Ethel Myers

Ethel Myers was an American sculptor, painter, fashion designer and artist (1881–1960). She was born at Brooklyn and died at Cornwall.

Also recorded as Mae Ethel Klinck Myers; Mae Ethel Klinck; Lillian Cochran; Ethel Klinck; Ethel Klinck Myers; Ethel K. Myers.

Ethel Myers in brief

Born
1881
Died
1960
Known for
sculptor, painter, fashion designer and artist
Place of birth
Brooklyn
Contents

Identity and origins

Ethel Myers was recorded at birth as Lillian Cochran. The authorities additionally record the headings Mae Ethel Klinck Myers, Mae Ethel Klinck, Lillian Cochran, Ethel Klinck and Ethel Klinck Myers. Her recorded language was English.

She married Jerome Myers. One child is recorded: Virginia Janet Mayer.

Formation and teaching

Ethel Myers studied at Parsons School of Design. She trained under Robert Henri and William Merritt Chase.

Career and activity

Ethel Myers worked in art of sculpture. Her work is associated with Ashcan School.

She was employed by Christodora House.

Identity

What the record establishes about Ethel Myers.

Toxicity of industrial organic solvents / Summaries of published work compiled by Ethel Browning under the direction of the Committee on the toxicity of industrial solvents. is dated 1937 and held by Wellcome Collection. Women and Children on Park Benches (recto); Women and Children in a Park (verso) is dated 1887/1922 and held by The Art Institute of Chicago (inventory 1922.5573). The teacher's guide to intelligence and other psychological testing / E.P. Allen Hunt and Percival Smith. is dated [1935] and held by Wellcome Collection. Learning and teaching : an introduction to psychology and education / by A.G. Hughes and E.H. Hughes. is dated 1946 and held by Wellcome Collection. Ventilation and health : the new hygiene of fresh air / by Thomas D. Wood and Ethel M. Hendricksen. is dated 1927 and held by Wellcome Collection. A performance ability scale : examination manual / Ethel L. Cornell, Warren W. Coxe. is dated 1934 and held by Wellcome Collection.

Children and Adults, Standing Outside is dated 1910 and held by The Art Institute of Chicago (inventory 1922.5575). Conversation Piece is dated 1909 and held by The Metropolitan Museum of Art (inventory 66.228.2). Two Men on a Bench is dated 1904 and held by The Art Institute of Chicago (inventory 1922.5574). Letterbook of the Anthropometric Laboratory is dated 1888-1895 and held by Wellcome Collection. Cream Pot is dated 1765–76 and held by The Art Institute of Chicago (inventory 1990.101). The Metropolitan Museum of Art records 3 objects associated with this heading.

The Art Institute of Chicago records 5 objects associated with this heading. Ethel Myers is recorded as sculptor, painter, fashion designer and artist. Wellcome Collection records 10 objects associated with this heading. Ethel Myers is recorded with the citizenship of United States. Ethel Myers is recorded at birth as Lillian Cochran.

Works and catalogued output

The Metropolitan Museum of Art catalogues 1 work under this heading. The Art Institute of Chicago catalogues 4 works under this heading. Wellcome Collection catalogues 7 works under this heading.

Authority records

The identifiers under which Ethel Myers may be traced in institutional catalogues.

Ethel Myers is established in the international name authorities as Wikidata Q5403180.

In public collections

Work associated with this heading is recorded in 3 named public collections.

The Metropolitan Museum of Art: 3 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. The Art Institute of Chicago: 5 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Wellcome Collection: 10 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue.

Literature

1 scholarly publication naming this subject was located in the registry of record.

Myers, Ethel (1881-1960), genre sculptor, American National Biography Online, 2000.

Scholarly footprint

Bibliographic registers publish measured figures for this heading: 7 language editions of the general reference literature carrying an article (Wikimedia (language editions)). A count of publications is evidence of attention, not of standing, and is given here only as a measure.

Evidence base

This article draws on 5 independent source lineages. Copies and mirrors of the same underlying record were collapsed into a single witness, so 5 means 5 genuinely separate publishers of record. 15 further registers were consulted and returned nothing for this heading.

In detail

Ethel Myers studied at Parsons School of Design. training under Robert Henri and William Merritt Chase is recorded. the recorded working language is English.

The field of work recorded is art of sculpture. The authority associates the name with Ashcan School.

Employment is recorded with Christodora House.

Work by Ethel Myers is recorded in the collections of Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Chronology

  1. 1765Cream Pot is dated 1765–76 and held by The Art Institute of Chicago (inventory 1990.101).
  2. 1881Ethel Myers born at Brooklyn.
  3. 1881Ethel Myers was born in 1881 at Brooklyn.
  4. 1887Women and Children on Park Benches (recto); Women and Children in a Park (verso) is dated 1887/1922 and held by The Art Institute of Chicago (inventory 1922.5573).
  5. 1887Women and Children on Park Benches (recto); Women and Children in a Park (verso) (The Art Institute of Chicago).
  6. 1888Letterbook of the Anthropometric Laboratory is dated 1888-1895 and held by Wellcome Collection.
  7. 1904Two Men on a Bench is dated 1904 and held by The Art Institute of Chicago (inventory 1922.5574).
  8. 1904Two Men on a Bench (The Art Institute of Chicago).
  9. 1909Conversation Piece is dated 1909 and held by The Metropolitan Museum of Art (inventory 66.228.2).
  10. 1909Conversation Piece (The Metropolitan Museum of Art).
  11. 1910Children and Adults, Standing Outside is dated 1910 and held by The Art Institute of Chicago (inventory 1922.5575).
  12. 1910Children and Adults, Standing Outside (The Art Institute of Chicago).
  13. 1927Ventilation and health : the new hygiene of fresh air / by Thomas D. Wood and Ethel M. Hendricksen. is dated 1927 and held by Wellcome Collection.
  14. 1927Ventilation and health : the new hygiene of fresh air / by Thomas D. Wood and Ethel M. Hendricksen. (Wellcome Collection).
  15. 1934A performance ability scale : examination manual / Ethel L. Cornell, Warren W. Coxe. is dated 1934 and held by Wellcome Collection.
  16. 1934A performance ability scale : examination manual / Ethel L. Cornell, Warren W. Coxe. (Wellcome Collection).
  17. 1935The teacher's guide to intelligence and other psychological testing / E.P. Allen Hunt and Percival Smith. is dated [1935] and held by Wellcome Collection.
  18. 1937Toxicity of industrial organic solvents / Summaries of published work compiled by Ethel Browning under the direction of the Committee on the toxicity of industrial solvents. is dated 1937 and held by Wellcome Collection.
  19. 1946Learning and teaching : an introduction to psychology and education / by A.G. Hughes and E.H. Hughes. is dated 1946 and held by Wellcome Collection.
  20. 1960Ethel Myers died at Cornwall.
  21. 1960Ethel Myers died in 1960 at Cornwall.

Sources

Each source is named with the standing the house places on it, so the evidence can be weighed rather than taken on trust.

  1. 1.

    Myers, Ethel (1881-1960), genre sculptor, American National Biography Online, 2000

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  2. 2.

    The Art Institute of Chicago, collection records associated with Ethel Myers.

    museum collection · Unverified · The Art Institute of Chicago

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  3. 3.

    The Metropolitan Museum of Art, collection records associated with Ethel Myers (3 objects).

    museum collection · Unverified · The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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  4. 4.

    Wellcome Collection catalogue records 10 works naming Ethel Myers.

    museum collection · Unverified · Wellcome Collection

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  5. 5.

    Wikidata, structured authority record Q5403180: Ethel Myers

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikidata

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  6. 6.

    “Ethel Myers”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia

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