Doris McCarthy with two friends on the deck

Doris McCarthy with two friends on the deck of a ship.

Doris with two friends

Three girls standing on a dock with boat, trees, and beach in background.

Portrait of "Ruth"

Sketch and watercolour of "Ruth" by Doris McCarthy, signed "DJM." Sketch is on back of paper from "Dominion W.C.T.U. Literature Depository, 56 Elm Street, Toronto, ON. Women's Christian Temperance Union" (printed on reverse).

Work

Draft of a chapter for Doris's autobiography "A Fool in Paradise: An Artist's Early Life," covering 1930-1931, including Doris's summer at camp Tanamakoon and her submission of canvases to the OSA (Ontario Society of Artists) annual juried show.

Portrait of "Elisa"

Portrait of "Elisa" painted on birch bark by Doris McCarthy.

Tug of War

Draft of a chapter for Doris's autobiography "A Fool in Paradise: An Artist's Early Life," covering 1929, including Doris's work at summer camps and her time at college at the Ontario College of Art (OCAD).

Woman pushing pram

Watercolour sketch on brown paper of a woman pushing a pram, by Doris McCarthy.

Silver Island

Draft of a chapter for Doris's autobiography "A Fool in Paradise: An Artist's Early Life," including Doris's trip to Silver Island with Marjorie in 1922.

Portrait of unknown girl

Portrait of unknown girl painted on birch bark by Doris McCarthy, name at bottom smudged.

Canadian Girl in Training

Draft of a chapter for Doris McCarthy's autobiography "A Fool in Paradise: An Artist's Early Life," discussing Doris's early involvement with the Canadian Girls in Training (CGIT) when she was a teenager.