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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
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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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The Devine life at Selkirk lodge

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue15413
Medium
Library - Periodical
Published Date
May 2017
Author
Cooper, Abby
Publisher
In Canadian Rockies Annual, vol.02, May 2017
Call Number
P
Author
Cooper, Abby
Publisher
In Canadian Rockies Annual, vol.02, May 2017
Published Date
May 2017
Physical Description
p.18-19
Medium
Library - Periodical
Subjects
Selkirk Mountains
Ski mountaineering
Skiing
Notes
Story of Steve Devine.
Call Number
P
Collection
Archives Library
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Geobackcountry Rogers Pass : uptracks, bootpacks and bushwhacks

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue14897
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
2014
Author
Sproul, Douglas
Publisher
Revelstoke : Uptrack Publishing
Edition
2nd ed
Call Number
F1090 S57
Author
Sproul, Douglas
Edition
2nd ed
Publisher
Revelstoke : Uptrack Publishing
Published Date
2014
Physical Description
301 pages, col. ill., maps
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Guidebooks
Rogers Pass
Skiing
Selkirk Mountains
Notes
See maps for accompanying topographic route map
ISBN
9780993769535
Accession Number
AC609
Call Number
F1090 S57
Collection
Alpine Club of Canada Library
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Rogers pass : uptracks, bootpacks and bushwhacks : a topographic route map to backcountry skiing at Rogers Pass

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue21550
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Map
Published Date
2014
Author
Sproul, Douglas
Publisher
Revelstoke : Uptrack Publishing
Edition
1st ed
Call Number
A6.4
Author
Sproul, Douglas
Edition
1st ed
Publisher
Revelstoke : Uptrack Publishing
Published Date
2014
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Map
Subjects
Rogers Pass
Glacier National Park
Selkirk Mountains
Notes
This map is a companion to the GeoBackcountry Rogers Pass Guidebook. Refer to the book for important information not included on this map.
Call Number
A6.4
Collection
Alpine Club of Canada Library
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Rogers Pass alpine guide : the heart of the Selkirk Range

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue14384
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
2012
Author
Jones, David P
Publisher
Squamish, BC : High Col Press
Call Number
01.4 J6r
Author
Jones, David P
Responsibility
David P. Jones
Publisher
Squamish, BC : High Col Press
Published Date
2012
Physical Description
255 pages : illustrations, maps ; 21 cm
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Guidebooks
Rogers Pass
Selkirk Mountains
Notes
Includes index
ISBN
9780986519123
Accession Number
2015.8395
Call Number
01.4 J6r
Collection
Archives Library
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