Name/Title
The Salmon Leap: Capilano Canyon, North Vancouver, B.C.Entry/Object ID
2019.06.01Description
Print
This image depicts the Salmon Leap in Capilano. "Capilano" is a First Nations word, originally spelled Kia’palano, meaning “beautiful river”. Capilano Canyon is one of the Vancouver, B.C.'s four canyons.
At the Capilano River Salmon Hatchery there are now fish ladders that enable passage of migrating fish, particularly active in the early fall during the return of the Chinook and Coho Salmon.Artwork Details
Medium
Hand-coloured rotogravure on paperSubject Place
Region
Cascades and PlateauContinent
North AmericaContext
Capilano Canyon (Capilano River Regional Park) is one of the outdoor gems of the Vancouver area, accessible year-round, where you can experience a west coast rainforest within a scenic, rugged canyon setting. The Capilano River has always been an important landmark on the North Shore, serving as the border between North and West Vancouver and emptying into Burrard Inlet next to the Lions Gate Bridge. Its water is supplied from the spring and summer snow melt of several local mountains, including Grouse Mountain and as far back as the Lions.
Established in 1971, the Capilano River Hatchery was built to strengthen declining Capilano salmon stocks. Today, the hatchery receives 400,000 visitors annually and is widely recognized for its contributions. Depending on the season, you may see juvenile salmon and trout in the display aquaria or mature returning salmon in the fish ladder. In the fall, salmon returning to the Capilano River provide an important food, social and ceremonial fishery for the Squamish First Nation.Made/Created
Artist Information
Artist
Edward J. Cherry, FRSA (1886-1960)Role
PhotographerArtist
EDWARD J. CHERRY VANCOUVER, B.C. AND LONDONRole
PublisherDate made
n.d.Time Period
20th CenturyNotes
PHOTOGRAPHER BIOGRAPHY
Born in St. Albans, England, Edward J. Cherry was an English Canadian artist. He and one of his brothers, Arthur, trained at their father’s photographic and framing business, and both would become well-known etchers and painters. Cherry immigrated to Canada in 1907, and worked as a picture framer in Vancouver. He was living in Victoria when he enlisted in the WWI Canadian Over-Seas Expeditionary Force (CEF) embarking for England in July 2016. After exposure to poison gas, Cherry spent two years recuperating in a French military hospital, sketching as part of his convalescence. Discharged from the army in 1920, it appears that he may have been living and working on both sides of the Atlantic.
In 1928, Edward was elected a fellow of the Royal Society of Arts. From 1931 to 1935, Cherry was living and working in Vancouver as an artist. During this time, he also worked for Boyles Brothers Drilling Company, and then later for Pumps and Power. In 1948, he retired. He exhibited work at the Vancouver Art Gallery in the 1st Annual B.C. Artists exhibition and the Vancouver Exhibition in 1932. He reportedly retired as a self-employed artist in 1952. His death certificate noted that he had been in Vancouver for 53 years.Inscription/Signature/Marks
Type
LabelLocation
Label (preprinted):
Fine Hand-Coloured Gravure after the Original by EDWARD J. CHERRY
The Salmon Leap: Capilano Canyon, North Vancouver, B.C.
COPYRIGHT & PUBLISHED BY EDWARD J. CHERRY
VANCOUVER, B.C. AND LONDONDimensions
Dimension Description
SupportHeight
19.1 cmWidth
14 cmAcquisition
Acquisition Method
PurchaseDate
Mar 12, 2019Notes
Lunds Lot #441Relationships
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2017.02.09 Looking Across the Bay, Stanley Park, Vancouver, B.C.
2019.06.01 The Salmon Leap: Capilano Canyon, North Vancouver, B.C.
