Estelle Muriel Kerr | |
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| Born | 1879 Toronto, Canada |
| Died | 1971 |
| Occupation(s) | Painter and critic |
Estelle Muriel Kerr (1879-1971) was a Canadian painter, illustrator and writer.
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Estelle Muriel Kerr | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1879 Toronto, Canada |
| Died | 1971 |
| Occupation(s) | Painter and critic |
Estelle Muriel Kerr (1879-1971) was a Canadian painter, illustrator and writer.
Estelle Muriel Kerr was born in Toronto, Canada, in 1879. [1] In Toronto she studied with Mary Ella Dignam and Laura Muntz Lyall. [2] She studied at The New York Art Students League (NYASL) for about two years from 1901. [1] She also spent two years at the Académie de la Grande Chaumière. During the summers she sketched in Italy, Switzerland, France, Belgium and the Netherlands. [2]
Around 1913 Kerr shared a studio in Toronto with Dorothy Stevens. In World War I (1914-1918) she drove an ambulance in France. She became well known as an art critic and a painter of children. [1] She also painted landscapes and figure studies. [2] Kerr was among the founding members of the Graphics Art Club and the Heliconian Club. [1] Kerr died in 1971.
Kerr illustrated several children's books and contributed illustrated stories and poems to several publications. She published: [2]
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