The stamp depicts one of her best forest landscapes, Forest, British Columbia. An oil on canvas it is currently owned by the Vancouver Art Gallery. In this painting Carr conveys the forest's solemn splendour and towering strenght, while the eye is led past trees that appear to expand and grow into the santuary-like space beyond.
Emily Carr spent most of her life in Victoria, British Columbia, where she was born on December 13, 1871 and died on March 2, 1945. After an unhappy upbringing by older sisters following her parents deaths, she switched from collecting a menagerie of wildlife to painting - and found her ultimate release.
Impressed and encouraged by Group of Seven artist Lawren Harris, she began painting forest landscapes in earnest in 1928, and after 1932 had entirely replaced West Coast Indian subjects with nature themes. The painting on this stamp issue is one of the early pieces in this phase of her artistic career.
Emily Carr at home and at work
Group of Seven Art Gallery Tour
Heritage Minutes
Emily Carr House Online
To the Totem Forest
Canadian Art at the McMichael - Shoreline
BC Heritage
Malaspina
University of Lethbridge Art Gallery
Emily Carr Institute of Art and Design
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