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British painter (1874–1952)
Mary Dawson Elwell
portrait by Frederick William Elwell (1904)
BornMary Bishop
(1874-08-13)13 August 1874
West Derby, England
Died29 August 1952(1952-08-29) (aged 78)
Beverley, England
EducationEllerslie Ladies' College
Known forPainting

Mary Dawson Elwell (13 August 1874 – 29 August 1952) was a British painter. She is known for her landscapes and interiors.

Elwell née Bishop was born on 13 August 1874 in West Derby, England, a suburb of Liverpool. She attended Ellerslie Ladies' College in Manchester She was married to Arthur Holmes and after his death she married fellow artist Frederick William Elwell. She was a member of the Society of Women Artists and exhibited with the Royal Academy of Arts and the Royal Glasgow Institute of the Fine Arts.

Elwell died on 29 August 1952 in Beverley. Her paintings are held at Beverley Art Gallery, the Paisley Museum and Art Galleries and North Lincolnshire Museum.

Gallery

  • In the Trossachs Highlands ca. 1900 In the Trossachs Highlands ca. 1900
  • A Garden in Beverley, 1923 A Garden in Beverley, 1923
  • The Front Door, 1940 The Front Door, 1940

References

  1. "Mary Dawson (Bishop) Elwell". ArtNet. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
  2. ^ "Elwell, Mary Dawson, 1874–1952". Art UK. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
  3. ^ "Elwell, Frederick William [Fred]". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/109544. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  4. "Elwell, Mary Dawson". East Riding Museums. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
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