Emily Carr / Lewis DeSoto ; with an introduction by John Ralston Saul (Series Editor).
- 1st ed.
- Toronto, ON : Penguin Canada, 2011.
- 185 p. : cov. ill. ; 20 cm.
- Extraordinary Canadians .
Includes bibliographical references.
Introduction by John Ralston Saul Chapter 1: A Meeting Chapter 2: The Past Chapter 3: Victoria Chapter 4: A Student of Art Chapter 5: A Canadian Abroad Chapter 6: Vancouver Chapter 7: In the French Style Chapter 8: The Wild Beast Chapter 9: How to Be a Woman Chapter 10: Female Hysteria Chapter 11: The Edge of Nowhere Chapter 12: The Great Stillness Chapter 13: In the Wilderness Chapter 14: A Canadian Artist Chapter 15: Lawren Chapter 16: Some Ladies Prefer Indians Chapter 17: Sophie Chapter 18: Animals Chapter 19: The Face in the Mirror Chapter 20: The Painter Chapter 21: The Loves of Emily Chapter 22: Her Little Book Chapter 23: Into the Mystic Chapter 24: The Failure and Success of Emily Carr Chapter 25: Epitaph
"Mad, bad, and dangerous to know is how Victorian society dismissed Emily Carr. Lewis DeSoto, a painter and novelist, sees Emily Carr as a woman in search of God, freedom, and the essence of art. Her quest to be an independent woman and a modern artist takes her from the studios of Paris to deep inside the remote Native villages of the West Coast forests. It is a lifetime journey of almost mythic proportions in which she struggles to define not only herself but also her country. A creator of extraordinary power, a seeker of mystical truth, a woman of unusual courage, Carr is revealed as one of those unique individuals who articulate the symbols and images by which Canada knows itself." (Publisher's website)