Gwen Le Gallienne

Gwen Le Gallienne (1874 - 1966) was an English painter and sculptor.[1][2] She was the first woman allowed to sketch battlefield scenes by the British War Office.[3]

Gwen Le Gallienne
Born Gwendolyn Hinton Perry
1874
Unknown
Died 1966
Unknown
Occupation Artist, Painter, Sculptor
Relatives Ronald Hinton Perry (father)
Irma Hinton Perry (mother)
Richard Le Gallienne (step-father)
Hesper Le Gallienne (paternal step-sister)
Eva Le Gallienne (paternal step-sister)

Life

Gwen was born to Irma Hinton Perry and Roland Hinton Perry in 1874.[4] She was Richard Le Gallienne's step-daughter, and took the name Gwen Le Gallienne.[1] Her mother Irma was Richard Le Gallienne's third wife, and Irma and Richard married in 1911.[1][5] Gwen was considered somewhat of a celebrity, starting in the 1920s, due to her nonconformity to sexual and social norms which led her to stand out.[1] Her personality was even notable among the Montparnasse bohemian circle.[1] Gwen was noted for having an affair with Louise Bryant. Gwen was friends with Stephen Ward during this time.[6] Gwen and Bryant started their affair early in 1928, which caused much strain in Bryant's marriage.[7] Allegedly, Bryant's husband found Louise's personal notes about her affair with Gwen and this caused their divorce.[8][9][10] Gwen was also involved with Yvette Ledeux, a nurse, but Ledeux became involved with the painter Georges Malkine on a trip they all took in January 1929.[1]

Career

Gwen was exhibiting her art by her twenties.[11][12] She had multiple solo shows of her work.[13] Le Gallienne was the first female painter who was allowed by the United Kingdom's War Office to go to war sites and paint scenes of battles.[3][14] Gwen also served in intelligence during the war for the English government.[6]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Glassco, John (2012). Memoirs of Montparnasse. New York Review of Books. Retrieved 25 March 2018.
  2. ↑ Hansen, Arlen (2014). Expatriate Paris: A Cultural and Literary Guide to Paris of the 1920s. New York City: Skyhorse Publishing, Inc. ISBN 978-1611456998. Retrieved 25 March 2018.
  3. 1 2 "Woman Artist Back in England". Newspapers.com. The Winnipeg Tribune. Retrieved 31 March 2018.
  4. ↑ Lee, Sidney; Christine, Nichols; Leslie, Stephen. The dictionary of national biography : founded in 1882 by George Smith. Retrieved 26 March 2018.
  5. ↑ Wichkam Legg, E.G.; Williams, E.T., eds. (1959). Dictionary of National Biography. Oxford: Oxford University Press. Retrieved 31 March 2018.
  6. 1 2 Summers, Anthony; Dorril, Stephen (2014). The Secret Worlds of Stephen Ward: Sex, Scandal, and Deadly Secrets in the Profumo Affair. Open Road Media.
  7. ↑ Srodes, James (2012). On Dupont Circle: Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt and the Progressives Who Shaped Our World. Counterpoint.
  8. ↑ Gallagher, Dorothy. "Radically Chic" (February 11, 1996). The New York Times. The New York Times. Retrieved 31 March 2018.
  9. ↑ Simkin, John. "Louise Bryant". Spartacus Educational. Spartacus Educational. Retrieved 31 March 2018.
  10. ↑ Gardner, Virginia (1982). "Friend and Lover": The Life of Louise Bryant. Horizon Press.
  11. ↑ "Untitled". Newspapers.com. The Greenwood Commonwealth. Retrieved 31 March 2018.
  12. ↑ "Arts Magazine, Volumes 1-2". Retrieved 31 March 2018.
  13. ↑ "The Pittsburgh Press - July 7, 1935". Newspapers.com. The Pittsburgh Press. Retrieved 31 March 2018.
  14. ↑ "Untitled". Newspapers.com. The Wilkes-Barr Times Leader. Retrieved 31 March 2018.
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