Maria Matilda Brooks (1837 – November 16, 1913) was a British-born American painter.
Maria Matilda Brooks | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1837 Staines, England |
| Died | November 16, 1913 (aged 75–76) New York, New York |
| Nationality | American |
| Known for | Painting |
Biography
editBrooks was born in 1837 in Staines, England.[1] She studied art in London at the South Kensington Art School and the Royal Academy Schools. She briefly lived in Canada, in Montreal and Quebec City, before moving to New York.[2]
Brooks exhibited her work in the rotunda and the Board Room of the Woman's Building at the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago, Illinois.[2]
She died in New York on November 16, 1913, after being struck by an automobile.[1][3]
References
edit- ^ a b McMann, Evelyn de Rostaing (January 2003). Biographical index of artists in Canada. University of Toronto Press. p. 32. ISBN 0802027903.
- ^ a b Nichols, K. L. "Women's Art at the World's Columbian Fair & Exposition, Chicago 1893". Retrieved December 24, 2018.
- ^ "Woman R.A. Killed". The Gazette. New York. November 19, 1913. p. 4. Retrieved March 24, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
External links
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Media related to Maria Matilda Brooks at Wikimedia Commons
