Emily Carr and Her Dogs
Flirt, Punk and Loo
- Publisher
- Douglas & McIntyre
- Initial publish date
- Apr 2005
- Category
- Canadian, Artists, Architects, Photographers
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9781553650959
- Publish Date
- Apr 2005
- List Price
- $9.95
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eBook
- ISBN
- 9781926685663
- Publish Date
- Jul 2009
- List Price
- $6.95
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Description
Emily Carr tells the story of her joys and tribulations raising Old English Sheep Dogs in Victoria -- especially Flirt, Punk and Loo -- from her decision to start a kennel to the sad day when she had to close it. In the 25 vignettes that make up the book, she brings the affection, loyalty and nature of dogs to life. Her writing is appealingly direct and honest, a breath of fresh air laced with humour and wry self-awareness.
Reproduced for the first time are 12 of Emily Carr's lively drawings of dogs, which she put together in an entertaining calendar depicting a year in the life of her dogs.
About the author
Beloved Canadian artist and writer Emily Carr (December 13, 1871—March 2, 1945) was born in Victoria, British Columbia. She studied art in the U.S., England and France until 1911, when she moved back to British Columbia. Carr was most heavily influenced by the landscapes and First Nations cultures of British Columbia and Alaska. In the 1920s she came into contact with members of the Group of Seven and was later invited to submit her works for inclusion in a Group of Seven exhibition. They named her The Mother of Modern Arts about five years later.
Other titles by
Unvarnished
Autobiographical Sketches by Emily Carr
Childhood in Victoria
Early Voices — Portraits of Canada by Women Writers, 1639–1914
Sister and I in Alaska
Sister and I from Victoria to London
From Victoria to London
Studio Billie's Calendar
A Perpetual Calendar
House of All Sorts, The
Book of Small, The
Heart of a Peacock, The
This and That
The Lost Stories of Emily Carr
Pause
A Sketchbook
