Wilhelmina Douglas Hawley

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Wilhelmina Douglas Hawley
Wilhelmina Douglas Hawley self portrait, 1897.jpg
self portrait, 1897
Born(1860-07-13)July 13, 1860
Perth Amboy, New Jersey
DiedFebruary 8, 1958(1958-02-08) (aged 97)
Rijsoord, Netherlands
NationalityAmerican
Education
Known forPainting,
Spouse(s)
Bastiaan de Koning
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(m. 1901; died in 1954)​
Twee vrouwen

Wilhelmina Douglas Hawley (1860-1958) was an American painter who emigrated to the Netherlands.[1][2]

Biography[]

Hawley was born in Perth Amboy, New Jersey on July 13, 1860.[2] She studied at the Cooper Union Women's Art School and the Art Students League of New York.[3] In 1892 she traveled to Paris where she studied at the Académie Julian.[2] She also traveled to Rijsoord, Netherlands. There she met Bastiaan de Koning (1868-1954) whom she married in 1901.[4] The couple settled in Rijsoord.

Hawley exhibited work at the National Academy of Design, and the National Association of Women Painters and Sculptors,[5] and the Paris Salon.[2] She was a member of the National Association of Women Painters and Sculptors, the New York Watercolor Society, and the Woman's Art Club of New York[5] She served on the board of the Art Students League of New York.[3]

Hawley died on February 8, 1958 in Rijsoord, Netherlands.[2]

References[]

  1. ^ "Hawley, Wilhelmina Douglas (1860-1958)". Koninklijke Bibliotheek. Retrieved 25 July 2020.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e "Wilhelmina Douglas de Koning-Hawley". RKD (in Dutch). Retrieved 25 July 2020.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b "Wilhelmina Douglas Hawley". Society of the Hawley Family, Inc. Retrieved 25 July 2020.
  4. ^ "Wilhelmina Douglas Hawley". Kunstbus (in Dutch). Retrieved 25 July 2020.
  5. ^ Jump up to: a b "Wilhelmina Douglas Hawley". AskArt. Retrieved 25 July 2020.
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