To See What He Saw: J.E.H. Macdonald and the O’Hara Years, 1924–1932

To See What He Saw: J.E.H. Macdonald and the O’Hara Years, 1924–1932 is part detective story and part catalogue to the Whyte Museum show (to Oct 20). The engaging text reveals rich insights into the Group of Seven artist J.E.H. MacDonald. This book evolved from its two authors’ nearly 20-year search to find the sites around Lake O’Hara, in the Canadian Rockies, where the artist painted his landscapes. Delving into extensive research—studying MacDonald’s writings, oil sketches and studio works—they tracked and photographed the painter’s locations, finding artifacts along the way.