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Henrietta Mabel May

Henrietta Mabel May (1877/84 - 1971) was active/lived in Quebec, British Columbia / Canada.  Henrietta May is known for Landscape, figure, village scenes, portrait and still life painting.

Henrietta Mabel May (AKA: Mabel May; AKA: H. Mabel May) was a painter and educator. She was born in, and lived most of her life in, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.  She died in Burnaby, British Columbia, where she had lived since 1951.  She has also lived and worked in Ottawa, Ontario (1938-1947).
 
Her medium was primarily oil paint.  Her subjects were landscapes, figures, village scenes, portraits, still life, harbour scenes and genre.  The locations are Montreal, the Eastern Townships (Quebec), the St. Lawrence River and the Laurentians.  There are also paintings from her travels in Europe.  Her styles were Impressionism, Plein Air and (later) Fauvism. They were much influenced by the French Impressionists and in later years, by A.Y Jackson (See AskART), a painting companion, and by the Group of Seven (see AskART glossary).
 
She studied at the Art Association of Montreal (2) (1908 -1912) under William Brymner and Mary Alberta Cleland (s   ...  [Displaying 1000 of 5692 characters.]  Artist bio

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Keywords and Quick Facts for Henrietta Mabel May


   Keywords 
Art MethodArt MediaArt Style
  • Fauve, Fauvism, Strong, Vivid Coloration
  • Impressionism, Impressionist
Art Subject
  • Figure, Figurative Humans
  • Genre, Human Activity, Daily Life
  • Harbor, Harbour View
  • Landscape, Nature, Rural Scene
  • Marine, Maritime, Riverfront, Boats, Canoes, Steam Boats, Nautical
  • Portraits, Portraiture
  • Still Life
Geography/Places Lived and/or Worked
  • Europe
Art Association
  • Beaver Hall Group, Quebec
  • Beaver Hall Hill Group, Quebec
  • Canadian Group of Painters
  • Royal Canadian Academy of Arts, Elected Member
Art Teacher
  • Mary Alberta Cleland
  • William Brymner
Art School
  • School of the Art Association of Montreal, Student
Awards/Recognition
  • Jessie Dow Prize, Montreal Art Association
Chronology
  • Early 20th Century Before 1950
  • Late 20th Century After 1950
Added Description
  • Art Educator: Teaching, Scholarship, Workshops and/or Writing
  • Combat, War Artist: Illustration, Painting or Photography
Notable Commercial Gallery Representation, Pre 21s
  • Dominion Gallery, Montreal
Exhibition of Art Association
  • Art Association of Montreal/Montreal Museum of Fine Art
  • Beaver Hall Hill Group
Exhibition of Museum
  • Agnes Etherington Art Centre
  • National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa
  • Vancouver Art Gallery
Exhibition of Special Group
  • British Columbia Women Artists, 1885-1985
  • Group of Seven Guest Exhibitors, Canada
  • Group of Seven: Art for a Nation, National Gallery

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