Marilyn Jones | Emily Carr Chronicler

In the British Columbia Archives at Victoria are one hundred and twenty-three pictures by Emily Carr, in pen, pencil, charcoal, watercolour and oils. These formed part of the valuable collection of Indian art and natural history which belonged to the late William Arnold Newcombe, biologist, anthropologist and ethnologist of Victoria, who died suddenly in November 1960. His collection also embraced that of his father, Dr C. F. Newcombe, a noted expert on natural history…

Emily Carr is often portrayed as the lone wanderer of the West Coast—sketchboard in hand, caravan behind her, dogs and her monkey Woo her side. But her later life, and especially her legacy as a writer, was shaped profoundly by one person: Ira Dilworth, the steady, insightful mentor who became her most important literary conduit. Read more: Ethnology, Empire, and Emily Carr: The Story of Charles and William Newcombe Dilworth…