Elizabeth Hamilton Huntington

Elizabeth Hamilton Huntington, born October 8, 1878 in South Braintree, Massachusetts was a 20th-century American painter who is best known for her still life and floral paintings, often executed in pastel on paper.[1]

Elizabeth Hamilton Huntington
BornOctober 8th, 1878
South Braintree, Massachusettss
Died1963
Wellesley, Massachusetts
NationalityAmerican
Alma materMassachusetts College of the Arts
Known forStill Life, Floral

Biography

She attended the Massachusetts College of the Arts in Boston where she studied under Ernest Lee Major.[2][3]

Huntington married Raymond Edwards Huntington on June 9, 1909 in Wollaston, Massachusetts. During their engagement, Elizabeth was diagnosed with polio that paralyzed the right side of her body. In order to continue painting she had to manipulate her non-functional right arm using her left arm. Huntington's husband hand made a desk that could be fit to a car in order for her to paint.[3]

Huntington's disability greatly affected her ability to take part in the art community of Boston. Huntington created a salon in her home, where people would show their art and give lectures. In 1933, this group became officially known as the Wellesley Society of Artists[4]

References
  1. "Elizabeth Hamilton Huntington". Widewalls. Retrieved 20 June 2018.
  2. Huntington, Samuel (1915). The Huntington Family in America. Huntington Family Association. p. 732.
  3. "Cynthia Melendy: Holding the moment of bloom in art". Retrieved 2017-03-04.
  4. "Wellesley Society of Artists Celebrates 75 Years, WellesleyWeston Magazine". www.wellesleywestonmagazine.com. Retrieved 2019-03-23.


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