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Evening, Lake O'Hara

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Artist
Richard Jack (1866 – 1952, Canadian)
Date
1931
Medium
oil on canvas
Catalogue Number
JkR.02.02
Description
In the foreground on the right side of the painting there are four green trees and a shore made out of mostly rocks. To the left and along the bottom edge a lake of bluegreen water sits in front of a brown mountain range. The mountains have snow on parts of the peaks and the sky is blue with white …
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Artist
Richard Jack (1866 – 1952, Canadian)
Title
Evening, Lake O'Hara
Date
1931
Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
69.9 x 90.0 cm
Description
In the foreground on the right side of the painting there are four green trees and a shore made out of mostly rocks. To the left and along the bottom edge a lake of bluegreen water sits in front of a brown mountain range. The mountains have snow on parts of the peaks and the sky is blue with white clouds.
Subject
landscape
Canadian Rockies
lake
Lake O'Hara
Credit
Gift of Donald Grace, Saanichton, 1996
Catalogue Number
JkR.02.02
Notes
Artistry Revealed: Peter Whyte, Catharine Robb Whyte and Their Contemporaries; June 17, 2018 to October 21, 2018
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Extinction triage

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue946
Medium
Library - Periodical
Published Date
2018
Author
Stuart, Ryan
Publisher
In Canadian Rockies Annual, Vol. 3, 2018
Call Number
P
Author
Stuart, Ryan
Editor
Ward, Meghan J.
Publisher
In Canadian Rockies Annual, Vol. 3, 2018
Published Date
2018
Physical Description
p.58-63
Medium
Library - Periodical
Subjects
Wildlife
Caribou
Banff National Park
Jasper National Park
Abstract
Caribou numbers are dwindling in the mountain parks despite millions of dollars being allocated to save them. Should we be giving up on one species for the sake of another?
Language
English
Call Number
P
Collection
Archives Library
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O'Hara : stories of a beloved landscape and the people who have shaped it

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue19820
Medium
Library - Periodical
Published Date
May 2019
Author
Ward, Meghan J.
Publisher
Crowfoot Media
Call Number
P
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Author
Ward, Meghan J.
Publisher
Crowfoot Media
Published Date
May 2019
Physical Description
p.66-75
Medium
Library - Periodical
Subjects
Lake O'Hara
Lake O'Hara Bungalow Camp
Lake O'Hara Lodge
Lake O'Hara region
Lake O'Hara Trails Club
Alpine Club of Canada
History
Elizabeth Parker Hut
Abbot Pass Hut
Hiking
Conservation
Abstract
Pertains to the Lake O'Hara area including the history of its "discovery", creation of trail systems, Alpine Club of Canada activities, lodges, huts and access parameters. Includes many images from the Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies Archives & Library.
Notes
In Canadian Rockies Annual, vol.04, May 2019
Call Number
P
Collection
Archives Library
URL Notes
Website for Crowfoot Media - publishers of Canadian Rockies Annual
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The language of fire - interview with Parks Canada Gregg Walker

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue916
Medium
Library - Periodical
Published Date
2018
Author
Wilson, Niki
Publisher
In Canadian Rockies Annual, Vol. 3, 2018
Call Number
P
Author
Wilson, Niki
Editor
Ward, Meghan J.
Publisher
In Canadian Rockies Annual, Vol. 3, 2018
Published Date
2018
Physical Description
p.48-53
Medium
Library - Periodical
Subjects
Fire ecology
Fire fighting
Fires
Parks Canada
Banff National Park
Kootenay National Park
Waterton-Glacier International Peace Park
Mount Assiniboine Provincial Park
Abstract
Wildfires play an important role in the landscape. But when they burn out of control, professionals dive in to manage them. Fire expert Gregg Walker explains what's really going on amidst the flames
Language
English
Call Number
P
Collection
Archives Library
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