Caroline Helena Armington | |
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Born |
Brampton, Ontario, Canada | September 11, 1875
Died | October 25, 1939 New York, New York | (aged 64)
Education | Académie Julian |
Known for | Painting, Printmaking |
Spouse | Frank Armington |
Signature | |
Caroline Helena Armington (1875–1939) was a Canadian born artist.
Armington worked in a number of mediums including a large body of etchings (551). Her main practice consisted of painting and printmaking. In addition to being an artist, she also trained at Guelph General Hospital as a nurse. [1]
Caroline Helena Wilkinson was born on September 11, 1875, in Brampton, Ontario, Canada. [2] From 1892 to 1899 she took art studies under J. W. L. Forster. [3] She traveled to New York in 1899, where she worked as a nurse. [3] The following year she sailed to Europe and married Frank Armington. [4] She moved back to Canada during 1900–01. [5]
From 1905 to 1910, the couple returned to study in Paris at the Académie de la Grande Chaumière and Académie Julian. [6] In 1908, Caroline's painting Paysanne Hollandaise was accepted at the Salon des Artistes Francais' annual exhibition, held at the Grand Palais, Paris. [7] They assisted the American Ambulance Hospital in Paris from 1914 to 1918, with Caroline working as a nurse and Frank as an orderly. [8] Armington's etching of Bayeux Cathedral was the May 1924 cover of Brooklyn Life magazine. [9] According to the magazine article, collections of her etchings were in the following museums at the time: Luxembourg and Petit Palais, Paris; British Museum and South Kensington Museum, London; Bibliographic de Belgique, Brussels; Liege; New York Public Library; and National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa, Canada. [9]
Armington left Paris in 1939 and moved to New York. [10] She died there on October 25, 1939. [11]
Caroline Helena Armington | |
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Born |
Brampton, Ontario, Canada | September 11, 1875
Died | October 25, 1939 New York, New York | (aged 64)
Education | Académie Julian |
Known for | Painting, Printmaking |
Spouse | Frank Armington |
Signature | |
Caroline Helena Armington (1875–1939) was a Canadian born artist.
Armington worked in a number of mediums including a large body of etchings (551). Her main practice consisted of painting and printmaking. In addition to being an artist, she also trained at Guelph General Hospital as a nurse. [1]
Caroline Helena Wilkinson was born on September 11, 1875, in Brampton, Ontario, Canada. [2] From 1892 to 1899 she took art studies under J. W. L. Forster. [3] She traveled to New York in 1899, where she worked as a nurse. [3] The following year she sailed to Europe and married Frank Armington. [4] She moved back to Canada during 1900–01. [5]
From 1905 to 1910, the couple returned to study in Paris at the Académie de la Grande Chaumière and Académie Julian. [6] In 1908, Caroline's painting Paysanne Hollandaise was accepted at the Salon des Artistes Francais' annual exhibition, held at the Grand Palais, Paris. [7] They assisted the American Ambulance Hospital in Paris from 1914 to 1918, with Caroline working as a nurse and Frank as an orderly. [8] Armington's etching of Bayeux Cathedral was the May 1924 cover of Brooklyn Life magazine. [9] According to the magazine article, collections of her etchings were in the following museums at the time: Luxembourg and Petit Palais, Paris; British Museum and South Kensington Museum, London; Bibliographic de Belgique, Brussels; Liege; New York Public Library; and National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa, Canada. [9]
Armington left Paris in 1939 and moved to New York. [10] She died there on October 25, 1939. [11]