Emily Carr: Fresh Seeing – French Modernism and the West Coast
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Royal BC Museum 675 Belleville St, Victoria, British Columbia V8W 9W2
Emily Carr, "Chinese Boy," (1906-1910)
Take a fresh look at Emily Carr. Now she’s beloved as a Canadian icon of arts and letters. But first, she broke all the rules.
In 1911, Carr visited France, where she charted new ground as a modernist painter. Time spent at her canvas and encounters with international artists changed her forever. When she returned to BC, her painting style had been transformed. This exhibition investigates Carr’s momentous journey to France that broke the bonds of her conservative art training.
With artworks depicting landscapes from the French countryside to the shores of Haida Gwaii to the banks of the mighty Skeena River, Emily Carr: Fresh Seeing captures the moment Carr revolutionized Canadian modernism.
Records from the Royal BC Museum Emily Carr collection—the world’s largest—will also be included in the exhibition. Postcards sent home from France and detailed lists of travel expenses from Carr and her sister Alice add a highly personal lens through which to understand Carr’s life and work.
Emily Carr exhibition programs
Emily Carr and French Modernism
November 18, 7:00 pm
November 24, 7:00 pm
RBCM@Home Emily Carr Christmas
December 8, 12:00 pm
December 15, 12:00 pm
Upon Request