Elinor Darwin
Elinor Mary Darwin | |
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Born | Elinor Mary Monsell 1879 Slade School of Art |
Known for | Engraver, painter |
Spouse | Bernard Darwin |
Elinor Mary Darwin (née Monsell; 1879–1954) was an Irish born illustrator, engraver and portrait painter. Her illustrations were included in several of her husband, Bernard Darwin's books for children.
Personal life
Elinor Mary Monsell was born in
At 17 years of age Elinor left Ireland for London.
She married
Prior to World War II many Darwin family members became members of the
She is buried in
Education
She studied at the
earning a scholarship in 1896.Career
Elinor was active from about 1899 to 1929.
She illustrated some of her husband's books for children, such as the Tale Of Mr. Tootleoo,[15] Every Idle Dream,[16] and Mr. Tootleoo and Company.[17] Her illustrations, and those of J.B. Yeats and William Orpen, were included in the Second Annual Volume of The Shanachie, an "Irish Miscellany Illustrated" which included works be many Irish writer, including W. B. Yeats, Stephen Gwynn, Lady Gregory and George Bernard Shaw.[11][18]
Darwin taught her husband's cousin Gwen Raverat engraving.[19]
Her paintings A Doorway, Child with Toy Bird, and The Annunciation were exhibited in 1913 at the Whitechapel Exhibition of Irish Art in London.
References
- ^ Lodge's Peerage, Baronetage, Knightage and Companionage of the British Empire, John Lodge, 1907, p. 707.
- ^ The New Extinct Peerage 1884–1971 Containing Extinct, Abeyant, Dormant and Suspended Peerages with Genealogies and Arms, L. G. Pine, Heraldry Today, London, 1972, p. 115.
- ^ Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, 107th ed., 2003, vol. 2, p. 2038.
- ^ a b Joseph Jackson Howard. Visitation of England and Wales. Priv. print.; 1905. p. 9.
- ^ Ruth Hill Viguers. Illustrators of Children's Books, 1744–1945: Supplement, 1946–1956. Horn Book; 1958. p. 296.
- ISBN 978-0-7012-0447-1. p. 19.
- ^ ISBN 978-0-19-930944-3. p. 130.
- ^ Whiting, David (3 February 2010). "Ursula Mommens obituary". The Guardian. Retrieved 3 February 2010.
- ISBN 978-1-84876-621-1. p. 129.
- ^ Sir Charles Tennyson, "Obituary: Mrs. Elinor Mary Darwin." The Times, Friday, May 07, 1954; pg. 11; Issue 52925; col C.
- ^ ISBN 978-0-19-924911-4. p. 401.
- ISBN 978-1-884964-37-4. p. 120, 357.
- ISBN 978-0-19-924911-4. pp. 391–401.
- ^ Dun Emer Press; Elizabeth Corbet Yeats; Elinor Darwin. The Dun Emer Press May 1908. Dun Emer Press; 1908.
- ^ Bernard Darwin; Elinor Darwin. The Tale of Mr. Tootleoo. Nonesuch Press; 1925.
- ^ Bernard Darwin. Every Idle Dream ... With Illustrations by Elinor Darwin. [Essays.].. London; 1948.
- ^ Bernard Darwin; Elinor Darwin. Mr. Tootleoo and Co. Faber & Faber; 1935.
- ^ The Publishers' Circular and Booksellers' Record, Volume 87. London: Office of "The Publishers Circular," Limited; 1907. p. 96.
- ISBN 978-0-7108-0312-2. p. 132.
- ISBN 978-0-9510610-4-6. p. 176.
- ^ Lee, Sidney, ed. (1912). . Dictionary of National Biography (2nd supplement). Vol. 1. London: Smith, Elder & Co. pp. 492–493.
External links
- Elinor Darwin at Library of Congress, with 4 library catalogue records
- Elinor Darwin at Find a Grave