Louise Elizabeth Garden MacLeod explained

Alt:Louise Elizabeth Garden MacLeod
Birth Name:Louise Elizabeth Garden
Birth Date:25 April 1857
Birth Place:London, England
Death Place:Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Other Names:Louise MacLeod
Alma Mater:Académie Carmen, London's Royal School of Art

Louise Elizabeth Garden–MacLeod (1857–1944) was an English-born American artist and arts educator. In 1887, she co-founded the Los Angeles School of Art and Design with Mrs. J. Dalton Bond, this was the first art school in the area.[1]

History

Louise Elizabeth Garden was born in London, England, on 25 April 1857.[2] She began studying art at a young age and by the time she was a teenager she attended London's Royal School of Art in South Kensington.[3] It was at the Royal School of Art she studying under N. G. Green, an instructor to the British royal family, as well as a pupil of George Lesile, Henry Fiske, Richard Eschke, and Leandro Ramón Garrido. She also studied at Whistler's School (also known as Académie Carmen) in Paris, France.[4]

In 1887, she moved from London to Los Angeles, California in hopes that the milder weather would improve her health. That same year, co-founded the Los Angeles School of Art and Design with Mrs. J. Dalton Bond, this was the first art school in the area.

In 1890, she wed Malcolm MacLeod, a Scottish inventor who helped her with running the art school. They were married until MacLeod's death in 1914.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Louise MacLeod. AskArt.com. 2019-08-07.
  2. Book: Hughes, Edan Milton. Artists in California, 1786-1940. 1989. 978-0961611217. 291.
  3. Book: Who's Who in America, Volume 8. William Leonard. John. Marquis. Albert Nelson. A.N. Marquis. 1914. 869.
  4. Reynolds. Siân. June 2000. Running away to paris: expatriate women artists of the 1900 generation, from Scotland and points south. Women's History Review. en. 9. 2. 327–344. 10.1080/09612020000200249. 0961-2025. Whistler’s school was popularly known as the Académie Carmen, since it was run by one of his ex-models, Carmen Rossi.. free.