Louise Elizabeth Garden–MacLeod (1857–1944) was an English-born American artist and arts educator. In 1887, she co-founded the Los Angeles School of Art and Design with Mrs. J. Dalton Bond, this was the first art school in the area.[1]
Louise Elizabeth Garden MacLeod | |
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| Born | Louise Elizabeth Garden April 25, 1857 London, England |
| Died | 1944 (aged 86–87) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Other names | Louise MacLeod |
| Alma mater | Académie Carmen, London's Royal School of Art |
History
editLouise Elizabeth Garden was born in London, England, on 25 April 1857.[2] She began studying art at a young age and by the time she was a teenager she attended London's Royal School of Art in South Kensington.[2][3] It was at the Royal School of Art she studying under N. G. Green, an instructor to the British royal family, as well as a pupil of George Lesile, Henry Fiske, Richard Eschke, and Leandro Ramón Garrido.[1][3] She also studied at Whistler's School (also known as Académie Carmen) in Paris, France.[3][4]
In 1887, she moved from London to Los Angeles, California in hopes that the milder weather would improve her health.[1] That same year, co-founded the Los Angeles School of Art and Design with Mrs. J. Dalton Bond, this was the first art school in the area.[1]
In 1890, she wed Malcolm MacLeod, a Scottish inventor who helped her with running the art school.[1][3] They were married until MacLeod's death in 1914.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f "Louise MacLeod". AskArt.com. Retrieved 7 August 2019.
- ^ a b Hughes, Edan Milton (1989). Artists in California, 1786-1940. p. 291. ISBN 978-0961611217.
- ^ a b c d William Leonard, John; Marquis, Albert Nelson (1914). Who's Who in America, Volume 8. A.N. Marquis. p. 869.
- ^ Reynolds, Siân (June 2000). "Running away to paris: expatriate women artists of the 1900 generation, from Scotland and points south". Women's History Review. 9 (2): 327–344. doi:10.1080/09612020000200249. ISSN 0961-2025.
Whistler's school was popularly known as the Académie Carmen, since it was run by one of his ex-models, Carmen Rossi.