Gertrude Ellen Hayes

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For the dancer born Gertrude Hayes see Gertrude Hoffmann (dancer)

Getrude Ellen Hayes' etching The library with old bookcases, Cheltenham. The interior of the library and the old bookcases, Cheltenha Wellcome V0012461.jpg
Getrude Ellen Hayes' etching The library with old bookcases, Cheltenham.

Gertrude Ellen Hayes (1872–1956) was a British artist known for her etchings, watercolour paintings, and repoussee metal work. [1] Her etchings often featured architectural scenes of buildings or streets. [2]

Biography

Hayes was born in London. [3] She attended the Royal College of Art [4] and was later an instructor at the Rugby School. She married artist Alfred Kedington Morgan [4] [5] and took the married name Gertrude Ellen Morgan. [6]

Hayes was a Prix de Rome scholar. She became the first woman to ever be elected to the Royal Society of Painter-Etchers. [7]

Her work is included in the permanent collection of the Auckland Art Gallery. [8]

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References

  1. "HAYES Gertrude Ellen 1872-1956 | Artist Biographies". www.artbiogs.co.uk.
  2. Wood, Christopher; Newall, Christopher; Richardson, Margaret (6 February 2008). Victorian Painters: The text. Antique Collectors' Club. ISBN   9781851491711 via Google Books.
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  5. "Morgan, Alfred Kedington, (23 April 1868–14 April 1928), Art Master at Rugby School and Hon. Curator of the Art Museum". Morgan, Alfred Kedington : Who Was Who - oi. oxfordindex.oup.com. Oxford University Press. 2007. doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.u200607.
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