Mildred Peel Explained

Mildred Peel (1856–1920) was a Canadian sculptor and artist she studied at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts and the Académie Julian in Paris France in 1886.[1] [2]

Her brother Paul Peel was also an artist, their father, John R. Peel having instructed them both from an early age. Peel became one of the first women in Canada to complete a publicly commissioned sculpture.[3] She painted a portrait of Laura Secord in 1904 which is held in the Government of Ontario Art Collection.[4] [5]

She died in Santa Barbara, California in 1920.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Peel, Mildred . 2024-07-08 . A Driving Force . en.
  2. Web site: Exhibitions - Museum London . 2024-07-08 . museumlondon.ca.
  3. Web site: Belanger . Joe . 2014 . Peel family affair on display . 2024-07-08 . lfpress.com.
  4. Web site: Limited . Alamy . . English: 1904 Painting by en:Mildred Peel, owned by the en:Government of Ontario Art Collection, 619796 . 7 August 2005 (original upload date). The original uploader was Sherurcij at English Wikipedia 314 LauraSecordPainting Stock Photo - Alamy . 2024-07-08 . www.alamy.com . en.
  5. Web site: Laura Secord, 1904 . 2024-07-08 . www.archives.gov.on.ca.

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