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Mary Swanzy BIOGRAPHY
1882 Dublin, Ireland - 1978. Known for: Cubist painting.
Mary Swanzy was born Dublin Ireland in1882. She is considered to be the first Irish Cubist, preceding Evie Hone and Mainie Jellet although she has not achieving much recognition outside Ireland.... Read full biography
Mary Swanzy was born Dublin Ireland in1882. She is considered to be the first Irish Cubist, preceding Evie Hone and Mainie Jellet although she has not achieving much recognition outside Ireland. Swanzy suffered from frail health as a child, but lived to age ninety-six. She came from a distinguished... Read full biography
Mary Swanzy was born Dublin Ireland in1882. She is considered to be the first Irish Cubist, preceding Evie Hone and Mainie Jellet although she has not achieving much recognition outside Ireland. Swanzy suffered from frail health as a child, but lived to age ninety-six. She came from a distinguished professional family, which for the most part, nurtured her artistic efforts. Her father, Sir Henry Rosborough Swanzy, an ophthalmic surgeon was the vice-president of the College of Surgeons. By the... Read full biography
Mary Swanzy was born Dublin Ireland in1882. She is considered to be the first Irish Cubist, preceding Evie Hone and Mainie Jellet although she has not achieving much recognition outside Ireland. Swanzy suffered from frail health as a child, but lived to age ninety-six. She came from a distinguished professional family, which for the most part, nurtured her artistic efforts. Her father, Sir Henry Rosborough Swanzy, an ophthalmic surgeon was the vice-president of the College of Surgeons. By the age of fifteen, she had drawn, painted, and attended art classes for several years. At age fifteen, she left Ireland to complete her studies at the Lycée in Versailles and later in Freiburg, Germany. Upon leaving these schools, Mary Swanzy pursued her... Read full biography
Mary Swanzy was born Dublin Ireland in1882. She is considered to be the first Irish Cubist, preceding Evie Hone and Mainie Jellet although she has not achieving much recognition outside Ireland. Swanzy suffered from frail health as a child, but lived to age ninety-six. She came from a distinguished professional family, which for the most part, nurtured her artistic efforts. Her father, Sir Henry Rosborough Swanzy, an ophthalmic surgeon was the vice-president of the College of Surgeons. By the age of fifteen, she had drawn, painted, and attended art classes for several years. At age fifteen, she left Ireland to complete her studies at the Lycée in Versailles and later in Freiburg, Germany. Upon leaving these schools, Mary Swanzy pursued her career as a painter. She took further art classes in Dublin and was great... Read full biography
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Mary Swanzy was born Dublin Ireland in1882. She is considered to be the first Irish Cubist, preceding Evie Hone and Mainie Jellet although she has not achieving much recognition outside Ireland.
Swanzy suffered from frail health as a child, but lived to age ninety-six. She came from a distinguished professional family, which for the most part, nurtured her artistic efforts. Her father, Sir Henry Rosborough Swanzy, an ophthalmic surgeon was the vice-president of the College of Surgeons. By the age of fifteen, she had drawn, painted, and attended art classes for several years.
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