Emily Carr
Canadian artist
Died when: 73 years 79 days (878 months)Star Sign: Sagittarius
Emily Carr (or M.Emily Carr as she sometimes signed her work) (December 13, 1871 – March 2, 1945) was a Canadian artist and writer who was inspired by the Indigenous peoples of the Pacific Northwest Coast.
One of the painters in Canada to adopt a Modernist and Post-Impressionist style, Carr did not receive widespread recognition for her work until she changed her subject matter from Aboriginal themes to landscapes — forest scenes in particular, evoking primeval grandeur.
As a writer Carr was one of the earliest chroniclers of life in British Columbia.The Canadian Encyclopedia describes her as a "Canadian icon".
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