Elizabeth Fearne Bonsall
| Elizabeth Fearne Bonsall | |
|---|---|
| Born |
September 12, 1861 Fernwood, Delaware County, Pennsylvania |
| Died | September 25, 1956 (aged 95) Radnor, Pennsylvania |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | |
| Known for | Painter |
| Awards |
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 Untitled, from The Pied Piper of Hamelin, 1927, Delaware Art Museum |
Elizabeth Fearne Bonsall (September 12, 1861 – September 25, 1956) was an American painter and illustrator. She illustrated The Book of Cats (1903), The Book of Dogs, The Pied Piper of Hamelin (1927), and other books. She created illustrations for Henry Christopher McCook's American Spiders and their Spinningwork. McCook credits her for making most of the illustrations for the volume. Bonsall also created illustrations for magazines. She won several awards for her works between 1885 and 1897.
Bonsall was a student of Howard Pyle and Thomas Eakins and member of The Plastic Club in the United States. In Paris, she studied under Raphaël Collin and Gustave-Claude-Etienne Courtois.
Elizabeth Fearne Bonsall was born on September 12, 1861 in Fernwood, Delaware County, Pennsylvania. Her parents were Amos Bonsall and Anna Wagner Bonsall. Amos was a Navy officer and an explorer on a two-year Arctic Expedition (1953-1955) led by Elisha Kane. He served for the Union Army during the Civil War and was later the director of homes for children. Elizabeth's sisters were Ethel, Sarah and Mary.
During her adulthood, she lived at 3430 Walnut Street, Philadelphia. Bonsall believed in woman's right to vote. She was a member of the Presbyterian Church.
She studied under Howard Pyle and Thomas Eakins at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, beginning on a scholarship in 1894. She studied with Pyle at Drexel Institute by 1897. Bonsall received the first Toppan Prize in 1885 and won the Mary Smith Prize twice, in 1888 and 1897. In Paris, she studied at Académie Colarossi and under Gustave-Claude-Etienne Courtois and Raphaël Collin.
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