Marilyn Jones | Emily Carr Chronicler

Emily Carr’s Complex Relationship with Her Father

Published: 16 September, 2025
Written by Marilyn Jones

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My Demon, My Companion: Emily Carr and Her Monkey Woo

Published: 15 September, 2025
Written by Marilyn Jones

Emily Carr’s pet monkey Woo was one of the most eccentric and beloved companions in her life. Carr was an avid animal lover, and Woo, a small Javanese macaque, became one of the most memorable of her many pets. Woo’s presence added both chaos and joy to Carr’s household, particularly during the years 1913 – 1926 when she was running the boarding house known as the House of All Sorts in Victoria, a residence…

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Love and Loss: How the Death of Emily Carr’s Mother Shaped Her Life and Art 

Published: 12 September, 2025
Written by Marilyn Jones

Emily Saunders, Emily Carr’s mother, was born in Freeland, a small town in Oxfordshire, on July 3, 1836, to a single mother, Mary Saunders. Her birthplace was less than ten miles from Beckley, where Richard Carr was born — though they didn’t meet in England, as Emily was eighteen years younger and Richard had emigrated to America at age eighteen. Roots in a Large, Devout Family Emily Saunders Carr was one of eleven children…

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