Marilyn Jones | Emily Carr Chronicler

Emily Carr and the BC Archives: A Victoria Story Moves to Colwood, BC

Published: 18 August, 2026
Written by Marilyn Jones

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 1908 and opened to the public in 1920. By 1970, its collections had outgrown the Provincial Library, and the Archives moved into its purpose-built facility…

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Emily Carr, Max Stern and E. J. Hughes: The Making of a West Coast Art Legacy

Published: 8 August, 2026
Written by Marilyn Jones

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 a private, almost reclusive artist on Vancouver Island while Stern built his reputation nationally. Read more: Emily Carr and the BC…

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Max Stern and Emily Carr: The Art Dealer Who Believed in Her

Published: 2 August, 2026
Written by Marilyn Jones

Max Stern (1904–1987) was one of the most influential art dealers in Canadian history, but his path to Montreal and his relationship with Emily Carr were shaped by forces far beyond the Canadian art world. A German-born art historian, refugee from Nazism, collector, dealer and champion of modern art, Stern arrived in Canada after nearly two years of internment during the Second World War. Within a few years, he had transformed Montreal’s…

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