Art historian Stephanie Kirkwood Walker, in her insightful book This Woman in Particular: Concepts for the Biographical Image of Emily Carr (1996, Wilfred University Press), argues that the composite image of Carr that emerges—across biographies, plays, films, poems, and her own words—is a “cultural artefact.” It is necessarily fragmented, constantly evolving, and reflects the wider conversations Canadians have about gender, creativity, spirituality, and nationhood. Walker suggests that the way Emily is portrayed changes over time, depending…
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