Emily Carr - A Biography

No artist has expressed the mood, mystery, and soul of Canada's west coast as Emily Carr did in her landscape art and novels. This biography captures the originality of mind, fierce and independent spirit, and extraordinary productivity of a woman who defied convention to follow her dream. With a narrative that is at once sympathetic and penetrating, acclaimed writer and historian Maria Tippett chronicles Carr's struggles, wide travels, and achievements.

About the author

Dr. Maria Tippett is one of Canada's most prominent cultural historians and the author of many books on art, culture, and history. She lives in British Columbia.

Summary

This classic of Canadian art biography, which won the Governor General's Award for Nonfiction, is a remarkable portrait of one of Canada's greatest artists.

Emily Carr's life was filled with tension, between the conventions of society and her own originality, between her relationships with others and her often lonely struggle to overcome obstacles, between happiness and despair. Acclaimed writer and historian Maria Tippett has captured the essence of this complex life, weaving a narrative that is at once sympathetic and penetrating.

Product details

• Authors: Doctor Maria Tippett, Maria Tippett
• Publisher: Ingram Publishers Services
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.12.2022
• EAN: 9780887847561
• ISBN: 978-0-88784-756-1
• No. of pages: 336
• Dimensions: 165 mm x 234 mm x 22 mm
• Weight: 581 g
• Illustrations: Illustrationen, nicht spezifiziert
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art; BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / General, ART / Individual Artists / General, PHOTOGRAPHY / Individual Photographers / General, PHOTOGRAPHY / Subjects & Themes / Architectural & Industrial, ARCHITECTURE / Individual Architects & Firms / General, ART / Individual Artists / Monographs, ART / Canadian, Individual photographers, Individual artists, art monographs, Individual architects and architectural firms