emily carr

Family connections

Carr's parents were British immigrants. They settled in the small provincial town of Victoria, British Columbia. Her father became a successful merchant. The second-youngest of nine children, Carr grew up with a brother and four older sisters.

Job

Emily Carr (1871–1945) was one of the first artists of national significance to emerge from the West Coast.

Date and place of birth

Emily Carr, (born Dec. 13, 1871, Victoria, B.C., Can.

Education

Académie Colarossi

Emily won Canadian literary award that annually recognizes one Canadian writer for a non-fiction book written in English

Emily got her inspiration from the Indigenous peoples of the Pacific Northwest Coast.