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1864 Whitby, Ontario, Canada - 1938 Toronto, Canada. Known for: Landscape, coastal view painting, teaching.
Florence Helena McGillivray. Born: Whitby, Ontario, 1864. Died: Toronto, Ontario, 1938. A prolific sketcher and painter, Florence McGillivray traveled widely in North and South America and in Europe... Read full biography
Florence Helena McGillivray. Born: Whitby, Ontario, 1864. Died: Toronto, Ontario, 1938. A prolific sketcher and painter, Florence McGillivray traveled widely in North and South America and in Europe in search of new landscapes. After studying at the Ontario School of Art under William Cruikshank,... Read full biography
Florence Helena McGillivray. Born: Whitby, Ontario, 1864. Died: Toronto, Ontario, 1938. A prolific sketcher and painter, Florence McGillivray traveled widely in North and South America and in Europe in search of new landscapes. After studying at the Ontario School of Art under William Cruikshank, she sought out J.W.L. Foster, L.R. O'Brien and J.M. McGillivray Knowles for private lessons. Subsequent to her studies, she became a teacher at the Ontario Ladies' College, Whitby and also occasionally... Read full biography
Florence Helena McGillivray. Born: Whitby, Ontario, 1864. Died: Toronto, Ontario, 1938. A prolific sketcher and painter, Florence McGillivray traveled widely in North and South America and in Europe in search of new landscapes. After studying at the Ontario School of Art under William Cruikshank, she sought out J.W.L. Foster, L.R. O'Brien and J.M. McGillivray Knowles for private lessons. Subsequent to her studies, she became a teacher at the Ontario Ladies' College, Whitby and also occasionally worked as a critic at Pickering College, Ontario. In 1881, she began traveling, exploring parts of Canada and the British West Indies, and finally ending up in France in 1913, where she studied with Lucien Simon and Menard. While in Europe, she came... Read full biography
Florence Helena McGillivray. Born: Whitby, Ontario, 1864. Died: Toronto, Ontario, 1938. A prolific sketcher and painter, Florence McGillivray traveled widely in North and South America and in Europe in search of new landscapes. After studying at the Ontario School of Art under William Cruikshank, she sought out J.W.L. Foster, L.R. O'Brien and J.M. McGillivray Knowles for private lessons. Subsequent to her studies, she became a teacher at the Ontario Ladies' College, Whitby and also occasionally worked as a critic at Pickering College, Ontario. In 1881, she began traveling, exploring parts of Canada and the British West Indies, and finally ending up in France in 1913, where she studied with Lucien Simon and Menard. While in Europe, she came into contact with Art Nouveau and Impressionism, before these movements had had the chance to migra... Read full biography
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Florence Helena McGillivray
Born: Whitby, Ontario, 1864
Died: Toronto, Ontario, 1938
A prolific sketcher and painter, Florence McGillivray traveled widely in North and South America and in Europe in search of new landscapes. After studying at the Ontario School of Art under William Cruikshank, she sought out J.W.L. Foster, L.R. O'Brien and J.M. McGillivray Knowles for private lessons. Subsequent to her studies, she became a teacher at the Ontario Ladies' College, Whitby and also occasionally worked as a critic at Pickering College, Ontario.
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