Read this Wildlife Art Journal article LAKE MACARTHUR, 1925, oil on canvas, by Carl Rungius, Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies Subscribers may see all 21 images. AUTUMN ELK, 30 X 40 inches, oil on linen, by Dwayne Harty Subscribers may see all 21 images. Dwayne Harty painting plein air overlooking the Nahanni River and Pulpit Rock, Nahanni National Park, Northwest Territories, photo by Harvey Locke
Subscribers may see all 21 images. IN THE WINTER NIGHT (Owl Chasing Snowshoe Hare), oil on canvas, by Clarence Tillenius (Canada, 1913-2012), Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies Subscribers may see all 21 images. The Yellowstone to Yukon bioregion, the prime muse for Dwayne Harty and the corresponding exhibition up at the Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies during the summer of 2012 Subscribers may see all 21 images. 'Yellowstone to Yukon' Exhibition Opens at Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies in BanffPainter Dwayne Harty Featured In Bi-National Show Of Historic And Contemporary GemsWritten By Todd Wilkinson (Author's Bio)
Above: 'Ogilvie Rockies, oil on canvas, (1940), by Carl Rungius, collection Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies.
By Todd Wilkinson
Last summer, Americans were awakened to a stunning bold vision: a blueprint to protect the wild interior spine of the North American continent and its vast array of animal inhabitants. The Yellowstone to Yukon Conservation Initiative, unrivaled in scale globally, seeks to maintain the biological connectivity of a land corridor stretching nearly 2,000 miles from the Red Desert of Wyoming all the way to Canada’s Arctic North.
What made the revelation of "Y2Y" especially breathtaking for those discovering it for the first time is that the idea wasn’t communicated through words or scientific research papers; rather, its glory radiated from a remarkable collection of fine art spanning more than a century. “Yellowstone to Yukon: The Journey of Wildlife and Art,” an exhibition of paintings and sculpture, attracted large international crowds and generated a noticeable buzz when it opened at the National Museum of Wildlife Art in Jackson Hole, Wyoming.
In 2012, anticipation may be even higher as the treasure trove of historic and contemporary works begins a long stay at the Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies. The show runs from June 16 to November 15. "Getting it here has been three years in the making," says Michale Lang, executive director of the Whyte and one of three key curators. "We're excited because on so many different levels, this show is about transcendence—thinking beyond...
Additional Article Information:· Article is 467 words long (250 are displayed in this preview). Author: Todd Wilkinson Post Date:May 9th, 2011 'Yellowstone to Yukon: The Journey of Wildlife and Art , a major exhibition of contemporary and historic wildlife art, opens at the Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies in June and runs into the fall. It also showcases the work of Dwayne Harty who was assigned to paint the wild Yellowstone to Yukon corridor. Foremost, the show highlights the work of Carl Rungius and several other prominent talents. The list of revered Canadians includes
naturalist Ernest Thompson Seton, Robert Bateman, Robert Lougheed,
Clarence Tillenius, Charles A. Beil, Richard Loffler, Robert Muskego,
Robert Hope, Walter Phillips, and Maureen Enns, among others. The names
of American artists include Thomas Moran, Albert Bierstadt, Thomas Hill, Louis
Agassiz Fuertes, Charles M. Russell, Edward Kemeys, A.P. Proctor,
Belmore Browne, John Fery, Aiden Lassell Ripley, and a true all-star
cast of more contemporary artisans, including the late Bob Kuhn, Tucker
Smith, Ken Bunn, Ken Carlson, Michael Coleman, Jim Wilcox, Francis
Yellow, the late Lanford Monroe, Tim Shinabarger and Nancy Glazier.
' Research tags: wildlife art, wildlife art journal, Dwayne Harty, michale lang, whyte museum of the canadian rockies, Harvey Locke, Yellowstone to Yukon, national museum of wildlife art, todd wilkinson, whyte museum of the canadian rockies, Ernest Thompson Seton, Robert Bateman, Robert Lougheed, Clarence Tillenius, Charles A. Beil, Richard Loffler, Robert Muskego, Robert Hope, Walter Phillips, Maureen Enns, Thomas Moran, Albert Bierstadt, Thomas Hill, Louis Agassiz Fuertes, Charles M. Russell, Edward Kemeys, A.P. Proctor, Belmore Browne, John Fery, Aiden Lassell Ripley, Bob Kuhn, Tucker Smith, Ken Bunn, Ken Carlson, Michael Coleman, Jim Wilcox, Francis Yellow, Lanford Monroe, Tim Shinabarger, Nancy Glazier. Steve Duerr, Murie Center, |
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