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PALETTES OF THE PEAKS:
ARTISTS INSPIRED BY LAKE O'HARA

JUNE 7 – OCTOBER 7, 2024

Known by painters for its unique and unequalled luminosity, many agree no other mountain region ascends to that claim.

Now a UNESCO World Heritage site frequented by thousands of visitors, Lake O’Hara continues to exist as a destination for adventurous hikers, climbers, and creative individuals. Its natural beauty remains a favoured destination for artists whose original and impactful images continue to resonate today.

Artists such as Peter Whyte, Catharine Robb Whyte, Richard Jack, Walter Phillips, Carl Rungius, Frederic Marlett Bell-Smith, and Aldo Hibbard have left a decisive portrayal of the area in keeping with technical methods of the era. Catherine Perehudoff Fowler’s impressive canvas further confirms the destination’s admiration and appeal by contemporary generations of artists.

All works in the exhibition are from the collection of the Whyte Museum.

Image: Aldro T. Hibbard (1886-1972, American), Mount Biddle at Lake O'Hara. 1925. Oil on canvas. HbA.02.01

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