Kitwancool
Emily Carr · 1928
Why it's great
Tall carved totem poles stand against a dark forest and a sky in a First Nations village in northern British Columbia. Emily Carr visited Kitwancool (Gitanyow) in 1928 and painted the poles with great power and respect. She felt she was recording a culture that deserved to be remembered. It's one of her strongest paintings of the Northwest Coast.
Where to see it
📍 Glenbow MuseumAlberta, Canada
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Emily Carr was born in Victoria, British Columbia, and studied art in San Francisco, London and France. She became famous for her paintings of the forests, totem poles and Indigenous villages of the Pacific coast. She was also a writer and lived with many pets. She died in Victoria in 1945.
