Lyle Durgin | |
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| Born | February 3, 1845 |
| Died | November 2, 1904 (aged 59) |
| Resting place | Gilmanton Ironworks, New Hampshire, U.S. |
| Education | Léon Bonnat, Jules Bastien-Lepage, Académie Julian, Georges Chicotot |
| Known for | Murals, figure painting |
M. Lyle Durgin (February 3, 1845 – November 2, 1904) was a 19th-century American artist from the U.S. state of Massachusetts, who specialized in portraiture and murals. A graduate of New Hampton Institute, New Hampshire, she studied art in Paris where she exhibited in the Salon. After returning to the US, she shared a studio with her sister, Harriet Thayer Durgin, in Copley Square, Boston.[1] Durgin is remembered for designing and executing the murals at the First Congregational Church of Detroit, Michigan.[2]
- ^ Stearns, Whitcher & Parker 1908, p. 759.
- ^ "About Us - First Congregational Church of Detroit". First Congregational Church of Detroit. Retrieved March 1, 2017.