May Louise Greville Cooksey
May Louise Greville Cooksey (10 January 1878 – 1943) was a British painter of ecclesiastical subjects, figures and landscapes in the Pre-Raphaelite style.
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May Louise Greville Cooksey
May Louise Greville Cooksey (1878–1943) · Art UK: entry maria-virgo-58583 · Public domain
- Name
- May Louise Greville Cooksey
- Born
- 10 January 1878
- Birthplace
- Birmingham, England
- Died
- 1943
- Field
- Painting
- Nationality
- United Kingdom · United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
- Occupation
- painter · illustrator
- Education
- Royal College of Art
- Languages
- English
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May Louise Greville Cooksey (10 January 1878 – 1943) was a British painter of ecclesiastical subjects, figures and landscapes in the Pre-Raphaelite style.
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• Name — May Louise Greville Cooksey • Born — 10 January 1878 • Birthplace — Birmingham, England • Died — 1943 • Field — Painting
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Cooksey was born in Birmingham and studied at both the Leamington School of Art and at Liverpool School of Art. She then went on to study at the South Kensington School of Art in London where she won silver and bronze medals for her work. A travelling scholarship allowed Cooksey to visit Italy. When she returned to London she took a teaching position at the South Kensington School. She exhibited on a regular basis at the Royal Academy and later in life lived at Freshfield in Lancashire. Cooksey was a member of the Liverpool Academy of Arts.
May Louise Greville Cooksey - The Marriage of Saint Catherine
May Louise Greville Cooksey · Art UK: entry the-marriage-of-saint-catherine-97245
May Louise Greville Cooksey - The Mystic Marriage of St. Catherine, 1899
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1878
May Louise Greville Cooksey born at Birmingham.
1943
May Louise Greville Cooksey died.
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- 1.Editions Grund, Paris. Benezit Dictionary of Artists Volume 3 Bulow-Cossin. 2006. 2-7000-3073-7.
- 2.Frances Spalding. 20th Century Painters and Sculptors. Antique Collectors' Club. 1990. 1-85149-106-6.
- 3.Grant M. Waters. Dictionary of British Artists Working 1900-1950. Eastbourne Fine Art. 1975.
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May Louise Greville Cooksey is recorded as painter and illustrator. Works and catalogued output.
The Marriage of Saint Catherine
1902 · Walker Art Gallery
Maria Virgo
1915 · Russell-Cotes Art Gallery & Museum
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