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Totem Mother

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Written by: Diego RomanoContributing Writer · Furniture & Decorative Arts
Modern & Contemporary Art · Catalogue no. 958281
Emily Carr

Totem Mother

StatusReference work · Not for sale
Held byVancouver Art Gallery
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Artist / MakerEmily Carr
Date1928
Mediumoil paint
TypePainting
CollectionVancouver Art Gallery
LocationVancouver Art Gallery
About the Artist

BiographyEmily Carr (1871–1945) — Canadian painter and writer (1871–1945).Emily Carr worked as painter, autobiographer, writer, artist and ceramicist and is associated with Canada. Their documented life spans the years 1871 to 1945; born and died in Victoria. Their work is linked to French modernism, Expressionism.Disciplinespainter, autobiographer, writer, artist, ceramicistBorn1871, VictoriaDied1945, VictoriaNationalityCanadaMovementFrench modernism, ExpressionismSources: Wikidata · Wikipedia Full biography →

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