Madeline Yale Wynne

Madeline Yale Wynne (September 25, 1847 − January 4, 1918) was an American artist, teacher, writer, and philanthropist.

Madeline Yale Wynne
Born(1847-09-25)September 25, 1847
Newport, New York
DiedJanuary 4, 1918(1918-01-04) (aged 70)
Asheville, North Carolina
Resting placeShelburne, Massachusetts[1]
NationalityUnited States
ChildrenPhilip Henry
Sydney Yale
Parent(s)Linus Yale Jr.
Katherine Brooks.

Life

Madeline was born in Newport, New York, the daughter of Linus Yale, Jr., and Katherine Brooks.[2] In 1865, when she was 18, Madeline was married to Henry Winn.[3] The couple had two sons—Philip Henry, born January 17, 1868,[4] and Sydney Yale, born September 6, 1870[2]—but the marriage came to an end in 1874.[3] Following her divorce, she changed the spelling of her last name to Wynne.[4]

Having been schooled in the technical arts by her father, Madeline studied painting at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston during 1877−1878, at the Art Students League of New York in early 1880,[5] and later in Europe.[6] During the 1880s, while visiting Florence, she met fellow craftsman Annie Cabot Putnam. The two became lifelong partners, initially sharing a studio in Boston.[7]

After having been a resident of Shelburne Falls for most of her adult life, in 1885, Madeline began spending her summers with Annie at the village of Deerfield, Massachusetts.[8] Assisted by her son Philip,[4] she worked with Annie to restore and refurbish the historic Willard House, which they dubbed the "Manse".[7] This 1768 Georgian mansion was the former home of the Reverend Samuel Willard.[9]

In 1895, she turned to writing; Madeline's supernatural short story "The Little Room" was published in Harper's Magazine and was well received. It was later released in a collection of Wynne's short stories called The Little Room and Other Stories, along with The Sequel to the Little Room.[10] (More recently, "The Little Room" appeared in the 2009 horror compendium, American Fantastic Tales, edited by Peter Straub.[11]) She wrote for Atlantic Monthly, Harper's Monthly, Home Beautiful, and various other publications.[2]

Madeline helped to found and lead the Deerfield Society of Arts and Crafts in 1901, which became an umbrella organization for the arts movement in the village. Wynne served as the curator as the movement produced a broad array of artistry, including jewelry, photography, weaving, basketry, rugs, and furniture.[8] She and Annie became very influential in developing arts and crafts in the community, with Madeline organizing tours of the village's craftwork and arranging speaking engagements. The two women were expert metal smiths in their own right.[12]

References
  1. "Madeline Yale Wynne", Find a Grave, retrieved 2015-11-22.
  2. Leonard, John William, ed. (1914), Woman's Who's who of America: A Biographical Dictionary of Contemporary Women of the United States and Canada, 1, American Commonwealth Company, p. 909.
  3. Rotman, Deborah (2009), Historical Archaeology of Gendered Lives, Contributions To Global Historical Archaeology, Springer Science & Business Media, pp. 58−60, ISBN 978-0387896687.
  4. "Philip Henry Wynne", University of Texas at Austin, Physics Department History, retrieved 2015-12-11.
  5. Madeline Yale Wynne (1847–1918), Memorial Hall Museum, retrieved 2015-12-15.
  6. "In Memory of Madeline Yale Wynne", Lawrence J. Gutter Collection of Chicagoana, 1918, retrieved 2015-11-22.
  7. Brandt, Beverly Kay (2009), The Craftsman and the Critic: Defining Usefulness and Beauty in Arts and Crafts-era Boston, University of Massachusetts Press, pp. 145−146, ISBN 978-1558496774, retrieved 2015-12-15.
  8. Stewart, Don (September 27, 2013), "Skilled Hands & High Ideals", The Recorder, retrieved 2015-12-15.
  9. Yale, Catharine Brooks (1887), Story of the old Willard house of Deerfield, Mass, Houghton, Mifflin and Company, retrieved 2015-12-15.
  10. Weinstock, Jeffrey (2009), Scare Tactics: Supernatural Fiction by American Women, Fordham Univ Press, pp. 59−69, ISBN 978-0823229871.
  11. Drabelle, Dennis (October 31, 2009), "Book review: 'American Fantastic Tales' edited by Peter Straub", The Washington Post, retrieved 2015-12-11.
  12. Rotman, D. L. (2012), "Domestic Production for Public Markets: The Arts and Crafts Movement in Deerfield, Massachusetts, c. 1850−1911", in Spencer-Wood, Suzanne M. (ed.), Historical and Archaeological Perspectives on Gender Transformations: From Private to Public, Contributions To Global Historical Archaeology, Springer Science & Business Media, pp. 54−55, ISBN 978-1461448631.
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