Beach, Elizabeth Annie (McGillivray Knowles)

  • From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia: See full biography at: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elizabeth_McGillivray_Knowles
  • Wiki Biography Notes:
    • Elizabeth Annie McGillivray Knowles (January 8, 1866 – October 4, 1928) was a Canadian landscape painter, known for her paintings of domestic animals, especially fowl.
    • Elizabeth Annie Beach was born in Ottawa on January 8, 1866. She was a niece of the well-known Canadian painter Frederic Marlett Bell-Smith. She was a student of  Farquhar McGillivray Knowles, whom she married in 1895 after his first wife had died. Her husband had been born in Syracuse, New York, in 1859 of English parents who moved to Canada when he was an infant. After the marriage the couple made an extended study trip to Europe, then returned to Canada where they found a studio. Their studio in Toronto became a meeting place for artists. In 1908 Elizabeth Knowles was elected an Associate of the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts. She was a member of the Ontario Society of Artists. She also became an executive member of the Heliconian Club in Toronto.
    • In 1919 Elizabeth was elected a member of the National Association of Women Painters and Sculptors based in New York.
    • Elizabeth McGillivray Knowles received much acclaim during her lifetime for her miniatures and garden scenes. She favoured rural scenes, and was known for her studies of chickens. The National Gallery of Canada holds her Nocturne and the Art Gallery of Ontario, miniatures and an oil.
  • Second Great Granddaughter of United Empire Loyalist listed in Loyalist Directory: https://uelac.ca/loyalist-directory/detail/?wpda_search_column_id=442
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