Emily Carr and Her Dogs: Flirt, Punk, and Loo

Carr, Emily

ISBN 10: 1553650956 / ISBN 13: 9781553650959

Published by Douglas & McIntyre, 2005

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Emily Carr and Her Dogs: Flirt, Punk, and Loo
• Publisher: Douglas & McIntyre
• Publication Date: 2005
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1553650956
• ISBN 13: 9781553650959
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: very_good

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Synopsis

Emily Carr tells the story of her joys and tribulations raising Old English Sheep Dogs in Victoria -- especially Flirt, Punk and Loo -- from her decision to start a kennel to the sad day when she had to close it. In the 25 vignettes that make up the book, she brings the affection, loyalty and nature of dogs to life. Her writing is appealingly direct and honest, a breath of fresh air laced with humour and wry self-awareness.

Reproduced for the first time are 12 of Emily Carr's lively drawings of dogs, which she put together in an entertaining calendar depicting a year in the life of her dogs.

About the Author

Young, spirited and rebellious, Emily Carr escaped a strict Victorian household to study art in the Paris of Picasso and Matisse. In middle age, she shook the dust of acceptable society from her shoes and began a passionate journey into the wilderness of British Columbia; the power of her genius made her one of the twentieth century's great painters. Fortunately, she also wrote. In her books, her warmth, her humanity, her sense of fun and the ridiculous combine to present a self-portrait of a remarkable woman and artist. -- Mary Pratt