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KINGSFORD, Winnifred
- Born
- Toronto, Ontario, 1880
- Died
- Toronto, Ontario, 1947
- Biography synopsis
- Until Florence Wyle and Frances Loring arrived in Toronto in 1912, Winnifred Kingsford was considered to be the only practicing woman sculptor in Canada. She began her studies in her hometown; first, at the Toronto Art School, under William Cruikshank and G.A. Reid, and then continuing her training at the Toronto Central Technical School, under Mr. Banks. Subsequently, she left for Paris to study with Antoine Bourdelle for five years. When Kingsford returned to Toronto, she taught art at Havergal College. In addition to more traditional sculpture, the artist also made vases and lamps in an effort to find a larger market for her work. Her piece entitled "Seated Woman" is in the collection of the National Gallery of Canada.
- Media used
- Sculpture
- Education
- Toronto Technical Schools (under Mr. Banks)
- Private study (under Antoine Bourdelle (Paris, France))
- Toronto Art School (under William Cruikshank and G. A. Reid)
- File & Archive locations
- Art Gallery of Ontario - Edward P. Taylor Research Library and Archives
- National Gallery of Canada, ON - Library and Archives
- Canadian Women Artists History Initiative Documentation Centre, QC
- BIBLIOGRAPHY
Writings about- The Canadian Woman's Annual and Social Service Directory. Toronto: McClelland, Goodchild, and Stewart, 1915
- "A Woman's Work." National Post (Toronto) 20 Sept. 2008: TO4
- "Miss W. Sculptress Dies." Evening Telegram (Toronto) 5 Feb. 1947: 4
- "Prominent Sculptress Dies in Toronto." The Ottawa Journal 5 Feb. 1947
- "Winifred Kingsford: Sculptress, Painter Studied in France." Globe and Mail (Toronto) 5 Feb. 1947
- Kerr, Estelle. "Women Sculptors in Toronto." Women's Saturday Night (20 Jun. 1914)
- MacDonald, Colin S. The Dictionary of Canadian Artists. (Volumes 1-8 by Colin S. MacDonald, and volume 9 by Anne Newlands and Judith Parker) Ottawa: National Gallery of Canada, 2009
- McMann, Evelyn de Rostaing. Royal Canadian Academy of Arts/Académie royale des arts du Canada: Exhibitions and Members 1880-1979 Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 1981
- Petteys, Chris, et al. Dictionary of Women Artists: An International Dictionary of Women Artists Born Before 1900 Boston: G. K. Hall, 1985
Full text pdfs of exhibition reviews- Ontario Society of Artists Annual Exhibition: (Toronto, March 03, 1915) M.L.A.F.. "Art Exhibition. New Pictures at the Art Gallery-Ontario Society of Artists Exhibits." Toronto Star March 12, 1915. p.10. Full-text pdf
- Ontario Society of Artists Annual Exhibition: (Toronto, March 03, 1915) Hector Charlesworth. "O.S.A.'s Exhibition 1915." Toronto Saturday Night March 20, 1915. p.4. Full-text pdf
- Ontario Society of Artists Annual Exhibition: (Toronto, March 03, 1915) Irene B. Wrenshall. "Toronto." American Art News April 10, 1915. 13.27: p.7. Full-text pdf
