Constance Jenkins Macky | |
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Born | Constance Lillian Jenkins
[1] June 29, 1883 [1] |
Died | November 17, 1961[1]
San Francisco, California, U.S. | (aged 78)
Burial place | Sunset View Cemetery, El Cerrito, California, U.S. |
Other names | Constance Lillian Jenkins Macky |
Alma mater |
National Gallery of Victoria Art School, Académie Julien |
Spouse | Eric Spencer Macky (m. 1912–1958; death) |
Children | 2 |
Parents |
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Constance Jenkins Macky (née Constance Lillian Jenkins; 1883–1961) [1] [2] was an Australian-born American artist and teacher. She was known for her portraits, landscape paintings, and still life paintings.
Constance Lillian Jenkins was born June 29, 1883, in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. [3] Her parents were Emma Wright and John S. Jenkins, her father was of Scottish descent. [3] She was the youngest of six children, and began to study art seriously at age 15. [3] Macky attended the National Gallery of Victoria Art School (formally National Gallery School of Painting), from 1900 to 1908 and then studied at the Académie Julian in Paris during 1909. [3]
In 1912, Jenkins married Eric Spencer Macky in Berkeley, California. [3] They had two sons, including Donald Spencer Macky (1913–2007) who was also an artist. [3] [4] In 1915, the Macky's both participated in the Panama–Pacific International Exposition, creating decorative panels for the Australian and New Zealand Buildings. [3]
Constance Jenkins Macky and her spouse founded the Spencer Macky Art School in San Francisco in 1916. [3] The first location of the school was at Post Street, near Gough Street in a building that housed many other notable artists including Leo Lentelli, Clark Hobart, William Claussen, Louise Mahoney, Florence Lundberg, Sigmund Beel, and George Hyde. [3] The school was popular and moved to a larger space at the "Artists Building" at 535 Sacramento Street in San Francisco. [3] By 1917, the Spencer Macky Art School was merged with the California School of Fine Arts (CSFA; now known as the San Francisco Art Institute). [3] After the merge she continued to teach classes at CSFA. [3]
She was a member of the San Francisco Art Association, and the California Society of Women Artists. [3]
Macky died on November 17, 1961, in San Francisco. [2] She is buried in the Sunset View Cemetery in El Cerrito, California. Macky's work is included in public collections including the National Gallery of Victoria, [5] the National Library of Australia, [6] and others.
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Constance Jenkins Macky | |
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Born | Constance Lillian Jenkins
[1] June 29, 1883 [1] |
Died | November 17, 1961[1]
San Francisco, California, U.S. | (aged 78)
Burial place | Sunset View Cemetery, El Cerrito, California, U.S. |
Other names | Constance Lillian Jenkins Macky |
Alma mater |
National Gallery of Victoria Art School, Académie Julien |
Spouse | Eric Spencer Macky (m. 1912–1958; death) |
Children | 2 |
Parents |
|
Constance Jenkins Macky (née Constance Lillian Jenkins; 1883–1961) [1] [2] was an Australian-born American artist and teacher. She was known for her portraits, landscape paintings, and still life paintings.
Constance Lillian Jenkins was born June 29, 1883, in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. [3] Her parents were Emma Wright and John S. Jenkins, her father was of Scottish descent. [3] She was the youngest of six children, and began to study art seriously at age 15. [3] Macky attended the National Gallery of Victoria Art School (formally National Gallery School of Painting), from 1900 to 1908 and then studied at the Académie Julian in Paris during 1909. [3]
In 1912, Jenkins married Eric Spencer Macky in Berkeley, California. [3] They had two sons, including Donald Spencer Macky (1913–2007) who was also an artist. [3] [4] In 1915, the Macky's both participated in the Panama–Pacific International Exposition, creating decorative panels for the Australian and New Zealand Buildings. [3]
Constance Jenkins Macky and her spouse founded the Spencer Macky Art School in San Francisco in 1916. [3] The first location of the school was at Post Street, near Gough Street in a building that housed many other notable artists including Leo Lentelli, Clark Hobart, William Claussen, Louise Mahoney, Florence Lundberg, Sigmund Beel, and George Hyde. [3] The school was popular and moved to a larger space at the "Artists Building" at 535 Sacramento Street in San Francisco. [3] By 1917, the Spencer Macky Art School was merged with the California School of Fine Arts (CSFA; now known as the San Francisco Art Institute). [3] After the merge she continued to teach classes at CSFA. [3]
She was a member of the San Francisco Art Association, and the California Society of Women Artists. [3]
Macky died on November 17, 1961, in San Francisco. [2] She is buried in the Sunset View Cemetery in El Cerrito, California. Macky's work is included in public collections including the National Gallery of Victoria, [5] the National Library of Australia, [6] and others.
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