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Marguerite Louisa Kirmse (14 December 1885 - 12 December 1954) was a British artist who emigrated to the United States; she specialised in drawings and latterly etchings of dogs.
Marguerite was born in
/ref> She was not successful in advancing her musical career and focussed her attention increasingly on her animal drawing, which she developed by frequent sketching trips to the
/ref> In 1921 she started producing etchings of dogs, for which she became well-known. She published ''Dogs'' (1930) and ''Dogs in the Field'' (1935) and produced many other works as book illustrations and commissions. She illustrated two books by
Marguerite Kirmse gallery
Marguerite Kirmse Etchings CollectionWorks by Marguerite Kirmse at the AKC Museum of the Dog
1885 births 1954 deaths 20th-century English painters 20th-century English women artists Alumni of the Royal Academy of Music British emigrants to the United States British people of German descent Dog artists English children's book illustrators English women painters Artists from Bournemouth Sibling artists {{UK-painter-19thC-stub
Early life
Marguerite was born in Bournemouth
Bournemouth () is a coastal resort town in the Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole council area of Dorset, England. At the 2011 census, the town had a population of 183,491, making it the largest town in Dorset. It is situated on the Southern ...
, then in Hampshire, the second daughter of Richard and Lea Kirmse, respectively of German and Swiss origin, proprietors of a private school. She was the younger sister of the artist Persis Kirmse, who similarly specialised in dogs and cats.Jim Gawler, 1996: ''Persis Kirmse, her parents and sisters''
Career
Marguerite first trained as a harpist at theRoyal Academy of Music
The Royal Academy of Music (RAM) in London, England, is the oldest conservatoire in the UK, founded in 1822 by John Fane and Nicolas-Charles Bochsa. It received its royal charter in 1830 from King George IV with the support of the first Duke of ...
but spent much of her spare time drawing animals. She went to the United States in 1910 on holiday with friends but stayed there.Strideaway.com/ref> She was not successful in advancing her musical career and focussed her attention increasingly on her animal drawing, which she developed by frequent sketching trips to the
Bronx Zoo
The Bronx Zoo (also historically the Bronx Zoological Park and the Bronx Zoological Gardens) is a zoo within Bronx Park in the Bronx, New York. It is one of the largest zoos in the United States by area and is the largest metropolitan zoo in ...
.RoGallery.com: Marguerite Kirmse/ref> In 1921 she started producing etchings of dogs, for which she became well-known. She published ''Dogs'' (1930) and ''Dogs in the Field'' (1935) and produced many other works as book illustrations and commissions. She illustrated two books by
Rudyard Kipling
Joseph Rudyard Kipling ( ; 30 December 1865 – 18 January 1936)''The Times'', (London) 18 January 1936, p. 12. was an English novelist, short-story writer, poet, and journalist. He was born in British India, which inspired much of his work.
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, " Lassie Come-Home" by Eric Knight, and many other children's books.
In 1924 she married George C. Cole, with whom she ran the Tobermory kennels near Bridgewater, Connecticut
Bridgewater is a town in Litchfield County, Connecticut, United States. The population was 1,662 at the 2020 census, down from 1,727 at the 2010 census.
Bridgewater is well known as being a weekend getaway for wealthy New Yorkers, due to its scen ...
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References
Further reading
*External links
*Marguerite Kirmse gallery
Marguerite Kirmse Etchings Collection
1885 births 1954 deaths 20th-century English painters 20th-century English women artists Alumni of the Royal Academy of Music British emigrants to the United States British people of German descent Dog artists English children's book illustrators English women painters Artists from Bournemouth Sibling artists {{UK-painter-19thC-stub