Helen Law | |
|---|---|
| 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
editHer 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
editShe became an artist's model. James McNeill Whistler called her 'butterfly'.
She exhibited the work Sylvia at the RGI in 1889.[10]
Death
editShe died on 28 August 1945 in Edinburgh.[11]
Works
editReferences
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