Four Pictures by Emily Carr

What you need to know before your trail

Emily Carr was one of the few famous women painters of her generation, and today her work is being exhibited with and compared to that of Georgia O Keeffe and Frida Kahlo. In this picture book, Carr’s life is traced through four of her best paintings. The first part, named after the painting Cedar House, shows her first sketching trip to a remote village, where she discovers West Coast native life and art.

Autumn in France depicts Carr at work in a Paris art studio and immersing herself in the “New Art” of Chagall, Matisse, and Picasso.

In Silhouette, her paintings are exhibited at the National Gallery and she meets with artists in the Group of Seven.

Finally, in Beloved of the Sky, Carr reaches her full potential as an artist.