John Innes (Canadian 1863-1941)
Simon Fraser's Canoes In The Rapids
Watercolour heightened with gouache, signed and inscribed lower right "With Compliments & Thanks John Innes 1927"
This watercolour is a sketch for the Spencer's Department Store mural "Simon Fraser’s Canoes Descending the Fraser River" by John Innes & George H. Southwell. In 1927 John Innes (assisted by George Southwell) painted ten panels for the Vancouver department store of David Spencer. They represent logging, mining, fishing, and agriculture, including an image of Simon Fraser on the Fraser River. In 1949, the panels were removed from the stores and 8 of the 10 were donated to UBC but four were de-accessioned in 2008. To date some panels have been destroyed, some are in storage and some are in the Art Gallery of the University of British Columbia. However the whereabouts of "Simon Fraser's Canoes Descending the Fraser River" is still unknown.
Size in inches: 7 1/2 h x 9 3/4 w (with frame 11 1/4 x 13 1/4)
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