The Art of Emily Carr by Doris Shadbolt - 1979

Seattle, WA: University of Washington Press, 1987. Hardcover. VG, clean and sound.. Tan cloth boards, no dust jacket. 223 pp. 50 bw, 132 color plates. This volume depicts Emily Carr's life from her birth in Victoria, B.C. in 1871 to her death in 1945, in 12 thoroughly researched chapters. Also includes a list of plates and photographs, reference notes, and bibliography. Contains numerous beautiful illustrations, many of them full-page. A wonderful introduction to the artist and her art. Flawless prose, splendid reproduction, handsome design-an apt showcase for the artist who painted some of Canada's most magnificent paintings.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 form Carr's own prolific writings have been skillfully woven into the narrative, combining with exquisite reproductions of over… Read More

Canada: Clarke, Irwin / Douglas & Mcintyre, 1979. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Good. In Good Used Condition. May Have Minor Shelf Wear To Edges. For More Information On Condition. Please See All Photos. Emily Carr (1871-1945) Traveled To Remote Regions For Inspiration For Her Art, Vibrantly Chronicling The Rich Culture Of Northwest Indigenous People And The Dense Forest Of The West Coast. Carr'S Spiritually Infused Work Was Controversial In Its Day; Today She Is Considered A Master Of The Style. This Book Reflects More Than A Decade Of Meticulous Research And Includes Reproductions Of Over 200 Paintings, Charcoals, And Drawings, As Well As Extensive Quotes From The Artist, Who Was Also A Writer. Jackie Greenstein Is A Victim Of The Midas Compulsion. The Stock Market Is His Obsession, And Though He Is Pushing Gold Mining Stocks, Not Everyone Jackie Touches Will Find Gold. The Midas Compulsion Is A Novel That Takes You Beyond The Confines Of Toron

University of Washington Press. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. Quarto. 223pp including notes and bibliography. Illustrated throughout with over two hundred reproductions with many in color. Tan cloth over boards with gilt lettering on spine and pictorial endpapers. Near Fine in a Very Good dust jacket (light wear, in a mylar jacket protector).

Seattle, WA: University of Washington Press, 1979. 1st. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 223 pages. Hardcover with dust jacket. Minor wear and chipping. Otherwise tight and clean copy, illustrated throughout. Record # 2230544

Toronto: Clarke, Irwin / D & M. Fine copy in fine dust jacket. 1979. 1st. hardcover. 4to, 223 pp. .

hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

Vancouver: Douglas & McIntyre, 1979. First Edition. Hardcover. Near fine cloth copy in a near-fine, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Provenance; the critic and poetry activist Charles Tomlinson�s copy. Physical description: 223 pages: ill. (some col.); 27 cm. Subjects: Carr, Emily 1871-1945 Criticism and interpretation. Carr, Emily 1871-1945; Catalogs. Painters Canada; Biography.

University of Washington Press, 1979-01-01. Hardcover. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!