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category: Art
published: Jun 2006
ISBN:9781553651734
publisher: Douglas & McIntyre

Emily Carr

by Ian Thom & Charles Hill

tagged: canadian
Description

Defiant Victorian, drawn to the deep forest and the open sky. Early recorder of Northwest Coast monumental art. Painter. Writer. Humorist. Emily Carr is all of these, and she is uniue in the Canadian cultural pantheon.

 

We know much about Emily Carr, but what of the social and political contexts that surrounded her, that defined her image and her posterity?

 

This groundbreaking book by three distinguished senior curators -- Charles C. Hill, Johanne Lamoureux, Ian M. Thom -- and seven equally distinguished Canadian essayists -- Jay Stewart & Peter Macnair, Shirley Bear & Susan Crean, Marcia Crosby, Andrew Hunter, and Gerta Moray -- sheds new light on Emily Carr and her world.

About the Authors

Ian Thom

Ian is a Senior Curator at the Vancouver Art Gallery; his previous books include Gordon Smith: The Act of Painting; Andy Warhol Images; A New Angle on Canadian Art; and (as editor) Robert Davidson: Eagle of the Dawn and David Milne. He co-edited (with Alan Elder) A Modern Life: Art and Design in British Columbia 1945-1960.


Charles Hill

Charles C. Hill, Curator of Canadian Art at the National Gallery of Canada, studied at McGill University and the University of Toronto.
Editorial Reviews

"[The book] offers a visual feast for anyone interested in the art of Emily CarrĂ–"

— Literary Review of Canada

"Like the new exhibit this catalog puts Emily Carr's work in perspective as an important artist and a Canadian icon."

— International Art Treasures Web Magazine

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