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Blanche Jenkins (active 1872–1915) was a British portrait painter.
Jenkins was active as an exhibitor at the
Blanche Jenkins-Portrait of a child.jpg, ''Portrait of a child''
Blanche Jenkins-Cupid with roses.jpg, ''Cupid with roses''
Blanche Jenkins-Miss Georgie.jpg, ''Miss Georgie''
images of Jenkins's paintings
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Life
Jenkins was active as an exhibitor at the Society of British Artists
The Royal Society of British Artists (RBA) is a British art body established in 1823 as the Society of British Artists, as an alternative to the Royal Academy.
History
The RBA commenced with twenty-seven members, and took until 1876 to reach fif ...
and at the Royal Academy
The Royal Academy of Arts (RA) is an art institution based in Burlington House on Piccadilly in London. Founded in 1768, it has a unique position as an independent, privately funded institution led by eminent artists and architects. Its purp ...
, where she showed some 49 works from 1872 onwards. She was also a member of the Society of Lady Artists
The Society of Women Artists (SWA) is a British art body dedicated to celebrating and promoting fine art created by women. It was founded as the Society of Female Artists (SFA) in about 1855, offering women artists the opportunity to exhibit and ...
. She exhibited her work at the Woman's Building
The Woman's Building was a non-profit arts and education center located in Los Angeles, California. The Woman's Building focused on feminist art and served as a venue for the women's movement and was spearheaded by artist Judy Chicago, graphic des ...
at the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition
The World's Columbian Exposition (also known as the Chicago World's Fair) was a world's fair held in Chicago in 1893 to celebrate the 400th anniversary of Christopher Columbus's arrival in the New World in 1492. The centerpiece of the Fair, h ...
in Chicago, Illinois.
Her painting ''Her Morning Ride'' was included in the 1905 book ''Women Painters of the World
''Women Painters of the World, from the time of Caterina Vigri, 1413–1463, to Rosa Bonheur and the present day'', assembled and edited by Walter Shaw Sparrow, lists an overview of prominent women painters up to 1905, the year of publication.
T ...
''.
She died in 1915 and was buried on the western side of Highgate Cemetery
Highgate Cemetery is a place of burial in north London, England. There are approximately 170,000 people buried in around 53,000 graves across the West and East Cemeteries. Highgate Cemetery is notable both for some of the people buried there as ...
with her father George (d.1871) and her sister Emma (d.1904).
Gallery
References
* ''Catalogue of an exhibition of pictures by Miss Blanche Jenkins.'', London : Doré GalleryExternal links
*images of Jenkins's paintings
on ArtNet 1915 deaths Burials at Highgate Cemetery Painters from London 19th-century British painters British women painters 19th-century British women artists {{UK-painter-19thC-stub