Eva Theresa Bradshaw Explained

Eva Theresa Bradshaw
Birth Date: 1871
Birth Place:London, Ontario, Canada
Nationality:Canadian
Field:Painting
Movement:Impressionism

Eva Theresa Bradshaw (1871–1938) was a Canadian painter known for her floral paintings.[1]

Biography

Bradshaw was born in 1871 in London, Ontario.[2]

She studied art in Canada under John and James Griffiths, and with her mentor Florence Carlyle. She also studied in the United States; in Boston, Philadelphia, and New York. In New York she studied under Robert Henri.[3]

Bradshaw exhibited regularly with the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts from 1902 through 1907.[4] Her paintings were exhibited in the Canadian art section at the 1923 British Empire Exhibition at Wembley, England.[3]

She was a member of the Western Art League for over three decades, serving as treasurer for many years.[3]

Bradshaw died in 1938.[5]

Legacy

In 1941 the London Art Gallery held a retrospective of Bradshaw's work.[3] More than a dozen of her paintings are part of the Museum London collection.[6]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Eva Bradshaw . AskArt . 31 March 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190331203759/http://www.askart.com/artist/Eva_Theresa_Bradshaw/71765/Eva_Theresa_Bradshaw.aspx . 31 March 2019 . live .
  2. Web site: Eva Theresa Bradshaw; (1871–1938) . Thielsen Gallery . 31 March 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190331220109/http://www.thielsengallery.com/bios/Bradshaw,%20Eva.htm . 31 March 2019 . live .
  3. Web site: Perreault . Kelsey . Stopar . Victoria . Bradshaw, Eva . A Driving Force: Women of the London, Ontario, Visual Arts Community 1867–2017 . 31 March 2019 . en . https://web.archive.org/web/20190331203757/https://mcintoshdrivingforce.ca/biography/eva-bradshaw/ . 31 March 2019 . live .
  4. Web site: Bradshaw, Eva Theresa . Artist Database . Canadian Women Artists History Initiative . 5 April 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171108051437/http://cwahi.concordia.ca/sources/artists/displayArtist.php?ID_artist=169 . 8 November 2017 . live .
  5. Web site: Eva Theresa Bradshaw . ArtNet . 31 March 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190331205125/http://www.artnet.com/artists/eva-theresa-bradshaw/ . 31 March 2019 . live .
  6. Web site: Eva Bradshaw . Museum London Collection . 31 March 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190331210845/http://collection.museumlondon.ca/objects/images?filter=MediaExistence:true%3Bpeople:EVA%20BRADSHAW&page=1 . 31 March 2019 . live .