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Gifts for Life : Emily Carr Statue Fund
The Empress Welcomes Emily
Left to right: Ann Geddes, President of Parks and Recreation Foundation of Victoria; Denise Savoie, MP Victoria; Councillor Pamela Madoff; Barbara Paterson, Sculptor; Gordon Switzer; Hon. Ida Chong; Roger Soane, Empress Hotel; Peter Baillie, Times Colonist; Molly Rather Newman as Emily Carr.
The site dedicated for the Emily Carr Statue is on the Empress Hotel grounds at the corner of Government and Belleville Streets. The statue of Emily Carr will be 1.25 times lifesize. Emily will be seated on a rock with a sketchpad on her lap. She has her monkey 'Woo' on her shoulder and her Griffon dog 'Billie' at her side.
Barbara Paterson, a Canadian artist, has sculpted numerous public commissions, including the “Famous Five” monuments in Calgary’s Olympic Square and on Parliament Hill, Ottawa. An image from the "Famous Five" momuments was featured on a Canada Post stamp in October 1999, and is currently pictured on the Canadian $50.00 bill.
Times Colonist Article: Statue of Carr will grace Empress site
"Our Emily" Journey from Maquette to Statue
About Artist/Sculptor: Barbara Paterson
- For more information on Victoria's Emily Carr.
- Emily Carr - Wikipedia
- Heroines.ca - A Guide to Women in Canadian History
- Emily Carr House
- Emily Carr - Vancouver Art Gallery
- Emily Carr - Victoria Art Gallery
- Emily Carr - At Home and At Work