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Emily Carr (December 13, 1871 – March 2, 1945) was a Canadian artist who was inspired by the monumental art and villages of the First Nations and the landscapes of British Columbia. She also was a vivid writer and chronicler of life in her surroundings, praised for her "complete candour" and "strong prose". [2]
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Jun 23, 2013 · Emily Carr, painter, writer (born 13 December 1871 in Victoria, BC; died 2 March 1945 in Victoria). Along with Tom Thomson, the Group of Seven and David Milne, Emily Carr was one of the pre-eminent Canadian painters of the first half of the 20th century, and perhaps the most original.
Emily Carr is considered to be a major Canadian artist for her depiction of the landscapes of Pacific Northwest and its aboriginal culture. Being one of the pioneers of Modernist and Post-Impressionist styles of painting in Canada, she was not recognized until late in her life.
West Coast painter Emily Carr (1871–1945) became a leading figure in Canadian modernism, on par with the Group of Seven. Read her biography to find out more.
Sep 30, 2023 · Emily Carr, Untitled (Self-portrait), 1924–25, oil on paperboard, Collection of the Vancouver Art Gallery, Emily Carr Trust. A Room of Her Own features approximately 25 works drawn from the Gallery’s Emily Carr Collection—the most comprehensive holdings of her work in the world.
Emily Carr was a painter and writer whose lifelong inspiration was the coastal environment of British Columbia. Her later paintings of the vast Canadian West Coast sky and monumental trees, with their sweeping brushstrokes, demonstrate her continued desire to paint in a "big" way that she felt was in keeping with the expansiveness of her ...
