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You must be absolutely honest and true in the depicting of a totem for meaning is attached to every line. You must be most particular about detail and proportion.

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Emily Carr
Age: 73 †
Born: 1871
Born: December 13
Died: 1945
Died: March 2
Artist
Autobiographer
Painter
Writer
M. Emily Carr
Emily M. Carr
Klee Wyck
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Details
Every
Absolutely
Meaning
Totem
Line
Depicting
Particular
Totems
Honest
Detail
Lines
Attached
True
Proportion

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