The relationship between Emily Carr and the BC Archives actually predates the building on Belleville Street by many decades. The provincial archives traces its origins to 1894, when librarian R.E. Gosnell began actively collecting records documenting British Columbia’s early history. The Provincial Archives was formally established in…
The story of the National Gallery of Canada (NGC) up to its initial purchase of three Emily Carr watercolours in 1928 is especially interesting because Carr’s acquisition came at a moment when the Gallery was changing from a relatively small, government-administered collection into an institution with a…
The relationship between Max Stern and E. J. Hughes was one of the most consequential dealer–artist partnerships in Canadian art. Stern did much more than sell Hughes’s paintings like he did for Emily Carr. Instead he provided Hughes with the unusual security that allowed him to remain…
hosted, designed & maintained by Marilyn Jones for the walks & talks, bus tours and presentations she offers on Emily Carr in-person and online from Victoria, BC.
