Maria Tippett

Maria W. Tippett FRSC L.L. D., D.Litt (December 9, 1944 – August 8, 2024) was a Canadian historian specialising in Canadian art history. Her 1979 biography of Emily Carr won the Governor General's Award for English-language non-fiction.

Educated at Simon Fraser University and the University of London, Tippett went on to win several awards and wrote extensive biographies of Emily Carr, Frederick Varley, Bill Reid, and Yousuf Karsh. Tippett has also written, among others, books on the photography of Charles Gimpel, the parents of the AIDS scientist David Ho, Canadian war art and landscape painting in addition to two collections of short stories. In addition to her writing, Tippett held positions and fellowships at several universities, including Simon Fraser University, York University, the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, and Cambridge University.

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