Carr, Emily National Historic Person

Victoria, British Columbia
Emily Carr self-portrait, 1899 (© Bibliothèque et Archives Canada | Library and Archives Canada / R11626, e006078795)
Emily Carr self-portrait, 1899
(© Bibliothèque et Archives Canada | Library and Archives Canada / R11626, e006078795)
Address : 207 Government Street, Victoria, British Columbia

Recognition Statute: Historic Sites and Monuments Act (R.S.C., 1985, c. H-4)
Designation Date: 1950-05-31
Life Date: 1871 to 1945

Other Name(s):
  • Emily Carr  (Designation Name)

Importance: This designation has been identified for review

Plaque(s)


Existing plaque:  207 Government Street, Victoria, British Columbia

Artist and author Emily Carr was born here and lived most of her life in this neighbourhood of Victoria where she died. Her compelling canvases of the British Columbia landscape offer a unique vision of the forest and shore, while her documentation of Indian villages provides a valuable anthropological record. Lively accounts of Emily Carr's travels in the province are collected in "Klee Wyck", for which she won the Governor General's Award for non-fiction in 1941. Six other autobiographical works are memorable accounts of her world. *Note: This designation has been identified for review. A review can be triggered for one of the following reasons - outdated language or terminology, absence of a significant layer of history, factual errors, controversial beliefs and behaviour, or significant new knowledge.