Elizabeth Styring Nutt

Elizabeth Styring Nutt
Born 1870 (1870)
Isle of Man, United Kingdom
Died 1946 (aged 75–76)
Sheffield, United Kingdom
Nationality British-Canadian
Education Sheffield School of Art, Newlyn School of Art, Paris-Sorbonne University
Known for Painting, Education

Elizabeth Styring Nutt (1870 – 1946), was an artist and educator, known for her leadership of the Nova Scotia College of Art in Halifax.[1]

Biography

Elizabeth Styring Nutt was born on the Isle of Man, England in 1870. Following the death of her father she moved to Sheffield.[2] Nutt attended the Sheffield School of Art, Newlyn School of Art, and the Sorbonne.[1] In 1914 she received her Masters of Arts at the University of Sheffield.[1]

Nutt began her teaching career in Sheffield at the Firs Hill Branch Art School, then the Sheffield School of Art and the Sheffield Training College for Teachers.[2]

In 1919 Nutt accepted Arthur Lismer's offer to succeed him as the Principal of the Victoria School of Art and Design.[3]

In 1925 Nutt changed the name of the school to the Nova Scotia College of Art.[3] She remained at the Nova Scotia College of Art until 1943.[2]

During this time Nutt authored several books; Flower Drawing with the Children (1916), Significance (1921), The Why in the Drawing Lesson (1929), and The World of Appearance (1935).[3]

Nutt was a founding member of the Maritime Art Association.[4]

She was also a member of the Nova Scotia Society of Artists, the Nova Scotia Society of Watercolour Painters, and an associate of the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts.[1]

Nutt's work was exhibited at the Nova Scotia Society of Artists, the Royal Canadian Academy, the Ontario Society of Artists, the Art Association of Montreal, the Sheffield Society of Artists, the Royal Academy of Arts(London), and the Paris Salon.[2]

In 1945 Nutt returned to the United Kingdom. She died in Sheffield in 1946.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Nutt, Elizabeth Styring". Canadian Women Artists History Initiative. Retrieved 15 November 2017.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "Elizabeth Styring Nutt". Art Gallery of Nova Scotia. Retrieved 15 November 2017.
  3. 1 2 3 "About the Elizabeth Styring Nutt Collection". NSCAD University Library Guides. NSCAD University. Retrieved 15 November 2017.
  4. ↑ "September 01, 1935-August 31, 1936". Maritime Art Association. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
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