Florence Wyle

Florence Norma Wyle
Born1881
Died1968
NationalityAmerican-Canadian
EducationFrances Loring
Known forSculptor and designer
MovementNeo-Classical
PartnerFrances Loring
Patron(s)Elizabeth Bradford Holbrook

Florence Wyle RCA (November 14, 1881 – January 14, 1968) was an American-Canadian sculptor, designer and poet; a pioneer of the Canadian art scene.[1] She practiced chiefly in Toronto, living and working with her partner Frances Loring, with whom she shared a studio and home for almost sixty years.[2] In 1928, she co-founded and was a former president[1] of the Sculptors' Society of Canada with Loring, Alfred Laliberté, Elizabeth Wyn Wood, Emanuel Hahn and Henri Hébert,[3] and was the first woman sculptor to become a full member of the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts.[4] Throughout her career, alongside Loring, she was a persistent and convincing advocate for policy, tax benefits and living wages for artist's work.

  1. ^ a b "Frances Wyle: Human anatomy classes turned her from medicine to sculpture". The Globe and Mail. January 15, 1968.
  2. ^ Pilcher, Alex (2017). A Queer Little History of Art. London: Tate Publishing. p. 33. ISBN 978-1-84976-503-9.
  3. ^ "Frances Loring, Florence Wyle – Themes – Celebrating Women's Achievements – Library and Archives Canada". Retrieved February 6, 2011.
  4. ^ Cameron, Elspeth (2007). And Beauty Answers: The Life of Frances Loring and Florence Wyle. Cormorant Books Inc. ISBN 978-1897151136.