Sister and I in Alaska
by Emily Carr
12 Members (4.50)
On This Page
Description
Full of humour and delight, with a playful text and whimsical full colour illustrations, Sister and I in Alaska documents Emily and Alice's trip to Skidegate, Juneau and places beyond, an adventure that proved seminal in the development of Carr as one of the foremost painters of the last century.Tags
Member Reviews
Members
- Recently Added By
Author Information
33+ Works 1,711 Members
Emily Carr, generally considered Canada's most famous woman painter, was born in Victoria, British Columbia in 1871 and died there in 1945. She was an unusually gifted woman renowned not only for her magnificent paintings but also for her extraordinarily vivid and imaginative prose. She began writing late in life when she was forced by failing show more health to curtail her sketching activities. Her first book, Klee Wyck, was an instant success and won a Governor General's award show less
Classifications
Statistics
- Members
- 12
- Popularity
- 1,869,264
- Rating
- (4.50)
- Languages
- English
- Media
- Paper
- ISBNs
- 2
