Royal Bay, British Columbia
Datec. 1889
Artist
Mary Hallock Foote
(American illustrator, 1847–1938)
Illustration CitationDate and place of publication not identified
MediumGraphite on paper
Dimensionssheet: 11 15/16 × 8 15/16 in. (30.3 × 22.7 cm)
Credit LineAcquisition Fund, 1991
Object number1991-10
On View
Not on viewClassificationsDRAWING
Label TextThis is a view of Royal Bay in British Columbia. on Vancouver Island opposite the State of Washington. Mary Hallock Foote accompanied her mining engineer husband to postings in California, Colorado and Idaho, where she illustrated twelve novels, four short story collections, and many essays which often presented domestic side of the West, revealing the struggles and triumphs of women settlers.
