Maria Matilda Brooks (1837 – November 16, 1913) was a British-born American painter.

Maria Matilda Brooks
Born1837 (1837)
Staines, England
DiedNovember 16, 1913(1913-11-16) (aged 75–76)
New York, New York
NationalityAmerican
Known forPainting

Biography

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Brooks was born in 1837 in Staines, England.[1] She studied art in London at the South Kensington Art School and the Royal Academy Schools. She briefly lived in Canada, in Montreal and Quebec City, before moving to New York.[2]

Brooks exhibited her work in the rotunda and the Board Room of the Woman's Building at the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago, Illinois.[2]

She died in New York on November 16, 1913, after being struck by an automobile.[1][3]

 
Cat's Cradle by Maria Matilda Brooks

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  1. ^ a b McMann, Evelyn de Rostaing (January 2003). Biographical index of artists in Canada. University of Toronto Press. p. 32. ISBN 0802027903.
  2. ^ a b Nichols, K. L. "Women's Art at the World's Columbian Fair & Exposition, Chicago 1893". Retrieved December 24, 2018.
  3. ^ "Woman R.A. Killed". The Gazette. New York. November 19, 1913. p. 4. Retrieved March 24, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
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