Woo The Monkey Who Inspired Emily Carr
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Woo The Monkey Who Inspired Emily Carr
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Author : Grant Hayter-Menzies
language : en
Publisher: Douglas & McIntyre
Release Date : 2019-03-02
Woo The Monkey Who Inspired Emily Carr written by Grant Hayter-Menzies and has been published by Douglas & McIntyre this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-03-02 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
A lyrical biography of Emily Carr's beloved and enigmatic pet monkey, Woo.
Woo The Monkey Who Inspired Emily Carr
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Author : Grant Hayter-Menzies
language : en
Publisher: Douglas & McIntyre
Release Date : 2019-03-02
Woo The Monkey Who Inspired Emily Carr written by Grant Hayter-Menzies and has been published by Douglas & McIntyre this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-03-02 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
Although Emily Carr is now considered a Canadian legend, the most enduring image is that of her pushing a beat-up old pram into downtown Victoria, loaded with dogs, cats, birds—and a monkey. Woo, a Javanese macaque whom Carr adopted in 1923, has become inextricably linked with Carr in the popular imagination. But more than that, in her short lifetime Woo became equally connected to Carr’s life and art. Born to a strictly religious family, Carr was never able to reconcile her wild and passionate nature with the stifling mores of the well-to-do Victorian society in which she was raised. Over the years, she increasingly turned to the company of animals to find the love and trust missing from her human relationships. Across the world in an Indonesian jungle lagoon, Woo (like Carr) was parted from her mother at a young age. The tiny ape with a “greeny-brown” pelt and penetrating golden eyes was then shipped across the world. When Carr spotted Woo in a pet store, she recognized a kindred spirit and took her home. Woo was many things to Carr—a surrogate daughter, a reflection of herself, a piece of the wild inside her downtown Victoria boarding house. Welcoming the mischievous Woo into her life, Carr also welcomed a freedom that allowed a full blooming of artistic expression and gave Canada and the world great art unlike any other before or since. However, despite Carr’s clear love for Woo, her chaotic life did not always allow Carr to properly care for her. Tragically, after Carr was hospitalized due to heart failure, she arranged for Woo to be sent to the Stanley Park Zoo. Bereft of Carr, Woo died alone in her cage only a year later. Hayter-Menzies approaches his subject from a contemporary perspective on bringing wild animals into captivity while remaining empathetic to the unique relationship between artist and monkey.
When Emily Carr Met Woo
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Author : Monica Kulling
language : en
Publisher: Pajama Press Inc.
Release Date : 2014-04-15
When Emily Carr Met Woo written by Monica Kulling and has been published by Pajama Press Inc. this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-04-15 with Juvenile Nonfiction categories.
Emily Carr is one strange bird. She makes paintings nobody wants, keeps a houseful of animals, and often disappears into the woods in a tiny house on wheels. But even those used to Emily's eccentricities are surprised when she comes home from a trip to buy birdseed with a small, lonely monkey. In Emily's rambunctious household, Woo the monkey is not lonely for long. She snatches at the parrot's feathers, chases the dogs and cats - and completely wins Emily's big heart. But when Woo's mischief turns dangerous, Emily fears she may lose the little friend who brings her so much joy. Will the strength of Emily's love, and Woo's own strength, be enough to save her? In When Emily Carr Met Woo, BC illustrator Dean Griffiths's watercolours capture the mood of the 1920's with historical details of Victoria and its surroundings. Monica Kulling, using prose as simple and expressive as Emily's own brush strokes, retells the true story of one of Canada's most beloved artists - and of her most beloved pet. The book includes historical photos throughout and concludes with a biography of Emily Carr.
Emily Carr As I Knew Her
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Author : Carol Pearson
language : en
Publisher: TouchWood Editions
Release Date : 2016-05
Emily Carr As I Knew Her written by Carol Pearson and has been published by TouchWood Editions this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-05 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
An intimate and heartwarming collection of memories that puts one of Canada's most beloved and iconic artists into a whole new light. In 1916, Emily Carr wasn't famous. She was poor, and she taught art classes to children. One of her students was seven-year-old Carol Pearson. Pearson spent hours every day with Carr: they painted together at the water's edge, and she helped care for the dogs, birds, monkey and other animals that Carr kept as pets. They grew very close, and at the age of 14, Carol moved in with Carr. Emily nicknamed Carol "Baboo," and Carol called her "Mom." The two were "mother-and-daughter" for twenty-five years, up until Carr passed away. This touching tribute to Carr illustrates a gentleness and sensitivity not seen in other biographies. Originally published in 1954, this very unique biography reveals Carr's personality more fully than any other.
Emily Carr S Woo
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Author : Constance Horne
language : en
Publisher: Lantzville, B.C. : Oolichan Books
Release Date : 2005-03-02
Emily Carr S Woo written by Constance Horne and has been published by Lantzville, B.C. : Oolichan Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005-03-02 with Woo (Monkey) categories.
Artist Emily Carr traded a puppy for a 2 year old Javanese monkey. Woo the monkey quickly makes herself at home and they share many adventures until Emily is too old and sick to care for Woo anymore. Woo is sent to Stanley Park Zoo, but will the other monkeys attack or accept her as a friend?
Trip Of The Dead
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Author : Angela Misri
language : en
Publisher: DCB
Release Date : 2021-02-13
Trip Of The Dead written by Angela Misri and has been published by DCB this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-02-13 with Juvenile Fiction categories.
Every zombie apocalypse needs a hero. And that hero should be a raccoon. Trip, the clumsy but streetwise raccoon, has managed to survive the zombie apocalypse with the help of animal friends and a few kind humans. But he can’t help but notice one thing: he’s the only raccoon in his crew. In fact, he’s the only raccoon he’s seen in ages. Where have all the raccoons gone? The answer to that question is scarier than any zombie horde. People have discovered that raccoons are more than just rodents who knock over their garbage bins; they might be a tool for ending zombie-ism. And that is bad news for raccoons.
Emily Carr
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Author : Jo Ellen Bogart
language : en
Publisher: Tundra Books
Release Date : 2003-09-23
Emily Carr written by Jo Ellen Bogart and has been published by Tundra Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003-09-23 with Juvenile Nonfiction categories.
Shortlisted for the 2005-2006 Red Cedar Book Award, Nonfiction Selected as Honour Book by the Children's Literature Roundtable Information Book of the Year The brilliant artist Emily Carr lived at the edge. When she was born, in 1871, Victoria, British Columbia was a small, insular place. She was at the edge of a society that expected well-bred young ladies to marry. For years, she was at the edge of the world of artists she longed to join. Emily Carr’s life was not an easy one. She struggled against a family that did not approve of her art and against poor health. She found her pleasures in her many pets – a Javanese monkey named Woo, parrots, and many beloved dogs. Later, she would meet the artists of the Group of Seven and among them find her soul mates. When illness put a stop to her painting, she found expression and comfort in her writing. Her book Klee Wyck received Canada’s highest literary honor – the Governor General’s Award. Emily Carr: At the Edge of the World is an introduction to this remarkable artist and her paintings.
Charlotte Greenwood
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Author : Grant Hayter-Menzies
language : en
Publisher: McFarland
Release Date : 2007-04-18
Charlotte Greenwood written by Grant Hayter-Menzies and has been published by McFarland this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007-04-18 with Performing Arts categories.
Charlotte Greenwood never intended to become a comedienne, but she was unfashionably tall at 5' 10" and her early aspirations to become a great dramatic actress eventually led her to the field of comedy. Greenwood, whose early life had taught her nothing if not how to be optimistic, stifled her disappointment and used her considerable skill to become one of the greatest comedic actresses of the early twentieth century. Based on Greenwood's unpublished memoirs, this biography presents a personal, detailed look at her colorful life. Beginning with her early years in Philadelphia, Boston and Norfolk, it relates her struggles with ill health, her social difficulties caused by her then unusual height and her realization of her ambition to become an actress. The main focus of the work is her career, which spanned more than 50 years and ranged from vaudeville to the dramatic stage and, finally, to films (during the World War II years she starred in Twentieth Century Fox musicals with Cesar Romero, Betty Grable, Edward Everett Horton, Jack Haley, Don Ameche, and Carmen Miranda). Her roles in a variety of works including The Passing Show of 1912, So Long Letty (both stage and film), and I Remember Mama are also discussed. Special emphasis is placed on her career-defining (and best-known) role as Aunt Eller Murphy in the 1955 film adaptation of Oklahoma! Charlotte Greenwood's performance history, a list of her known recordings, and a filmography for her husband Martin Broones are also included, along with a collection of rare photographs and memorabilia.
The Heart Of A Peacock
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Author : Emily Carr
language : en
Publisher: D & M Publishers
Release Date : 2009-07-01
The Heart Of A Peacock written by Emily Carr and has been published by D & M Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-07-01 with Fiction categories.
A collection of short stories about people and animals by the legendary Emily Carr that mingle the sad and the joyous, the cruel and the tender, in her unique style. The Heart of a Peacock is a collection of 51 short stories by the legendary writer and painter Emily Carr. The stories are arranged in themes such as her experiences with Native people, her adventures with various beloved creatures (particularly birds), her love of nature, and a whole section of stories about her mischievous pet monkey Woo. Together, they underline Emily Carr’s place as a writer with the sharp yet tender eye of an artist, with a deep feeling for the tragedies of life and with a rich sense of the comic. The Heart of a Peacock has been in print ever since its publication in 1953, and, like her other books, has been read and loved by a couple of generations. The book is enhanced by seven of Carr’s own line drawings of scenes from nature. Carr’s first book, published in 1941, was titled Klee Wyck, won the Governor General’s Literary Award for non-fiction. Her writing is vital and direct, aware and poignant, as well regarded today as when first published.
Mrs Ziegfeld
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Author : Grant Hayter-Menzies
language : en
Publisher: McFarland
Release Date : 2009-04-22
Mrs Ziegfeld written by Grant Hayter-Menzies and has been published by McFarland this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-04-22 with Performing Arts categories.
Broadway actress Billie Burke was one of the most sought after young stage beauties of her time, stealing the hearts of Enrico Caruso, Mark Twain, and, most importantly, famed Broadway producer Florenz Ziegfeld, who became her husband. Following Ziegfeld’s death, the threats of financial ruin and encroaching age forced Burke to recreate herself as a Hollywood character actress. This biography benefits from the cooperation of the daughter and grandchildren of Burke and Ziegfeld, as well as from anecdotes provided by actors who performed with Burke on the stage and screen. In addition to studying the character and significance of Burke’s greatest screen role as Glinda the Good Witch of the North, this richly illustrated book also provides a complete history of Burke’s stage, screen, and radio work.