Ellen Gertrude Cohen
Ellen Gertrude Cohen (25 August 1860 – 4 May 1946) was a British painter and illustrator.
Ellen Gertrude Cohen | |
|---|---|
| Born | 25 August 1860 Marylebone, London |
| Died | 4 May 1946 (aged 85)[1] Rome, Italy |
| Known for | Painting, Illustration |
Biography
Cohen was born in 1860 in Marylebone to Barnet Soloman Cohen, a merchant, and Eliza Myers Cohen.[2] She attended the Slade School of Art and the Royal Academy of London. She also studied in Paris under Jean-Joseph Benjamin-Constant and Jean-Paul Laurens.[3]
She exhibited her work at the Royal Academy, Royal Institute of Painters in Water and Oil Colors, and the Paris Salon.[3][4]
Cohen exhibited her work at the Palace of Fine Arts at the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago, Illinois.[5]
Cohn created illustrations for a variety of British publications including The Strand Magazine.[3]
Cohen died in Rome in 1946, where she was living at a Franciscan convent.[1]
Images from the Illustrated London News
Jewish tailor's workshop 1891
Jewish tailor's workshop 1891
The Eve of the Sabbath 1891
Rabbi teaching Hebrew 1891
Russian refugees in the Poor Jews Temporary Shelter, Leman Street 1891
References
- England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1966, 1973-1995
- 1861 England Census
- Jacobs, Joseph; Lipkind, Goodman. "Cohen, Ellen Gertrude". www.jewishencyclopedia.com. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
- Darmon, Adrian M. (2003). Around Jewish Art: A Dictionary of Painters, Sculptors, and Photographers (in French). Carnot. p. 48. ISBN 2848550112.
- Nichols, K. L. "Women's Art at the World's Columbian Fair & Exposition, Chicago 1893". Retrieved 15 August 2018.