Emily Carr
1871-1945
[English]
Artist and author Emily Carr was born here and lived most of her life in this neighbourhood of Victoria where she died. Her compelling canvases of British Columbia landscape offer a unique vision of the forest an shore, while her documentation of Indian villages provides a valuable anthropological record. Lively accounts of Emily Carr’s travels in the province are collected in Klee Wyck, for which she won the Governor General’s Award for non-fiction in 1941. Six other autobiographical works are memorable accounts of her world.
[French]
Emily Carr, artieste et écrivaine, naquit ici et vécut presque toute sa vie à Victoria, où elle mourut. Son style particulier rend bien sur toile le caractère de la forét de la Colombie Britannique, et se representations de totems constituent un précieux heritage anthropologique. Klee Wyck, un ouvrage qui reçut la Prix du gouverneour general en 1941, est une vivante relation de ses voyages dans la province. Ses six autres livres autobiographiques renferment des images touchantes du monde où elle vécut.
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Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Women. In addition, it is included in the Canada, Historic Sites and Monuments Board series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1941.
Location. 48° 24.828′ N, 123° 22.205′ W. Marker is in Victoria, British Columbia, in Capital. It is in James Bay. Marker is at the intersection of Government Street and Simcoe Street on Government Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 207 Government Street, Victoria BC V8V, Canada. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Le Legs De La Famille Côté (approx. 0.4 kilometers away); “The Birdcages” (approx. half a kilometer away); Giants Rooted Among Us (approx. half a kilometer away); The Victoria Centennial Fountain (approx. half a kilometer away); "Tomorrow Run 91" (approx. half a kilometer away); Terry Fox (approx. half a kilometer away); Figures and Medallions of the Library Wing of Parliament Building (approx. half a kilometer away); Beacon Hill Park (approx. 0.6 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Victoria.
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Also see . . . Emily Carr At Home and At Work. (Submitted on November 6, 2011, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California.)
Credits. This page was last revised on February 16, 2023. It was originally submitted on November 6, 2011, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. This page has been viewed 756 times since then and 14 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on November 6, 2011, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
