W.O. Mitchell - High River, Alberta
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The W.O. Mitchell mural is in a small plaza and painted on the backside of the RBC Bank located at 102 3rd Avenue West.
Waymark Code: WMPK41
Location: Alberta, Canada
Date Posted: 09/11/2015
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Though this mural is not acknowledged with signage, it is stated in the High River walking tour guide we acquired at the visitor center.
The mural is of W.O. Mitchell, in later years, sitting on a bench observing the passersby. This is well done by artist J.M. Compton in 1994 just a few years prior to Mitchell's death in 1998.
W.O. Mitchell is best remembered for his "Who Has Seen the Wind" and the "Jake and the Kid" stories which were inspired by his life while living on the Saskatchewan prairie.
Information transcribed from brochure.
J.M Compton, 1994
W.O. (Bill) Mitchell is one of Canada’s best-loved writers. His works include such Canadian classics as Who Has Seen the Wind and Jake and the Kid.
Bill, his wife Merna, and their family lived in High River from 1944 to 1968 (except for three years when he was fiction editor at Macleans.
Bill taught English, Social Studies and Drama at High River High School. Stories of Bill’s exploits in High River abound and he is fondly remembered by many locals. In later years, he and Merna lived mainly in Calgary, but they chose the High River Cemetery as their final resting place.
William Ormond Mitchell (1914-1998
City: High River
Location Name: RBC Bank
Artist: J.M Compton
Date: 1994
Media: Painted
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