The Art of Emily Carr -by Doris Shadbolt by Shadbolt, Doris - 1979

Toronto, Ontario: Toronto, ON: Clarke, Irwin, 1979, 1st Edition, First Printing, 1979. ----------hardcover, a Near Fine example, in a Very Good lightly rubbed dustjacket with a short taped tear, some faint creases and stress marks, 222 pages, colour and b&w examples throughout, "This book represents the culmination of Doris Shadbolt's long fascination with the work of Carr, a painter she views as one of the strongest and most individual of Canadian artists. It reflects more than a decade of meticulous research, and excerpts from Carr's own prolific writings have been skillfully woven into the narrative, combining with exquisite reproductions of over 200 paintings, charcoals and drawings, two thirds of them in colour, almost all of them specifically photographed for this book.", contents include: PROLOGUE: Artist of the Canadian West; The Woman Behind Carr's Writing; Painting as Autobiography ----- THE BACKGROUND: The Victoria Environment; Home and Family -----EARLY ACCOMPLISHMENTS: San Francisco; England; Vancouver - Victoria; Commitment to the Indian Theme -----FRENCH INFLUENCE: Painting in France; French manner Continued in British Columbia; Fifteen years Dormant ----- CARR at the TURNING POINT: Artist at 56; 1927 and the crucial Trip to Eastern Canada ----- MATURE YEARS COMMENCE: religion and Art are One; Important Influences - Harris and Tobey; Last Indian Trips ----- FORMAL PERIOD: postcubist Reference; Use of Photographs; New Understanding of the Indian's Art; Shift to the Forests ----- WIDER CONTACTS / TECHNICAL CHANGES: A Broader Context; Developments in Technique; Charcoal Drawings; Oil on Paper Sketches ----- A NEW LIBERATION: "A Picture Equals Movement in Space"; The Challenge of Mountains ----- A NEW INTEGRATION: Painting, the Totality of Experience; A Measure of Abstraction --- LAST PERIOD: Return to the Indian Theme; Portraits; Last Nature Paintings --- EPLIOGUE: A Context of fresh Seeing; Carr's REAL Success, any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a generic photo ///NOT SIGNED ---GUARANTEED to be AVAILABLE///. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine (see desciption)/Very Good (see description). Illus. by Emily Carr. 10.75w x 13h Inches. Price Clipped Jacket.