Colourizing the Queen of Colour: Emily Carr

Thrilled to discover these two gems at the BC Archives, I colourized these black and white photos of Emily Carr (1871-1945); a Canadian artist and writer most known for her paintings of west coast landscapes.

The photo below was taken during the most prolific period of her career. In 1927, she was invited to participate in the Exhibition of Canadian West Coast Art in Ottawa, which included thirty-one of her paintings. At the opening, she met members of the Group of Seven. Following this trip, she returned to Victoria and focused on First Nations subjects, the trees and forests of British Columbia, and the coastal skies.

Drag the slider below to see Emily Carr in the flesh!

The next photo shows Emily as a young woman in 1897 with her family at a picnic in Victoria.