Abstract
Illustrations—both drawings and photographs—appeared in most books by E. Pauline Johnson (1861-1913), Canada’s first prominent Indigenous author, from their first publication in the early twentieth century through various reprints and editions into the twenty-first. This article examines the evolution of these images as we address the choices made by her publishers with regard to moments and modes of illustration, with special attention to her two most popular volumes, Legends of Vancouver (1911) and Flint and Feather (1912). Focusing on the interior illustrations that were read along with the texts, we consider how these drawings and photographs contributed to the construction of Johnson as an Indigenous author and to the interpretation of her stories and poems by those who prepared her books, given that her publications were directed to a mainly non-Indigenous readership.
Highlights
Illustrations—both drawings and photographs—appeared in most books by E
1 We are grateful to the Faculty of Arts and Social Science at Simon Fraser University for the retirees research grant that supported preparation of this article, and to Rare Books and Special Collections in the Bennett Library at SFU for the scan that appears as Figure 6
Dr Alix Shield is a white settler of English and Scottish descent. She currently works as a Term Lecturer for the Department of Indigenous Studies at Simon Fraser University (SFU), which is located on the unceded territories of the Musqueam, Sḵwxwú7mesh, TsleilWauthuth, and Kwikwetlem First Nations
Summary
Illustrations—both drawings and photographs—appeared in most books by E.
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