About Violet Emily Whiteman
Lived 1873 – 1952 (aged 78–79). Violet Emily Whiteman was a New Zealand artist and painter.
Violet Emily Whiteman (née Sells; 24 December 1873 – 21 January 1952) was an English-born New Zealand artist. Her work is in the permanent collection of the Sarjeant Gallery in Whanganui, New Zealand. Her paintings depict farm animals and pets, including foxes, dogs and horses.
Whiteman was born in Guildford, Surrey, England, in 1873. She studied art at Herkomer School in Bushey; she also studied anatomy at the London Veterinary College and took lessons from animal painters William Frank Calderon and Stanhope Forbes.
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Who was Violet Emily Whiteman?
New Zealand artist (1873 - 1952)
When was Violet Emily Whiteman born?
Violet Emily Whiteman was born in 1873 in Guildford.
When did Violet Emily Whiteman die?
Violet Emily Whiteman died in 1952 in Whanganui.
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Violet Emily Whiteman was an artist and painter.
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Violet Emily Whiteman was New Zealand.
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