Elizabeth Whitehead (artist)

Elizabeth Whitehead (21 November 1854 – 18 June 1934) was an English painter known for her flower paintings.[1][2] Her work is in the public collections of the Leamington Spa Art Gallery & Museum and Russell-Cotes Art Gallery & Museum in England and the Musée d'Orsay in Paris.

Elizabeth Whitehead
Born(1854-11-21)21 November 1854
Royal Leamington Spa, England
Died18 June 1934(1934-06-18) (aged 79)
Royal Leamington Spa, England
NationalityEnglish
Known forpainting

Whitehead was born in Royal Leamington Spa in 1854, the Whitehead family lived at 3 Lansdowne Terrace. She studied at the Leamington School of Art then travelled to Paris with her brother Frederick Whitehead to attend the Académie Julian.[2] She exhibited at the Royal Academy of Arts and the Society of British Artists.[3]

Whitehead died in Leamington on 18 June 1934.[1]

  • A selection of works by or after Elizabeth Whitehead on Art UK
Blue plaque at 5 Willes Road (formerly 3 Lansdowne Terrace) where Elizabeth and Frederick Whitehead lived.

References
  1. "Elizabeth WHITEHEAD". Cornwall Artists Index. Retrieved 15 February 2019.
  2. "Frederick William Newton Whitehead (1853-1938) and Elizabeth Whitehead (1854-1934), Artists". Discover Royal Leamington Spa. 1 October 2015. Retrieved 15 February 2019.
  3. Desmond, Ray (2002). Dictionary Of British And Irish Botantists And Horticulturalists Including plant collectors, flower painters and garden designers. CRC Press. p. 3187. ISBN 9781466573871.


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