Margaret Elizabeth Kitto (July 28, 1873 – August 9, 1925) was an English-born Canadian artist and educator.
Margaret Elizabeth Kitto | |
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| Born | July 28, 1873 |
| Died | August 9, 1925 (aged 52) Victoria, British Columbia, Canada |
| Known for | Painting, teaching |
The daughter of Francis Bowyer Kitto and Lavinia Mary Tilly,[1] she was born in London and came to Victoria with her family in 1891. In 1922, she opened the Deco Art Studio with Lillian Sweeney, also an artist; they produced and sold various arts and crafts. Kitto taught at the Sacred Heart Convent School and the Western Art Studio; she later taught evening classes for the local school board. Her pupils included Edythe Hembroff-Schleicher, who was Emily Carr's friend and biographer. She was a member of the Island Arts and Crafts Society, serving on the executive board from 1911 to 1917 and was vice-president in 1925. With Josephine Crease, she led sketching parties for the Society.[2][3]
Her efforts led to the establishment of an art gallery in Victoria's Crystal Garden in 1925.[3]
She mainly worked in watercolour, painting local scenes. Her work is included in the collections of the Art Gallery of Greater Victoria and the British Columbia Provincial Archives.[2] Her work was included in a 2016 exhibition Water+Pigment+Paper at the Art Gallery of Greater Victoria.[4]
She died in Victoria in 1925.[2]
References
edit- ^ Bosher, J F (2010). Imperial Vancouver Island: Who Was Who, 1850-1950. p. 406. ISBN 978-1450059626.
- ^ a b c "Kitto, Margaret E." Canadian Women Artists History Initiative.
- ^ a b "Margaret Kitto". Victoria Sketch Club.
- ^ Amos, Robert (February 6, 2016). "The wonder of watercolours". Victoria Times-Colonist.