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Emily Carr House, 207 Government Street, Victoria – now a National Historic Site of Canada and a museum. Born in Victoria, British Columbia, in 1871, [10] [11] [12] the year British Columbia joined Canada, Emily Carr was the second youngest of nine children born to English parents Richard [13] and Emily (Saunders) Carr.
Founded in 1925 as the Vancouver School of Decorative and Applied Arts, it is the oldest public post-secondary institution in British Columbia dedicated to professional education in the arts, media, and design. The university is named for Canadian artist and writer Emily Carr, who was known for her Modernist and Post-Impressionist artworks.
Klee Wyck (1941) is a memoir by Canadian artist Emily Carr. Through short sketches , the artist tells of her experiences among First Nations people and cultures on British Columbia 's west coast. The book won the 1941 Governor General's Award and occupies an important place in Canadian literature .
Emily Carr, A Biography (1979) [3] Art at the Service of War: Canada, Art, and the Great War (1984) Breaking the Cycle, and Other Stories from a Gulf Island (1989) Making Culture: English-Canadian Institutions and the Arts before the Massey Commission (1990) By a Lady: Celebrating Three Centuries of Art by Canadian Women (1992)
Hughes was awarded with Honorary Doctorates from the University of Victoria in 1994 and the Emily Carr Institute of Art and Design in 1997. [13] In 2001, he received the Order of Canada and, in 2005, he was awarded the Order of British Columbia. Both of these awards cited his dedication to representing Canada with passion and originality.
Carr House is currently a cultural centre celebrating Emily Carr's life through seasonal tours, rotating exhibits, programming and events. It is operated by a site manager and owned by the Province of British Columbia. Carr House is located at 207 Government Street, six blocks from Victoria's Inner Harbour and the Parliament Buildings. In ...
Charles Christie Hill, CM (born 25 October 1945) is a Canadian curator and writer, well known for his exhibitions of historical Canadian art and major catalogues on the Group of Seven, Canadian Art in the 1930s, and Emily Carr. In his 47-year duration at the National Gallery of Canada (he retired in 2014), he has acted as an invaluable resource ...
This is a list of notable people on stamps of Canada since confederation in 1867. For earlier stamps issued by the colonies which came together to form Canada, see List of people on the postage stamps of the Canadian provinces .