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Alexina Cowan
Alexina is a female given name. Notable people with the name include: * Alexina Duchamp (1906–1995), American art dealer *Alexina Graham (born 1990), English fashion model *Alexina Louie (born 1949), Canadian composer *Alexina Ruthquist (1848–1892), Scottish missionary *Alexina Maude Wildman Alexina Maude Wildman (28 February 1867 – 15 November 1896), also known as Ina Wildman, was an Australian journalist and columnist, known for writing weekly columns for '' The Bulletin'' magazine under her pen name "Sappho Smith". The first o ... (1867–1896), Australian journalist See also *'' The Mystery of Alexina'', a 1985 French film {{given name, Alexina Feminine given names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexina Duchamp
Alexina "Teeny" Duchamp (née Sattler; January 6, 1906 – December 20, 1995) was the wife of Pierre Matisse, daughter-in-law of artist Henri Matisse, and second wife of artist and chess player Marcel Duchamp. Background She was born Alexina Sattler in Cincinnati, Ohio in 1906. The youngest daughter of prominent surgeon Robert Sattler, Alexina was nicknamed "Teeny" by her mother Agnes Mitchell because of her low birth weight. Paris and marriage to Pierre Matisse Sattler at first thought of becoming an artist and went to Paris in 1921, where for a time she studied sculpture with Constantin Brâncuși at the Académie de la Grande Chaumière in Paris.John Russell (December 22, 1995)Alexina Duchamp, Dada Artist's Wife And Colleague, 89''The New York Times''. She first met Marcel Duchamp in 1923 at a ball given in her honor by American sculptor Mariette Benedict Mills, the mother of a close friend. In 1929 Teeny married Pierre Matisse, an art dealer and the youngest son of Fau ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexina Graham
Alexina Lorna Graham (born 3 March 1990) is an English fashion model. Graham began working with Victoria's Secret after walking in the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show 2017. She became a Victoria's Secret Angel in 2019, and is the first redhead to ever become an Angel. Graham is also a brand ambassador for L'Oréal Paris. Early life Graham was born in Worksop, Nottinghamshire. She trained in ballet for 12 years, and was also bullied in school as a child for her red hair. Career She began her modelling career in 2008, when she was one of the winners of the 2008 Ford modeling competition, won a beauty contract with Maybelline and shot an editorial for Another Magazine. Alexina appeared in editorials for I.D. (magazine), Glamour U.S., Teen Vogue, L’Officiel Singapore, Harper's Bazaar Serbia, Marie Claire Russia, InStyle, WWD, Vogue Italia and Vogue Arabia, as well as in campaigns for Burberry, Balmain, L'Oréal and Victoria's Secret. She has walked the runway for Balmain, Empo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexina Louie
Alexina Diane Louie, (born July 30, 1949) is a Canadian composer of contemporary art music. She has composed for various instrumental and vocal combinations in a variety of genres. She has fulfilled a number of commissions, and her works, which have been performed internationally, have earned her a number of awards, including the Order of Canada and two Juno Awards. Early life and education Louie was born in Vancouver, British Columbia. She earned an ARCT in Piano Performance diploma from the Royal Conservatory of Music at the age of seventeen while under the tutelage of Jean Lyons—of the Jean Lyons School of Music in Vancouver. Shortly thereafter, Louie received a Bachelor of Music in Music History from the University of British Columbia in 1970. In 1974, she completed her M.A. degree in Composition from the University of California, San Diego.Robb, Peter"Alex Louie's musical journey" ''Ottawa Citizen'', Sep 21, 2013 Career While studying in the Greater Los Angeles Area, L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexina Ruthquist
Alexina Ruthquist ( née McKay, 8 September 1848 – 5 September 1892) was a Scottish missionary. Life Ruthquist was born in Fordyce in Scotland in 1848 as Alexina McKay. She was named after her mother and her father was the Reverend Murdoch McKay. Her father was based at the Free Church of Scotland in nearby Rhynie.L. E. Lauer"Ruthquist , Alexina (1848–1892)" ''Oxford Dictionary of National Biography'', Oxford University Press, 2004, accessed 28 October 2016 She served for eleven years in India before she married the Swedish missionary Reverend Johan Ruthquist in October 1866. She left Nagpoor and joined him at the small village of Amarwara. She lived near her sister Maggie who had also married a Swedish missionary. In November 1889 she gave birth but the child, Mary Juanita, died within two weeks. She and Maggie decided to bring up an abandoned child called Benjamin. 1892 they opened a dispensary in Amarvara. She died on 5 September 1892 en route to Sweden on . She was bur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexina Maude Wildman
Alexina Maude Wildman (28 February 1867 – 15 November 1896), also known as Ina Wildman, was an Australian journalist and columnist, known for writing weekly columns for '' The Bulletin'' magazine under her pen name "Sappho Smith". The first of her weekly columns appeared in the magazine on 28 April 1888. The column was written as a letter to "my dear Moorabinda," headed with a cartoon image of an old woman. The column contained a variety of information about current events, often portrayed in a sarcastic, critical way. It was the first gossip column in Sydney. Wildman's last column appeared on 22 August 1896, a few months before her death from nephritis in Waverley, New South Wales. Early life Wildman was born in Paddington, New South Wales on 28 February 1867. Her mother was Elizabeth Wildman and her father was Edwin Wildman, a clerk who was commercially involved with the ''Sydney Morning Herald''. The couple had seven girls and three boys before Alexina was born. She prefe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Mystery Of Alexina
''The Mystery of Alexina'' (french: Le Mystère Alexina), also titled ''Alexina'', is a 1985 French historical drama directed by René Féret and centered upon the intersex memoirist Herculine Barbin. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1985 Cannes Film Festival. Cast * Philippe Vuillemin as Alexina Barbin / Camille Barbin * Valérie Stroh as Sara * Véronique Silver as Madame Avril * Bernard Freyd as Armand * Marianne Basler as Marie Avril * Pierre Vial as Priest * Philippe Clévenot as Doctor Chesnet * Isabelle Gruault as Josephine * Lucienne Hamon as Hotel manager * Claude Bouchery sa School inspector * Olivier Sabran as Doctor * Michel Amphoux as Hotel manager * Anne Cornaly as Alexina's mother * Vincent Pinel Vincent ( la, Vincentius) is a male given name derived from the Roman name Vincentius, which is derived from the Latin word (''to conquer''). People with the given name Artists *Vincent Apap (1909–2003), Maltese sculptor *Vincent van Go ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
