[BCMA] For Immediate Release: "See the Forest Through Leonard Frank's Trees"

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February 22, 2012 - PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

 

SEE THE FOREST THROUGH LEONARD FRANK'S TREES

 

The legacy of famed photographer, Leonard Frank (1870 - 1944) lives
through the Jewish Museum and Archives of British Columbia (JMABC).
Photographs from the Leonard Frank Photos Studio fonds are now available
for viewing and temporary exhibition loan via the JMABC.

 

Since 1971, the Jewish Historical Society of British Columbia, led by
Cyril Leonoff, has been collecting community treasures and processing
and preserving them for future generations. With the help of Young
Canada Works (YCW) and the Canadian Heritage Information Network (CHIN),
Amber McBride, Assistant Digitization Intern, has completed processing
and digitizing over 2,000 Leonard Frank and Otto F. Landauer logging and
lumber photographs from the Leonard Frank Photos Studio fonds, under the
direction of Jennifer Yuhasz, the JMABC's Archivist. 

 

Frank arrived on the Pacific Coast from Germany during the gold rush and
like many others at the time, hoped to find his fortune in gold;
however, this was not his fate. Instead, Frank won a raffle at the
Alberni mining camp and received a camera, leading him to his life's
passion and livelihood, and the world to his breathtaking portraits of
BC landscapes.

 

Frank was a wiry man who loved to trek up tough terrain to capture
unique and brilliant photographs. In 1923 Frank was honoured with the
Trail Rider and Mountaineer Badge presented by the Canadian Pacific
Railway. Frank is responsible for more than a third of the 100,000
photographs in the BC Historic Photograph section of the Vancouver
Public Library. Historians regard his collection as the most important
in the West and the second most in all of Canada. Franks field logging
collection is second to none. The JMABC owns approximately 39,000
photographs from the Leonard Frank Photos Studio fonds.

 

Leonard Frank's photographs share the gorgeous, changed landscapes of BC
with his audience - emulate his vision by speaking with us about
exhibition opportunities for your museum. The JMABC is BC's preeminent
and authoritative body for the collection and sharing of community
memory of Jewish life in British Columbia. We are flexible,
cost-conscious, and look forward to speaking with your organization
about exhibition opportunities soon.  

 

To view the digitized photographs online, please go to Artefacts Canada.
A portion of the digitized photographs are also available for viewing on
the JMABC's website at www.jewishmuseum.ca <http://www.jewishmuseum.ca>
. 

 

For more information, or to inquire about exhibition opportunities,
volunteering, or support, please email info at jewishmuseum.ca
<mailto:info at jewishmuseum.ca> . 

 

 

Media Contact: Kara Mintzberg

 

Education Coordinator

Jewish Museum and Archives of BC

6184 Ash Street l Van, BC V5Z 3G9

 

T: 604-257-5199

F: 604-257-5198

E: kmintzberg at jewishmuseum.ca 

 

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