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Margaret Kitto

1873 – 1925

Canadian painter and educator

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Lived 1873 – 1925 (aged 52). Margaret Kitto was a Canadian painter and teacher.

Margaret Elizabeth Kitto (July 28, 1873 – August 9, 1925) was an English-born Canadian artist and educator.

The daughter of Francis Bowyer Kitto and Lavinia Mary Tilly, she was born in London and came to Victoria with her family in 1891. In 1922, she opened the Deco Art Studio with Lillian Sweeney, also an artist; they produced and sold various arts and crafts. Kitto taught at the Sacred Heart Convent School and the Western Art Studio; she later taught evening classes for the local school board. Her pupils included Edythe Hembroff-Schleicher, who was Emily Carr's friend and biographer. She was a member of the Island Arts and Crafts Society, serving on the executive board from 1911 to 1917 and was vice-president in 1925. With Josephine Crease, she led sketching parties for the Society.

Her efforts led to the establishment of an art gallery in Victoria's Crystal Garden in 1925.

She died in Victoria in 1925.

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Margaret Elizabeth Kitto, Margaret Elisabeth Kitto

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Who was Margaret Kitto?

Canadian painter and educator

When was Margaret Kitto born?

Margaret Kitto was born on 28 July 1873 in London.

When did Margaret Kitto die?

Margaret Kitto died on 9 August 1925 in Victoria.

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Margaret Kitto was a painter and teacher.

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Margaret Kitto was Canadian.

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· Wikipedia: Margaret Kitto

· Wikidata: Q52327805

· DBpedia: Margaret Kitto

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