The Forest Lover
Registered by morsecode of Woonsocket, Rhode Island USA on 5/5/2006
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Book Description:
It was Emily Carr (1871–1945)--like Georgia O’Keeffe and Frida Kahlo--who first blazed a path for modern women artists. Overcoming the confines of late Victorian culture, Carr became a major force in modern art. Her boldly original landscapes are praised today for capturing an untamed British Columbia—and its indigenous peoples— just before industrialization would change it forever. In her latest novel, Susan Vreeland brings to life this fiercely independent and underappreciated figure. From illegal potlatches in tribal communities to prewar Paris, where her art was exhibited in the famed Salon d’Automne, Carr’s story is as arresting as it is vibrant. Vreeland tells it with gusto and suspense, giving vivid portraits of Carr and the unconventional people to whom she was inevitably drawn: Sophie, a native basket maker; Harold, the son of missionaries, who embraces indigenous cultures; Fanny, a New Zealand artist who spends a summer with Carr painting in the French countryside; and Claude, a French fur trader who steals her heart. The result is a glorious novel that will appeal to lovers of art, native cultures, and lush historical fiction.
It was Emily Carr (1871–1945)--like Georgia O’Keeffe and Frida Kahlo--who first blazed a path for modern women artists. Overcoming the confines of late Victorian culture, Carr became a major force in modern art. Her boldly original landscapes are praised today for capturing an untamed British Columbia—and its indigenous peoples— just before industrialization would change it forever. In her latest novel, Susan Vreeland brings to life this fiercely independent and underappreciated figure. From illegal potlatches in tribal communities to prewar Paris, where her art was exhibited in the famed Salon d’Automne, Carr’s story is as arresting as it is vibrant. Vreeland tells it with gusto and suspense, giving vivid portraits of Carr and the unconventional people to whom she was inevitably drawn: Sophie, a native basket maker; Harold, the son of missionaries, who embraces indigenous cultures; Fanny, a New Zealand artist who spends a summer with Carr painting in the French countryside; and Claude, a French fur trader who steals her heart. The result is a glorious novel that will appeal to lovers of art, native cultures, and lush historical fiction.
I'm loaning this book to my mom (chargoyle).
This is an interesting fictionalized account of Emily Carr with vivid descriptions of British Columbia and Native Americans of the region. But I found the writing pedantic and slow. It just seemed to me that I had to wade through so much verbage to get to the salient points of her life.
I'll be returning this book to my daughter, morsecode.
I'll be returning this book to my daughter, morsecode.
Journal Entry 4 by morsecode at University at Buffalo South Campus in Buffalo, New York USA on Wednesday, March 30, 2011
Released 13 yrs ago (3/30/2011 UTC) at University at Buffalo South Campus in Buffalo, New York USA
WILD RELEASE NOTES:
This book is going in a bag that I'll be giving a coworker who is collecting books for a book drive.
