Item consists of a watercolour portrait of an unidentified Chinese boy by Emily Carr in 1908. The portrait was painted in Vancouver. It was originally exhibited at the Annual Exhibition, Vancouver Studio Club and School of Art, Haddon Building, Vancouver between May 18 and 20, 1908.
Full text of verse [sic]: The next few days were very bad Both for Kendal and for me I lay in bed, with an aching head She wearily brought me tea, And we talked it over gravely All the squeezing and the pain, And we said, mid a crowd in London, We would never go again.
Full text of verse [sic]: On our tippest, tippest, tiptoes With our necks stretch nigh to crack, It is coming, we are watching Opened eyes and stiffened back
I saw a corner of the pall And Kendal saw the Kaiser But what went on before, behind We both were none the wiser.
Full text of verse [sic]: Now Kendal and the Bobbey had a hot and heavy fight Kendal pounded the poor Bobbey with all of her puny might, For the Bobbey pushed her back for some much belated swells And she struck the sollid Bobbey with her bag of caamels Mid the scuffle that ensured my stool was borne away Its services did not avail to raise my height that day I could not stop to pick it up the crowd was so intense I only wished I were'nt so short and longed to be immense
Full text of verse [sic]: Saith Kendal "Wont you Bobbey please Shew us a sport where we can squeeze?" I stood behind and hid my stool, Because you know it was the rule, No chairs or stools should be allowed, To persons standing in the crowd
Full text of verse [sic]: The buss man cast us off the buss Because we had not change with Quoth Kendal, "Carr you are a fool To take with you that stupid stool I've got a bag of caramels, To eat when not observed by swells."
Full text of verse [sic]: Dong, Dong goes the deafening gong Fixing ties belts and collars we hurry along. And down the long staircase hurridly flock Giving poor Mrs. Dodd a considerable shock For every morning we're always late For breakfast served at half past eight.
Full text of verse [sic]: At six o'clock from sleep I wake By Kendal who my pillows shake, Will you get up you lazy Carr? The sun o'er chimney-pots a far Is rising and tis deep transgression To sleep and miss todays procession Oh, slowly out of bed we rise With woeful, weary, sleepy eyes, Tis half-way dark and chilly too And Kendals nose is red and blue.
The item consists of 1 unframed watercolour by Emily Carr and depicts a woodland scene, possibly in British Columbia. The title of the work is unknown.
Item consists of one watercolour painting affixed to the third panel of a three-panel booklet (PDP10254). The painting depicts one person (Emily Carr) and a sow walking under an umbrella in the rain, and corresponds to the text of the adjacent poem (PDP10256).
Item consists of one handwritten poem in two pieces. The poem is affixed to the centre panel of a three-panel booklet (PDP10254), with two paintings on either side which illustrate the contents of the poem. Transcript of original text:
*I am a Colonial and have heard the English say
"Colonials have no manners," your advice then lend me pray
One day my pathway led me into a lonely wood
T'was far away but fine the day and good
And yet your English climate is full of whims and so
Down poured the rain and I must into shelter go
I meet another student in the same plight as I
The nearest refuge that we find is but an old pigsty
A placid Sow lies sleeping upon the scattered straw
We enter, and take shelter within the open door
She shares with us her little pen, hospitable and kind
For full an hour while lasts the shower
We warmth and shelter find
Once more into that wood I wend my lonely way
Once more comes on a heavy shower from the sty I'm far away
But today I need not flee my umbrella is with me
Now while I shelter thus enjoy I hear a grunt close by
Good Mrs. Sow is waddling past the owner of the sty
The rain is pouring down her back and dropping from her ears *And rolling down her fatted cheeks like showers of briny tears
And this is now my question answear Englishman whilt thow?
"Should I share my umbrella with that fat and soaking sow?"
Item consists of one watercolour painting affixed to the first panel of a three-panel booklet (PDP10254). The painting depicts two people and a sow huddled under a shelter during a downpour, and corresponds to the text of the adjacent poem (PDP10256).
Item consists of a three-panel folded booklet with two watercolours and a poem (in two pieces) by Emily Carr, dating from ca. 1902. The booklet describes an adventure she had while sketching in Tregenna Wood at St Ives, Cornwall, England and the images include self portraits. Each aspect of this artwork has been described separately, see: PDP10255; PDP10256; and PDP10257.
The item consists of an oil sketch on paper painted by Emily Carr around 1932. The sketch is mounted on board and is stamped with the Emily Carr estate stamp.
One diptych with captions. Carr has depicted in both as the centre figure alongside two women with whom she must try to get along. This probably dates from her time in England.