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Elma Gove
Elma Mary Gove (1832–1921) was an American painter. Biography Born in Weare, New Hampshire, Gove was the daughter of Hiram and Mary Sargent Gove; her father was a hatmaker who later became a self-trained physician, and her mother was an early advocate for women's rights. By 1848 the couple was estranged. They divorced in that year – one precipitating event was Hiram's kidnapping of Elma, which her mother soon put right. Mary soon remarried, and Elma travelled to New York City to study as an artist; in 1848 she enrolled in the antique class of the National Academy of Design for the year. She identified herself upon registration as a "painter", suggesting that she already had some experience in the role. With the annual show of 1849, at which she exhibited three crayon portraits, she began to participate in the Academy's exhibitions. Over the following fifteen years she continued to work in crayon, but she branched out into oils as well; at the 1851 annual exhibition sh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
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Elma or ELMA may refer to: Places United States * Elma, Iowa, a city in the US * Elma, New York, a town in the US ** Elma Center, New York * Elma, Washington, a city in the US * Elma Township, Richland County, North Dakota, in Richland County, North Dakota, US * Elma, Virginia, an unincorporated community in the US * Elma (hamlet), New York, a hamlet in the US Elsewhere * Elma, Manitoba, a community in Canada ** Elma railway station * Elma (river), a river of Poland People Given name *Elma (given name) * Elma G. Albert, Justice of the Iowa Supreme Court * Elma Bellini (1954–2018), New York Supreme Court Justice * Elma Campbell (1901–1983), Scottish nationalist activist * Elma Danielsson (1865–1936), Swedish politician * Elma Tryphosa Dangerfield (1907–2006), British journalist and Liberal Party politician * Elma Davis (born 1968), South African international lawn bowler * Elma de Vries (born 1983), Dutch speed skater * Elma Dienda (born 1964), Namibian politician ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |