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- Date
- 2011
- Medium
- oil on wood
- Catalogue Number
- GuR.02.01
- Description
- A landscape oil painting, on board, of forest on fire. The painting is dominated by one central tree. Fallen tree on fire diagonally across painting in foreground. Background is thick forest on fire and some blue sky with orange smoke. Primarily red, green, blue and yellow color palette. Au verso s…
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- Title
- #4 Wildfires
- Date
- 2011
- Medium
- oil on wood
- Dimensions
- 19.2 x 24.3 cm
- Description
- A landscape oil painting, on board, of forest on fire. The painting is dominated by one central tree. Fallen tree on fire diagonally across painting in foreground. Background is thick forest on fire and some blue sky with orange smoke. Primarily red, green, blue and yellow color palette. Au verso several stickers. At top white with black printing “THIS PAINTING HAS BEEN DONATED TO THE PERMANENT COLLECTION OF THE WHYTE MUSEUM OF THE CANADIAN ROCKIES AT BANFF. IT IS A GIFT FROM THE ARTIST, ROBERT GUEST OF GRANDE CACHE. 2012.” Sticker middle right is yellow with black print, “ CAUTION! HELP AVOID FADING: Display original artwork out of direct sunlight or other strong light, and away from heat or moist conditions!” Bottom left label, white with black printing, “#4. Wildfires./2011” NEW OILPAINT SERIES - 8X10 “ PANELS AT GRANDE CACHE, BY R. GUEST.” Bottom left sticker, blue with black print, see artist bio.
- Subject
- landscape
- forest fire
- Robert Guest
- Credit
- Purchased from Robert Guest, Grande Cache, 2012
- Catalogue Number
- GuR.02.01
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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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