Oil painting of rustic log cabin in the North Cascades of Washington, by Julian Itter, 1908

• Format: Other/Unknown Material
• Language: unknown
• Published: 1908
• Subjects: Environmentalism; Neighborhoods and Scenery; Canada; Glacier Peak; Log Cabin; glacier*
• Online Access: http://cdm16786.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/imlsmohai/id/14777

Julian Itter (1876-1967) was born in Canada and came to Seattle in 1904. In 1905, Itter traveled around Lake Chelan, painting the scenery, and the next year, his paintings were presented in an exhibition at the Butler Hotel in Seattle. This exhibition inspired a Portland-based mountaineering group to advocate for a national park in the Lake Chelan region. Itter went to Washington, DC, where he proposed to President Teddy Roosevelt a national park that would include Lake Chelan, Glacier Peak, and an area near the Skagit River. Unfortunately, the mining groups opposed the idea and it was quashed. His paintings and his continued work as a conservationist, however, earned him the honor of "founding father of the North Cascades National Park." 1 Painting; Materials: oil --canvas; Dimensions: Art: 16 in.H x 20 in.W Frame: 25.75 in.H x 29.5 in.W x 3.5 in.D