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Emily Carr is Born
On December 13th, 1871, Emily Carr was born in Victoria, British Comlumbia. -
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Emily Carr
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Personal/ Family Life
Her parents were Richard and Emily Carr. She was the second-youngest of nine children. Her father emigrated from England and met his future wife Emily (Saunders) Carr in California. She was raised as a Presbytarian. She grew up in the James Bay district of Victoria, near the parliamentary buildings.
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Emily Carr Sudies at the San Francisco Art Institute
The picture is of the Art Institute in San Francisco.
During and after the period when her parents died, Emily Carr grew more serious and focus on her art.
She remained at the Art Institute until 1892.
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Emily Carr studies at the San Francisco Art Institute
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Emily's Parents Die
In 1891, Emily Carr's parents passed away, leaving Emily and her siblings orphaned.
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First Nations Paintings begin
On a trip to Ucluelet, on the west coast of Vancouver Island (which is home to the Nootka) Emily Carr started painting to document Aboriginal ways and art such as totem poles,which are shownin the picture to the left. -
Emily Carr Studies in London
Starting in 1899 and continuing until she found London too stressful, Emily Carr studied at the Westminster School of Art.
Shown in the image is Westminster's crest.
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Interesting Facts
Emily Carr was one of the first "modernist" painters in Canada. Lawren Harris of the Group of Seven (a famous "modern group" at the time) said "you are one of us" meaning "you are a modern painter".
Emily Carr stated this in 1912:
"Art is art, nature is nature, you cannot improve upon it.... Pictures should be inspired by nature, but made in the soul of the artist; it
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Breton Church
Emilly Carr painted Breton Church during the Post-Impressionism time period. Post-Impressionism is a style of painting where bright colours, thick paint, bold rush strokes are used, along with real-life models that are sometimes emphasised through geometric shapes.
Emily Carr probably painted this under the influence of other artists.
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Emily Carr in Paris
In 1910, Emily Carr left England for the Académie Colarossi in Paris, France. Similar to London, she soon found it too stressful and transitioned to painting the French countryside. Shown in the image to the left is her 1911 "Autumn in France", which is done in her Post-Impressionist style, which was mostly done in France and England.
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Blunden Harbour
Blunden Harbour was created at the end of her so-called "Totem Period" or "Modernism and Late Totems". The paintings she created during this period were often dark in colour and with a similar mood. Also, she often painted struggling villages and decaying totems, to represent a "dying culture".
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Odds and Ends
This an example of one of her different styles, encouraged by the Group Of Seven's Lawren Harris, who talked her into taking a break from her usual style, First Nations paintings.
Here is what she said about the change:
"I had become more deeply interested in woods than in villages. In them I was finding something that was peculiarly my own".
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A Shift in Focus
Due to a heart complications, she was unable to travel and shifted her focus to writing.
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1st book published
Emily's first book, Klee Wyck, was published in 1941 with the assistance of Ira Dilworth, a friend and professor of English.
Klee Wyck is a collection of stories about First Nations people that she met while painting in British Columbia.
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Emily Carr's Death
Emily Carr died on March 2nd, 1945, after a series of heart attacks and strokes.
