biography of Caroline Helena ARMINGTON (1875-1939)

Birth place: Brampton, Ontario

Addresses: Paris, France, 1900-39; NYC, 1939

Profession: Painter, etcher

Studied: with J.W.L. Forester, Toronto; Académie Julian, Paris.

Member: AFA; Société Nationale des Beaux-Arts; Société de la Gravure Originale en Noir.

Work: etchings, MMA; NYPL; LOC; BM; Luxembourg, Petit Palais, Paris; Brit. Mus., South Kensington, Mus., both in London; Nat. Gal., Ottawa; A. Gal., Toronto; CMA; Syracuse Mus.; Dayton A. Inst.; Bibliographie de Belgique, Brussels; Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris; MusÈe Carnavalet, Paris; Des Moines AA.

Comments: Armington was a painter until 1920 when she took up etching full time. Specialized in architectural and landscape subjects. Traveled to England, Belgium, Netherlands, Algeria, and Tunis. Married to Frank M. Armington, she died just one week after their arrival in NYC from Paris.

Sources: WW33; add'l info., incl. obit., New York Times, Oct. 28, 1939.