Canning River | Refuge Art Gazetteer

Canning River
The Canning begins at a glacier in the Franklin Mountains and flows north 125 miles to Camden Bay. About 50 miles from the coast, and 30 miles west of Lake Schrader, the Canning surrounds Shublik Island. According to Orth's Dictionary of Alaska Place Names, the Canning was named by British explorer Sir John Franklin in 1826 in honor of a deceased member of his second overland expedition to the area. However, recent research by Dave Mullington and Bill Kavanagh indicates that Franklin probably named the river after British prime minister George Canning. The confusion about a deceased expedition member might have arisen because George Canning died in 1827, and so was already dead by the time Franklin edited his journals after his return to England. Alaska Native names include Kogruak River, Kugruak River, and Kuguru River.

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James Behlke Midnight, Shublik Island Acrylic on canvas		David Mollett Upper Canning Valley Alkyd on canvas 20 x 16 in 1992

David Mollett Canning River Alkyd on canvas 30 x 24 in 1992		Ursula Schneider Rain Canning River Nylon, acrylic and pigment 83 x 11 in 1998

Ursula Schneider Wait: I See Something Acrylic on wood 78 x 12 in 1995		Ursula Schneider Canning River Acrylic on wood 56 x 14.5 in 1994

Ursula Schneider Rain Canning River II Soft pastel on paper 44 x 15 in 1998		Ursula Schneider Marsh Fork/Canning Intersection Acrylic on wood 61 x 17 in 1998

Ursula Schneider Canning River Woodcut, edition 30 38 x 13 in 1996		Ursula Schneider A Trail: Arctic National Wildlife Refuge Woodcut, edition 20 39 x 12 in 1999