Bow Lake - Wellspring of Art (Paperback)

Bow Lake in the Canadian Rockies has inspired artists for almost a century. An early explorer who recognized the beauty of this alpine landscape was Jimmy Simpson, a legendary guide and outfitter who also collected art and painted in watercolours. He welcomed artists such as Carl Rungius, Belmore Browne and Peter and Catharine Whyte to his camp beside Bow Lake, which eventually became the storied Num-Ti-Jah Lodge. A.C. Leighton and his wife, Barbara, along with Walter J. Phillips were among the early artists at Bow Lake. This artistic tradition has been carried on with the current artist-in-residence program at Num-Ti-Jah, attracting many contemporary artists to paint the spectacular landscape. This volume includes an introduction describing the history of exploration and the early artistic activity generated by Jimmy Simpson, followed by brief biographies of 18 contemporary artists whose works are also included in the 47 colour plates, all documented and described, of which only 6 have ever been published before.

General

Imprint:	Rocky Mountain Books,Canada
Country of origin:	Canada
Release date:	November 2010
First published:	November 2010
Authors:	Jane Lytton Gooch
Dimensions:	203 x 203 x 9mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	192
ISBN-13:	978-1-926855-05-9
Categories:	Books > Arts & Architecture > History of art / art & design styles > From 1900 > General Promotions
LSN:	1-926855-05-1
Barcode:	9781926855059

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