Thursday, April 9, 2015

Illustrator Mary Ella Dignam

Description of Photograph: head shot only in black and white of Mary Ella Dignam

      Mary Ella Dignam born in 1860, died in 1938. Founder of Women's Art Association of Canada. This black and white photograph was taken when she was 44 years of age. She lived at a time when studio painters frequently worked as illustrators for magazines.
      Mary Ella Williams was born in Port Burwell, Ontario. She studied art at the Western School of Art and Design in London, Ontario. In 1886 she went to New York City to further her training at the Art Students League, followed by time in Paris, France at the artist's workshop run by Raphaël Collin (1850–1916) and Luc-Olivier Merson (1846–1920). Read more . . .

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