Caroline Farncomb (January12, 1859 November13, 1951)Letter from Catharine B. McEwen, August 17, 1998, Caroline Farncomb Artist's file, National Gallery Library and Archives, Ottawa was a Canadian painter. She lived in London, Ontario where she was secretary of the Women's Art Association and donated work to start an art gallery, today the

Museum London Museum London is an art and history museum located in London, Ontario, Canada. It is located near the forks of the Thames River. It started its operations in 1940 with London Public Library and amalgamated with London Regional Art Gallery and Lon ...

Career

Farncomb was born near

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and moved to London, Ontario with her family in 1867. She studied in London with Cleménce Van Den Broeck and

Florence Carlyle Florence Emily Carlyle (September24, 1864 May2, 1923) was a Canadians, Canadian figure and portrait painter, known especially for her handling of light and fabric. Her work is included in the collection of the National Gallery of Canada. Childho ...

; at the Hellmuth Ladies College, London, Ontario; the Western School of Art and Design, London, Ontario; at the Art Student's League, New York and

Académie Julian The Académie Julian () was a private art school for painting and sculpture founded in Paris, France, in 1867 by French painter and teacher Rodolphe Julian (1839–1907) that was active from 1868 through 1968. It remained famous for the number a ...

, Paris. She exhibited her paintings with the Western Art Fair; the

Women's Art Association of Canada The Women's Art Association of Canada (WAAC) is an organization founded in 1887 to promote and support women artists and craftswomen in Canada, including artists in the visual media, performance artists and writers. At one time it had almost 1,000 ...

; the Women's Art Club of London; with the

Art Association of Montreal The Montreal Museum of Fine Arts (MMFA; french: Musée des beaux-arts de Montréal, MBAM) is an art museum in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It is the largest art museum in Canada by gallery space. The museum is located on the historic Golden Square ...

(1900-1909): the

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(1899-1908); and the

Ontario Society of Artists The Ontario Society of Artists (OSA) was founded in 1872. It is Canada's oldest continuously operating professional art society. When it was founded at the home of John Arthur Fraser, seven artists were present. Besides Fraser himself, Marmaduke M ...

(1899-1909) (she was elected a member in 1908), among other exhibition societies and places. In 1908, she showed her work in a group show at W. Scott and Sons Galleries, Toronto. She continued to show her work in various local venues until 1932. Farncomb died in

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in 1951. Her work is in the collections of the

Art Gallery of Ontario The Art Gallery of Ontario (AGO; french: Musée des beaux-arts de l'Ontario) is an art museum in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The museum is located in the Grange Park neighbourhood of downtown Toronto, on Dundas Street West between McCaul and Beve ...

Mcintosh Gallery, Western University, the Mississauga Museums and

Gallery

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Farncomb, Caroline 1859 births 1951 deaths 20th-century Canadian artists 20th-century Canadian women artists Artists from Ontario People from Clarington Académie Julian alumni Art Students League of New York alumni