Reviews for Emily Carr: New Perspectives on a Canadian Icon

The average rating for Emily Carr: New Perspectives on a Canadian Icon based on 2 reviews is 3 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2007-10-29 00:00:00 Tedral Hill Like many artists, Emily Carr was a spunky and eccentric woman whose ideas and way of life was ahead of her time. She was a painter, a potter, a writer, boarding house landlady, a lover of animals (she had birds, dogs, and a monkey). Raised in British Columbia during the Victorian Era, she was quintessentially Northwestern in her love of natural beauty. The totems and the cultures of the local First Nations further inspired her work. This book contains a variety of essays composed by various art experts who provide some insight into this interesting character.

Review # 2 was written on 2014-02-05 00:00:00 Mary Blaine Dilles It's hard to not compare this to the book I read just prior to it, Felt. This was a much more enjoyable read. It's dense but not difficult. I think my favorite chapter was The Body in Plastic Dialogue: Dance & Ceramics because I knew the least about those subjects going into this and learned a lot! If you feel like you need your art criticism fix The Culture of Spontaneity will do just fine for you.