate; and one guest list booklet for the TRCR's 60th anniversary celebrations in 1983 containing 62 signatures. File also includes 3 colour photographs [see "Notes"].
Notes
Date "2013" is for accompanying handwritten notes by donor Anne Wotypka received with newspaper articles.
3 colour photographs have been stored in mylar and kept in folder with corresponding newspaper article to preserve context
Some excess duplicates of items have not been processed due to storage reasons; items will be offered for return to Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies.
Name Access
Wotypka, Anne
Watkins, Howard
Orr, Dennis
Godderis, Rick
Subject Access
Anniversary
Trail riding
Horse
Plaque
Buckle
Guest list
Geographic Access
Canada
Alberta
Calgary
Access Restrictions
Restrictions may apply
Reproduction Restrictions
Restrictions may apply
Language
English
Conservation
Photographs have been encased in mylar to prevent off-gassing. Consider filing separately with other prints in future if conservation issues arise.
Category
Sports, recreation and leisure
Communications
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
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Ansel Adams in the Canadian Rockies

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue14393
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
2013
Author
Adams, Ansel
Publisher
New York : Little Brown & Co
Call Number
06.4 A3a
Author
Adams, Ansel
Publisher
New York : Little Brown & Co
Published Date
2013
Physical Description
96 pages : black & white illustrations ; 24 cm.
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Fuhrer, Hans
Jasper National Park
Robson, Mount
ISBN
9780316243414
Accession Number
P2014-03-03
Call Number
06.4 A3a
Collection
Archives Library
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Anthropocene : Burtynsky, Baichwal, de Pencier

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue19825
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
2018
Author
Hackett, Sophie (curator), Andrea Kunard (curator), Urs Stahel (curator)
Publisher
Toronto : Art Gallery of Ontario ; Fredericton, New Brunswick : Goose Lane Editions
Call Number
06.4 H11a
  1 website  
Author
Hackett, Sophie (curator), Andrea Kunard (curator), Urs Stahel (curator)
Responsibility
Curated by Sophie Hackett, Andrea Kunard, Urs Stahel
Publisher
Toronto : Art Gallery of Ontario ; Fredericton, New Brunswick : Goose Lane Editions
Published Date
2018
Physical Description
251 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cm
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Photographers
Photography
Photography, Aerial
Art
Exhibitions
Exhibition catalogue
Environment
Subjects
Art - Exhibitions
Art and photography
Art and society
Artists
Color photography
Design, Industrial - Pictoral works
Education
Photographers
Photographs - Catalogues
Photography
Photography - Collections
Photography - Exhibitions
Photography - Landscapes
Photography, Documentary
Recycling (Waste), etc.
Video art - Exhibitions
Abstract
"A catalogue to accompany the exhibition Anthropocene, a collaboration by the artists and filmmakers Jennifer Baichwal, Edward Burtynsky, and Nicholas de Pencier, including film, photography, virtual reality, and augmented reality. Anthropocene is organized by the Art Gallery of Ontario and the Canadian Photography Institute of the National Gallery of Canada, in partnership with Manifattura di Arti, Sperimentazione e Tecnologia (Fondazione MAST)."-- Provided by publisher.
Contents
Foreword / Stephan Jost, Marc Mayer, and Isabella Sera`gnaoli -- Far and near : new views of the anthropocene / Sophie Hackett -- The anthropocene and its "golden spike" / Colin Waters & Jan Zalasiewicz -- "How anthropo-scenic!" : concerns and debates about the age of the human / Karla McManus -- Works -- Life in the anthropocene / Edward Burtynsky -- Our embedded signal / Jennifer Baichwal -- Evidence / Nicholas de Pencier -- Adams, Adams, Baltz, Burtynsky : the role of landscape in North America photography / Urs Stahel -- The art museum and the anthropocene / Andrea Kunard.
ISBN
978-1-988788-04-3
Accession Number
2019.36
Call Number
06.4 H11a
Collection
Art Library
URL Notes
Website for the Anthropocene multidisciplinary work by Edward Burtynsky, Jennifer Baichwal, Nicholas de Pencier
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A'pistotooki kii Ihkitsik Kaawa?pomaahkaa = Creator and the seven animals, why are we here

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue25235
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
2019
Author
Many Fingers, Crystal
Soop, Alex
Publisher
Calgary, Alta. : Durvile
Call Number
05 M11a
  1 website  
Author
Many Fingers, Crystal
Soop, Alex
Responsibility
Crystal Many Fingers (author)
Alex Soop (illustrator)
Publisher
Calgary, Alta. : Durvile
Published Date
2019
Physical Description
25 pages : color illustrations
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
First Nations
Blackfoot
Languages
Animals
Teachers
Siksika
Abstract
A’pistotooki kii Ihkitsik Kaawa’pomaahkaa is a delightful modern story about animals, their gifts, and why they were put on earth. (back cover)
Notes
The mentors and publishers of this series have supported the First Nations authors to share their stories under the guidance of traditional language speakers and Elders
ISBN
9780969448969
Accession Number
P2020.12
P2023.17 reference copy (2)
Call Number
05 M11a
Collection
Archives Library
URL Notes
Treaty 7 Language Books via Calgary Public Library
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Approaching Fernie on Hwy 3 West

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Artist
John Hartman (1950 – , Canadian)
Date
2011
Medium
watercolour on paper
Catalogue Number
HaO.05.03
Description
Watercolour of mountains on Highway 3 West entering Fernie.
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Artist
John Hartman (1950 – , Canadian)
Title
Approaching Fernie on Hwy 3 West
Date
2011
Medium
watercolour on paper
Dimensions
28 x 35.5 cm
Description
Watercolour of mountains on Highway 3 West entering Fernie.
Subject
landscape, Highway 3 West Fernie, mountains
Credit
Gift of John Hartman, Tiny, 2014
Catalogue Number
HaO.05.03
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Arctic Eden : journeys through the changing high Arctic

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue14440
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
2010
Author
Kobalenko, Jerry
Publisher
Vancouver : Greystone Books
Call Number
02.5 K79a
Author
Kobalenko, Jerry
Responsibility
Jerry Kobalenko
Publisher
Vancouver : Greystone Books
Published Date
2010
Physical Description
191 pages : colour illustrations ; 28 cm
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Arctic
Canada
Notes
Includes index.
"David Suzuki Foundation"
ISBN
9781553654421
Accession Number
P2015-03-31
Call Number
02.5 K79a
Collection
Archives Library
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Army Daze : from Cranbrook to Apeldoorne : life in a man's army

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue15438
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
2011
Author
Boileau, Doris Ann
Publisher
Victoria, BC : Aldridge Street Publishing
Call Number
08.1 B63ar
Author
Boileau, Doris Ann
Publisher
Victoria, BC : Aldridge Street Publishing
Published Date
2011
Physical Description
123 p : illustrations, portraits
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
History
World War II
Women in war
ISBN
9780986810503
Accession Number
2017.8661
Call Number
08.1 B63ar
Collection
Archives Library
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Around the world in a dugout canoe : the untold story of Captain John Voss and the Tilikum

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue24995
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
2019
Author
MacFarlane, John
Salmon, Lynn J.
Publisher
Madeira Park, BC : Harbour Publishing
Call Number
02.1 M11a
  1 website  
Author
MacFarlane, John
Salmon, Lynn J.
Responsibility
John M, MacFarlane
Lynn J. Salmon
Publisher
Madeira Park, BC : Harbour Publishing
Published Date
2019
Physical Description
268 p.
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Travel
Tourism
Luxton, Norman
Voss, John Claus
Canoeing
Sailing
Abstract
"For three years Voss and the Tilikum, aided by a rotating cast of characters, visited Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Brazil and finally England, weathering heavy gales at sea and attracting large crowds of spectators on shore. The austere on-board conditions and simple navigational equipment Voss used throughout the voyage are a testimony to his skill and to the solid construction of the Nuu-Chah-Nulth vessel. Both Voss and his original mate, newspaperman N.K. Luxton, later wrote about their journey in accounts compromised by poor memories, brazen egos and outright lies. Stories of murder, cannibalism and high-seas terror have been repeated elsewhere without any regard to the truth. Now, over a century later, a full and fair account of the voyage--and the magnitude of Voss’s accomplishment--is at last fully detailed. In this groundbreaking work, marine historians John MacFarlane and Lynn Salmon sift fact from fiction, critically examining the claims of Voss’s and Luxton’s manuscripts against research from libraries, archives, museums and primary sources around the world. Including unpublished photographs, letters and ephemera from the voyage, Around the World in a Dugout Canoe tells the real story of a little-understood character and his cedar canoe. It is an enduring story of courage, adventure, sheer luck and at times tragedy."-- Provided by publisher.
Contents
John Claus Voss -- Treasure Hunting in the Xora -- Norman Kenny Luxton -- “Out-Slocuming” Joshua Slocum -- Preparing to Voyage -- Across the Pacific -- Penrhyn Island and Beyond -- The Mate Walter Louis Begent -- Australia -- New Zealand -- South Africa -- Brazil and up the Atlantic to England -- Repatriation to Victoria -- The Sea Queen, the Tilikum II and Voss’s Last Years.
Notes
Contains materials from the Luxton family fonds from the Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies Archives & Library
Signed by John MacFarlane
ISBN
9781550178791
Accession Number
2019.106
Call Number
02.1 M11a
Collection
Archives Library
URL Notes
Link to publication on publisher's website
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Art, artists and the rocky mountains

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue14687
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
2010
Author
Wharton, Thomas
Call Number
06 W55a Pam
Author
Wharton, Thomas
Responsibility
by Thomas Wharton
Published Date
2010
Physical Description
4 pages : illustrations
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Canadian Pacific Railway
Group of Seven
Van Horne, William
Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies
Whyte, Catharine Robb
Whyte, Peter
Notes
Article printed from the web from Westworld Alberta from April 2010 about art in the Rocky Mountains and is does mention the Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies as well as the Canada House Gallery
Call Number
06 W55a Pam
Collection
Archives Library
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Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
2017
Author
Mayer, Marc
Publisher
OTTAWA : National Gallery of Canada
Call Number
06.1 M45a
Author
Mayer, Marc
Responsibility
edited by Walker, Lauren and Roth, Kathe
Publisher
OTTAWA : National Gallery of Canada
Published Date
2017
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Canadian art
Canadian
ISBN
9780888849823
Accession Number
2024.49
Call Number
06.1 M45a
Collection
Archives Library
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Art inspired by the Canadian Rockies, Purcell Mountains and Selkirk Mountains 1809-2012

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue14174
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
2012
Author
Townshend, Nancy
Publisher
Calgary : Bayeux Arts
Call Number
06.1 Al1to
Author
Townshend, Nancy
Responsibility
Nancy Townshend
Publisher
Calgary : Bayeux Arts
Published Date
2012
Physical Description
vi, 136p, 40 plates : ill., maps
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Notes
Includes index and bibliographic references
Partial contents: Lucius O'Brien, William Notman, Frederic Bell-Smith, David Thompson, Richard Henry Trueman, Byron Harmon, Lawren Harris, J. E. H. MacDonald, John Singer Sargent, Peter Whyte, Catharine Robb Whyte, Kent Monkman, Jin-Me Yoon and Jan Kabatoff
ISBN
978-1-897411-37-7
Call Number
06.1 Al1to
Collection
Archives Library
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Art inspired by the Canadian Rockies, Purcell Mountains and Selkirk Mountains 1809-2012

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue20143
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
2012
Author
Townshend, Nancy
Publisher
Calgary : Bayeux Arts
Call Number
N T69 A78
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Author
Townshend, Nancy
Responsibility
Nancy Townshend
Publisher
Calgary : Bayeux Arts
Published Date
2012
Physical Description
vi, 136p, 40 plates : ill., maps
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Art
Artists
O'Brien, Lucius
Notman, William & Son
Thompson, David
Harmon, Byron
Harris, Lawren
MacDonald, J.E.H
Sargent, John Singer
Whyte, Peter
Whyte, Catharine Robb
Rocky Mountains
Purcell Mountains
Selkirk Mountains
Abstract
Nancy Townshend's book on art inspired by the Canadian Rockies, Purcell Mountains, and Selkirk Mountains presents these mountains' justifiable prominence in world art. For over two centuries, Canadian artists have admired their magnitude and grandeur, their endlessly changing light and atmospheric conditions, their four distinct seasons, and myriad other aspects. The book is organized chronologically into three eras: traditional (1809 –1899), Modern (1900–1973) and contemporary (1974–2012). From David Thompson's watercolours in the early nineteenth century (c. 1809) of the East Kootenays to Jan Kabatoff's multimedia art of the early twenty-first century that addresses the impact of global warming on glaciers, Townshend's book presents a whole gamut of Canadian art inspired by these great mountains. Featuring three comprehensive overviews and thirteen chapters on both central and western Canadian artists, as well as a chapter on American artist John Singer Sargent, the book offers insights into their art and inspirations. What did two centuries of artistic exploration in the infinitely facetted Canadian Rockies, Purcells and Selkirks yield? How did the resulting works of art serve to build a unique western Canadian identity? How does the West inform Canadians about themselves, about their own place in the world at this critical time in world history? Townshend answers these questions in this significant reference book for decades to come. Over the past two hundred years, a shift from the exploitative view of Canada's mountain West during the traditional era to the contemporary creative genesis of this area has occurred. Because of the contemporary artists' commitment to wildlife conservation and environmental issues, the contemporary era is more outward looking and expansive, concerned about the world's future. Townshend's all-encompassing text and selected stunning images confirm John Ruskin's observation that mountains are "the beginning and end of all natural scenery." That Canada's mountain West is indeed a place to be revered, a place from which we can learn about ourselves now and in the future. (from author's website)
Contents
Preface
Introduction to the Traditional Era (1809-1899):
Chapter One - Lucius O'Brien (1832-1899)
Chapter Two - William McFarlane Notman (1857-1913)
Chapter Three - Frederic Bell-Smith (1846-1923)
Chapter Four - David Thompson (1770-1857)
Chapter Five - Richard Henery Trueman (1856-1911)
Chapter Six - Byron Harmon (1976-1942)
Introduction to the Modern Era (1900-1971):
Chapter Seven - Lawren Stewart Harris (1885-1970)
Chapter Eight - J.E.H. MacDonald (1873-1932)
Chapter Nine - John Singer Sargent (1856-1925)
Chapter Ten - Peter Whyte (1905-1966)
Chapter Eleven - Catharine Robb Whyte (1906-1979)
Introduction to the Contemporary Era (1972-2012):
Chapter Twelve - Kent Monkman (1965-)
Chapter Thirteen - Jin-Me Yoon (1960-)
Chapter Fourteen - Jan Kabatoff (1948-)
Conclusion
Index
Notes
Signed by author
ISBN
978-1-897411-37-7
Accession Number
AC637
Call Number
N T69 A78
Collection
Alpine Club of Canada Library
URL Notes
Author's website
Websites
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Art of freedom : the life and climbs of Voytek Kurtyka

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue19901
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
2017
Author
McDonald, Bernadette
Publisher
Victoria, British Columbia : Rocky Mountain Books
Call Number
G512 M16 A78
Author
McDonald, Bernadette
Responsibility
Bernadette McDonald
Publisher
Victoria, British Columbia : Rocky Mountain Books
Published Date
2017
Physical Description
326 pages : photographs ; 24 cm
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Mountaineering
Mountaineers
Mountaineers, Polish
Biography
Abstract
"A profound and moving biography of one of the international climbing world's most respected, complicated and reclusive mountaineers. Voytek Kurtyka remains one of the greatest alpinists of all time. Born in 1947, he was one of the leading lights of the Polish golden age of Himalayan climbing. His visionary approach to climbing resulted in many renowned ascents, such as the complete Broad Peak traverse, the "night naked" speed climbs of Cho Oyu and Shishapangma and, above all, the alpine-style ascent of the West Face of Gasherbrum IV. Dubbed the "climb of the century," his route on G IV, as of 2016, has yet to be repeated. His most frequent climbing partners were alpine legends of their time: Polish Himalayan climber Jerzy Kukuczka, Swiss mountain guide Erhard Loretan and British alpinist Alex MacIntyre. After repeated requests to accept the Piolet d'Or lifetime achievement award (the Academy Award of the climbing world), Kurtyka finally accepted the honour in the spring of 2016. A fiercely private individual, he continues to decline countless invitations for interviews, lectures and festival appearances, but has agreed to co-operate with internationally renowned and award winning Canadian author Bernadette McDonald on this long-awaited biography."-- Provided by publisher.
Contents
Introduction
Rock Animal
Alpinist in Training
Hindu Kush - Unleashed
Troll Wall
Bandaka - The Mordor Beauty
Hungry for Hunger
Dancing in the Moment
Enfant Terrible
Line against the Sky
The Shining Wall
Fork in the Road
Trango Tower
Night Naked
Dance of the Underclings
Chinese Maharaja
Metaphysical Think Tank
The Crux
Chronology of Selected Climbs
Acknowledgements
Notes
Sources
Index
ISBN
9781771602129
Accession Number
AC634
Call Number
G512 M16 A78
Collection
Alpine Club of Canada Library
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Art of Freedom : the life and climbs of Voytek Kurtyka

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue2157
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
2017
Author
McDonald, Bernadette
Publisher
Victoria, British Columbia : Rocky Mountain Books
Call Number
01 Mc14a
Author
McDonald, Bernadette
Responsibility
Bernadette McDonald
Publisher
Victoria, British Columbia : Rocky Mountain Books
Published Date
2017
Physical Description
326 pages : photographs ; 24 cm
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Mountaineering
Mountaineers
Mountaineers, Polish
Biography
Abstract
"A profound and moving biography of one of the international climbing world's most respected, complicated and reclusive mountaineers. Voytek Kurtyka remains one of the greatest alpinists of all time. Born in 1947, he was one of the leading lights of the Polish golden age of Himalayan climbing. His visionary approach to climbing resulted in many renowned ascents, such as the complete Broad Peak traverse, the "night naked" speed climbs of Cho Oyu and Shishapangma and, above all, the alpine-style ascent of the West Face of Gasherbrum IV. Dubbed the "climb of the century," his route on G IV, as of 2016, has yet to be repeated. His most frequent climbing partners were alpine legends of their time: Polish Himalayan climber Jerzy Kukuczka, Swiss mountain guide Erhard Loretan and British alpinist Alex MacIntyre. After repeated requests to accept the Piolet d'Or lifetime achievement award (the Academy Award of the climbing world), Kurtyka finally accepted the honour in the spring of 2016. A fiercely private individual, he continues to decline countless invitations for interviews, lectures and festival appearances, but has agreed to co-operate with internationally renowned and award winning Canadian author Bernadette McDonald on this long-awaited biography."-- Provided by publisher.
Contents
Introduction
Rock Animal
Alpinist in Training
Hindu Kush - Unleashed
Troll Wall
Bandaka - The Mordor Beauty
Hungry for Hunger
Dancing in the Moment
Enfant Terrible
Line against the Sky
The Shining Wall
Fork in the Road
Trango Tower
Night Naked
Dance of the Underclings
Chinese Maharaja
Metaphysical Think Tank
The Crux
Chronology of Selected Climbs
Acknowledgements
Notes
Sources
Index
ISBN
9781771602129
Accession Number
2019.11
Call Number
01 Mc14a
Collection
Archives Library
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