Winnifred Kingsford

Winnifred Kingsford
Born 1880
Toronto, Canada
Died 1947 (aged 66–67)
Toronto, Canada
Nationality Canadian
Alma mater Toronto Art School
Style Sculpture

Winnifred Kingsford (1880–1947) was a Toronto-born Canadian sculptor and teacher, considered one of Toronto's first female sculptors.

Biography

Winnifred Kingsford was born in Toronto, the eldest daughter of Magistrate Rupert and Alice Kingsford.[1] Her art studies began in Toronto; first, at the Toronto Art School (1886–90; now OCAD University), under William Cruikshank and George Agnew Reid, and then at Central Technical School, under a Mr. Banks. She undertook further studies in sculpture in Paris for several years with Antoine Bourdelle. When Kingsford returned to Toronto, she taught art at Havergal College, a private school for girls. Until Florence Wyle and Frances Loring arrived in Toronto in 1912, Kingsford was considered to be the only practicing woman sculptor in Canada.[2] There are scant records of exhibitions of her work. She showed one sculpture in the 1912 Paris Salon (a portrait of a seated woman).[3] In 1915 she exhibited "The Messenger" and "Woman Seated" (both in plaster) in the Works of Toronto Sculptors exhibit held at the Art Museum of Toronto (now the Art Gallery of Ontario), November 13-December 15.[4] In addition to more traditional sculpture, the artist also made vases and lamps in an effort to find a larger market for her work.

Kingsford trained as an occupational therapist during World War I, and worked at various military hospitals later in her career.[1]

Major works

Kingsford's sculpture "Seated Woman" (1912; cast c.1970) is in the collection of the National Gallery of Canada.[5]

Death

Winnifred Kingston died at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital (now merged into Toronto Rehabilitation Institute) in Toronto on February 3, 1947; she is buried in St. James' Cemetery.[6][7]

References

  1. 1 2 "Winifred (sic) Kingsford". The Globe and Mail. ProQuest Historical Newspapers. 5 February 1947.
  2. ↑ Cameron, Elspeth (2007). And beauty answers: The life of Frances Loring and Florence Wyle. Toronto: Cormorant Books. ISBN 9781897151136.
  3. ↑ "Causerie de Paris". The Montreal Gazette. news.google.com. 2 May 1912. Retrieved 6 March 2016.
  4. ↑ Ontario Society of Artists: 43rd Annual Exhibition. Toronto: Ontario Society of Artists. 1915. p. 21. Retrieved 6 March 2016.
  5. ↑ National Gallery of Canada. "Collections: Seated Woman". Retrieved 6 March 2016.
  6. ↑ "Obituaries". The Globe and Mail. 5 February 1947.
  7. ↑ "Prominent Sculptress Dies in Toronto". The Ottawa Journal. 5 February 1947. Retrieved 6 March 2016.

Further reading

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