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Mary Dawson Elwell

Mary Dawson Elwell

British painter (1874–1952)

Mary Dawson Elwell (13 August 1874 – 29 August 1952) was a British painter.[1] She is known for her landscapes and interiors.[2]

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Elwell née Bishop was born on 13 August 1874 in West Derby, England, a suburb of Liverpool. She attended Ellerslie Ladies' College in Manchester[3] She was married to Arthur Holmes and after his death she married fellow artist Frederick William Elwell.[4] She was a member of the Society of Women Artists and exhibited with the Royal Academy of Arts and the Royal Glasgow Institute of the Fine Arts.[3]

Elwell died on 29 August 1952 in Beverley.[3] Her paintings are held at Beverley Art Gallery, the Paisley Museum and Art Galleries and North Lincolnshire Museum.[2]

  • In the Trossachs Highlands ca. 1900
  • A Garden in Beverley, 1923
  • The Front Door, 1940

References

  1. [1]
    "Mary Dawson (Bishop) Elwell". ArtNet. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
  2. [2]
    "Elwell, Mary Dawson, 1874–1952". Art UK. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
  3. [3]
    "Elwell, Frederick William [Fred]". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/109544. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  4. [4]
    "Elwell, Mary Dawson". East Riding Museums. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
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