Maria Tippett, Emily Carr: A Biography, New York, 1982, pages 167 and 176
Emily Carr, The Emily Carr Collection: Four Complete and Unabridged Canadian Classics, Toronto, published posthumously, 2002, pages 17, 27 and 34
Russell J. Harper, Painting in Canada: A History, Toronto, 1977, pages 307-08
Emily Carr created unique ceramics inspired by her time on a Ucluelet Native reserve in British Columbia on the west coast of Vancouver Island, home to the Nuu-chah-nulth people, then commonly known to English speaking people as 'Nootka'. As a young person, Carr was embraced by the community where she was given her Native name, “Klee Wyck,” which loosely translates as “Laughing One.” The small scale, reduction of design to minimalist aesthetics and simple colour palette all give nod to Carr's exposure to and influence of the Nootka People's traditions and artistic expression on her own practice.
