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    Monday, December 12, 2016

    FAMOUS ARTIST BIRTHDAY - EMILY CARR

    EMILY CARR - Totem Walk at Sitka

    Born December 13, 1871, in Victoria, British Columbia
    Attended the California School of Design in San Francisco

    Like many artists of her time she traveled to Europe studying at the Westminster School of Art in England and then in Paris
    In 1927 she traveled to eastern Canada and met members of the Group of Seven. She was particularly inspired by the work of Lawren Harriss.
    Emily Carr died in Victoria on May 2, 1945


    Emily Carr Bio Vancouver Art Gallery
    Emily Carr Wikepedia


    I love this early image of Emily enjoying the wilderness with pets.

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