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Helen Law | |
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| Born | Helen Urie Henderson 15 April 1859 |
| Died | 28 August 1945 (aged 86) |
| Nationality | Scottish |
| Relatives | Thomas Law, first husband, shipowner Edward Arthur Walton, second husband, artist John Walton, son, botanist |
Helen Law (15 April 1859 - 28 August 1945) was a Scottish painter.[1] She was born Helen Urie Henderson, before marrying Thomas Law, a shipowner. She used the Law name for her artwork. She later married Edward Arthur Walton to become Helen Walton.
Life[edit]
Her father was James Henderson (29 March 1833 - 13 July 1893) from Paisley, a newspaper editor.
Her mother was Jemima Smeal (11 September 1832 - 19 November 1908) from Glasgow. They married on 12 June 1856 in Glasgow.
Helen Urie Henderson was born on 15 April 1859 in Paisley.
She married twice.[2]
She married Thomas Law, a shipowner, in Blackfriars, Glasgow in 1881.[3][4] [5] [6] [7] [8]
She married Edward Arthur Walton on 4 June 1890.[9] After marriage to Edward she gave up her painting career.
Art[edit]
She became an artist's model. James McNeill Whistler called her 'butterfly'.
She exhibited the work Sylvia at the RGI in 1889.[10]
Death[edit]
She died on 28 August 1945 in Edinburgh.[11]
Works[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ https://www.ancestry.co.uk/family-tree/person/tree/85988395/person/40569679737/facts
- ^ https://www.flemingcollection.com/scottish_art_news/news-press/loved-ones-in-the-fleming-collection
- ^ https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000472/18811119/038/0003
- ^ https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000453/18811119/050/0004
- ^ https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0001738/18811119/049/0004
- ^ https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0001577/18811119/076/0005
- ^ https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000295/18811122/077/0010
- ^ https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0001110/18811119/101/0004
- ^ https://www.ancestry.co.uk/family-tree/person/tree/48714700/person/12941800932/facts
- ^ https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0001965/18891107/021/0002
- ^ https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/151033157/helen-walton
- ^ https://www.nationalgalleries.org/art-and-artists/4052/edward-arthur-walton-1860-1922-artist-his-fiancee-helen-law-or-henderson-1859-1945-later-mrs-edward
Category:1859 births
Category:1945 deaths
Category:Scottish male painters