Emily carr biography book

          With a narrative that is at once sympathetic and penetrating, acclaimed writer and historian Maria Tippett chronicles Carr's struggles, wide travels, and....

          Emily Carr

          Canadian artist and writer (1871–1945)

          Emily Carr

          Carr in 1930

          Born

          Millie Emily Carr


          (1871-12-13)December 13, 1871

          Victoria, British Columbia, Canada

          DiedMarch 2, 1945(1945-03-02) (aged 73)

          Victoria, British Columbia, Canada

          Resting placeRoss Bay Cemetery, Victoria, British Columbia
          Education
          Known forPainting, writing
          Notable work
          StylePost-Impressionism
          MovementGroup of Seven (associated)

          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.[1] She also was a vivid writer and chronicler of life in her surroundings, praised for her "complete candour" and "strong prose".[2]Klee Wyck, her first book, published in 1941, won the Governor General's Literary Award for non-fiction[3] and this book and others written by her or compiled from her writin