Jim King’s Wharf, Alert, B.C.

Roger H. Boulet, “The Tranquility and the Turbulence”, Markham, 1981, illustrated page 107

First creating landscapes between 1925 and 1935, Phillips moved to depicting scenes of the Rocky Mountains of British Columbia. Editions of this print can be found in the collections of the National Gallery of Canada and the Vancouver Art Gallery. Phillips writes on the wharf: “Some of the coastal steamers tie up at the end of this crazy wharf, and discharge consignments of groceries and other articles of commerce, for the genial Chinese merchant Jim King, whose store stands at the shore end of it. The tide races along Johnstone Strait between the shore and Vancouver Island, whose snow-capped peaks may be seen in the distance.”