Emily Carr
(1871–1945) kanadensisk författare och målare
Emily Carr (Canada, 1871–1945) is listed in the catalogue as a painter and a ceramicist. By year of birth, Emily Carr belongs to the chapter ‘The avant-garde’ in this site’s history of art.
Emily Carr was born in Victoria and died in Victoria. Emily Carr trained at Westminster School of Art, Académie Colarossi, and San Francisco Art Institute. Emily Carr worked in Vancouver, Victoria, Paris, and Sweden. Wikidata associates Emily Carr with Expressionism and French modernism. Emily Carr became a member of Canadian Group of Painters. The awards include Governor General's Award for English-language non-fiction, honorary doctorate from the University of British Columbia, and Person of National Historic Significance.
One of the best-known works is ‘Klee Wyck’. The works belong mainly to the genre landscape painting. The catalogue has 24 works by Emily Carr with free images. The dated works span the years 1906–1939. Works by Emily Carr are held by several collections, among them Vancouver Art Gallery, Art Gallery of Greater Victoria, Art Gallery of Ontario, and National Gallery of Canada.
Contemporary artists in the same chapter include Elizabeth Wentworth Roberts, Clark Greenwood Voorhees, Louis Soutter, Leo von könig, and Albert Herter.