Gwen Le Gallienne

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Gwen Le Gallienne
BornGwendolyn Hinton Perry
c.1898
France
Died1966
OccupationArtist, Painter, Sculptor
RelativesRichard Le Gallienne (step-father)
Eva Le Gallienne (step-sister)

Gwen Le Gallienne (born Gwendolyn Hinton Perry; c. 1898–1966) was a French-born, American-raised, England-based painter and sculptor.[1][2] She was the first woman allowed to sketch battlefield scenes by the British War Office.[3]

Life[]

Gwendolyn Hinton Perry was born to Irma Perry (née Hinton) and Roland Hinton Perry around 1898. Her parents were first cousins. She was Richard Le Gallienne's step-daughter, and took the name Gwen Le Gallienne.[1] Her mother Irma was Richard Le Gallienne's third wife, and Irma and Richard married in 1911.[1][4] Gwen was considered somewhat of a celebrity, starting in the 1920s, due to her nonconformity to sexual and social norms which led her to stand out.[1] Her personality was even notable among the Montparnasse bohemian circle.[1] Gwen was noted for having an affair with Louise Bryant. Gwen was friends with Stephen Ward during this time.[5] Gwen and Bryant started their affair early in 1928, which caused much strain in Bryant's marriage.[6] Allegedly, Bryant's husband found Louise's personal notes about her affair with Gwen and this caused their divorce.[7][8][9] Gwen was also involved with Yvette Ledeux, a nurse, but Ledeux became involved with the painter Georges Malkine on a trip they all took in January 1929.[1]

Career[]

Gwen was exhibiting her art by her twenties.[10][11] She had multiple solo shows of her work.[12] In 1940, Le Gallienne was the first female painter who was allowed by the United Kingdom's War Office to go to war sites and paint scenes of battles.[3][13] Gwen also served in British intelligence during the war.[5]

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  2. ^ Hansen, Arlen (2014). Expatriate Paris: A Cultural and Literary Guide to Paris of the 1920s. New York City: Skyhorse Publishing, Inc. ISBN 978-1611456998. Retrieved 25 March 2018.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b "Woman Artist Back in England". Newspapers.com. The Winnipeg Tribune. Retrieved 31 March 2018.
  4. ^ Wichkam Legg, E.G.; Williams, E.T., eds. (1959). Dictionary of National Biography. Oxford: Oxford University Press. Retrieved 31 March 2018.
  5. ^ Jump up to: a b Summers, Anthony; Dorril, Stephen (2014). The Secret Worlds of Stephen Ward: Sex, Scandal, and Deadly Secrets in the Profumo Affair. Open Road Media. ISBN 9781480466982.
  6. ^ Srodes, James (2012). On Dupont Circle: Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt and the Progressives Who Shaped Our World. Counterpoint. p. 173. gwen le gallienne.
  7. ^ Gallagher, Dorothy. "Radically Chic". The New York Times. No. February 11, 1996. The New York Times. Retrieved 31 March 2018.
  8. ^ Simkin, John. "Louise Bryant". Spartacus Educational. Spartacus Educational. Retrieved 31 March 2018.
  9. ^ Gardner, Virginia (1982). "Friend and Lover": The Life of Louise Bryant. Horizon Press. gwen le gallienne.
  10. ^ "Untitled". Newspapers.com. The Greenwood Commonwealth. Retrieved 31 March 2018.
  11. ^ "Arts Magazine, Volumes 1-2". 1926. Retrieved 31 March 2018.
  12. ^ "The Pittsburgh Press - July 7, 1935". Newspapers.com. The Pittsburgh Press. Retrieved 31 March 2018.
  13. ^ "Untitled". Newspapers.com. The Wilkes-Barre Times Leader. Retrieved 31 March 2018.
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