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The Birth of Emily Carr
She was born the year British Columbia joined Canada and was the second-youngest of six children. Her parents, Richard and Emily Saunders Carr were English. -
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The Life of Emily Carr
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Oh San Francisco!
The nearest proper art school Carr could attend was in San Francisco, California, where she stayed at the San Francisco Art Institute for two years (1890–1892) before she returned to Victoria. -
Serious Pursuing
Carr's father encouraged her artistic skills it was until 1891 after her parents had past away did Carr take her work seriously. -
Back to Victoria
After being in the San Francisco for two years, Carr returned and came back to Victoria -
A Ucluelet Visit
In 1898 Carr made the first of several sketching and painting trips to aboriginal villages, visiting Ucluelet on the west coast of Vancouver Island, home to the Nuu-chah-nulth people, then commonly known to English speaking people as 'Nootka'. -
London Bridge is Falling Down
In 1899 , Carr traveled to London, England, and studied at the Westminster School of Art. She also traveled to the artistic colony in Cornwall. -
Ladies Only
Returning to British Columbia in 1905, she took a teaching position in Vancouver at the 'Ladies Art Club' that she held for four years. -
Alaskan Intrest
While on holiday to Alaska with her sister Alice in 1907, Carr again came into contact with indigenous peoples in remote villages and determined to use her art to document the sculptural and artistic legacy of the aboriginal people that she encountered. -
Oh La La!
Still determined to further her knowledge of the quickly growing fads, in 1910 Carr returned to Europe, this time to Paris and she studied at the Académie Colarossi. Influenced by the post-impressionists and the fauvists, she returned to British Columbia and exhibited her French paintings. -
North Once Again
In the summer of 1912 Carr again traveled north, to the Queen Charlotte Islands and the Skeena River, where she documented the art of the Haida, Gitxsan and Tsimshian. -
Not So Artsy Anymore?
Because of negative responses to her art work, Carr became determined to quit her teaching position in Vnacouver and return home to Victoria. In that time (about 15 years) Carr did litte art and it stopped being the drive of her life. -
Come Back Emily!
Over time Carr's work had come to the attention of several influential and supportive people. Eric Brown, Director of Canada's National Gallery to visit Carr in 1927. He asked Carr for some of her art in an upcoming gallery. This was to reinvigorate Carr and she was also welcomed into ranks of Canada's leading modernists. -
The Death of Emily Carr