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1990-1993 (Creation)
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- Parker, June Swanky
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1 folder
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June Swanky Parker is a Prince George artist and member of the "Milltown Six"- a group of female artists from Prince George including: Doris Ditarro, Caroline Moorehouse, Ann Bogle, Vivian Antoniw, Ruth Hanse.
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TR-0450 (received 2008)
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Consists of June Swanky Parker's Trip Diary (1990-1991) compiled during Alexander MacKenzie bi-centennial exploratory trips for an exhibition entitled: "In the Footsteps of Alexander Mackenzie on the Nuxalt-Carrier Grease Trail"
Diary begins Sept. 21, 1990, ends August 25, 1991 and consists of :
- 34 Handwritten entries
- 17 Watercolour sketches and 7 pen or pencil sketches
- 49 Photographs of the trip and of resulting artworks
Trip embarked upon by the “Milltown Six”: Caroline Moorhouse, June Parker, Ruth Hansen, Vivian Antoniw, Anne Bogle and Doris Dittaro.
Diary divided into 8 sections:
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Introduction to the Milltown Six
- Includes 1 b&w photo of June Swanky Parker
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Trip #1: Eucheniko Lk, Kuskus Lake – Sept. 21-24, 1990
- Includes: 2 ink sketches, 4 colour photographs, 8 watercolour sketches
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Trip #2: Ulkatcho meeting Grounds, Gatcho Lake- July 22-27, 1991
- Includes: 4 ink or pencil sketches, 5 colour photographs, 3 watercolour sketches
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Trip #3: Bella Coola – Aug. 15, 1991
- Includes: 2 colour photographs, 2 watercolour sketches
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Euchiniko Lake Lodge with Ted and Linda Williams – Aug. 23-25, 1991
- Includes: 1 ink sketches, 8 colour photographs, 4 watercolour sketches
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Record and photographs of paintings and slides of paintings created for the exhibit (2 pages)
- Includes 29 photographs of artwork
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Newspaper article re: PG Art Gallery exhibition, July 1993
- "Milltown Artists traverse, and record historic route to the Pacific" by Arnold Olson for Plus! Magazine Saturday July 10, 1993
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RBCM exhibit program re: exhibition, Nov.1-Dec.15, 1993.
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Personal or academic use of materials is welcomed under the standard fair dealing and educational use clauses of Canadian Copyright Law. Commercial use is, however, forbidden without the express permission of the copyright holder. For information on obtaining written permission from the copyright holder, please contact the Northern B.C. Archives and Special Collections.
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June Swanky Parker donated her painting #16 (a piece inspired by this trek) entitled "Native Graves - Ulkatcho" to UNBC where it now resides as a part of the University's Artworks Collection. Photographs of this particular painting and other versions of it can be found in this diary.