Through the Eyes of Emily Carr

Her days among the giant cedar trees and babbling streams

Emily Carr (1871–1945) was one of the first artists of national significance to emerge from the West Coast. She became (largely after her death) a leading figure in Canadian modern art in the twentieth century with her paintings of the wilderness and Indigenous culture of the Northwest Coast.

Many don't know she also wrote several extraordinary books about her life, where she traveled, and what she saw. As a child, and later in life as an adult she spent time in and around Langford, in particular the Goldstream, Mill Stream, Metchosin, and Esquimalt Lagoon areas.

With her trailer called 'Elephant' and animal companions including Woo her monkey, and dogs, she recounted her days among the giant Cedar and babbling streams…

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