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Mildred Valley Thornton (1890-1967): Painter of the Native People
Academic Work
One of the few women artists who have travelled alone in the wilderness recording the lives and culture of the Native People of North America, the best known is Emily Carr. Of equal importance in portraying Canada's Native People, their way of life and their communities, is Mildred Valley Thornton. Unlike Carr, who did few portraits and rid her later work entirely of human figures, Thornton's primary concern was portraiture. Known as the 'lady who paints Indians', Thornton gained wide acceptance during her life. Today, however, her work is little known even in Vancouver where she lived and worked for more than thirty years.
AW.00154
1979
Biographies
Canadian Women's Studies/Les Cahiers De La Femme
1, 3, 103-104
1, 3, 103-104
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