biography of Margarete Garvin GILLIN (1833-1915)

Birth place: Brantford, Ontario, Canada

Death place: Oakland, CA

Addresses: California, 1869; Hawaii, 1880; California, 1884; Berkeley, CA, 1906

Profession: Painter

Studied: France (scholarship)

Exhibited: King Bros. Art Store, Hawaii, 1887 (branches of ohia fruit).

Work: Bishop Mus., Hawaii

Comments: Widowed early, she supported herself and three children by painting portraits and still lifes. She also painted in and around Hilo, HI and did a series of portraits on Maui and Kauai. She returned to California in 1884 but visited Hawaii many times. Specialty: fruit still lifes and flower panels.

Sources: Hughes, Artists of California, 209; Forbes, Encounters with Paradise, 96, 171 (w/repro.).