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Elizabeth Whitehead (artist)

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

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.

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]

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  • 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

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  1. ^ a b "Elizabeth WHITEHEAD". Cornwall Artists Index. Retrieved 15 February 2019.
  2. ^ a b "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.