DeSoto, Lewis

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)

9780143055877 (pbk)


Emily Carr 1871-1945


Artist--Biography.
Painters--Canada--Biography.
Victorian Society--Biography.
Canada--Biography.
Journey of Independence--Biography.
Proficient.
C1 (CEFR).