Helen Sheldon Jacobs Smillie
Helen Sheldon Jacobs Smillie | |
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.jpg) Helen Sheldon Jacobs Smillie, circa 1870 | |
| Born | Helen Sheldon Jacobs September 14, 1854 New York City, New York, United States |
| Died | July 31, 1926 (aged 71) New York City, New York, United States |
| Other names | Nellie Sheldon Jacobs Smillie, Helen Jacobs Smillie |
| Education | Cooper Union, National Academy of Design |
| Occupation | Visual artist |
| Known for | Painter, watercolorist |
| Spouse | George Henry Smillie (m. 1881–1921; his death) |
| Children | 3 |
| Relatives | James David Smillie (brother in-law) |
Helen "Nellie" Sheldon Jacobs Smillie (née Helen Sheldon Jacobs; 1854 – 1926) was an American painter, known for genre painting and watercolors.[1][2] She often used the signature N.S.J. Smillie, and the name Nellie Sheldon Jacobs Smillie.
Biography
[edit]Helen Sheldon Jacobs was born on September 14, 1854, in New York City, New York to parents Helen Sheldon and Samuel J. Jacobs.[1][3] She studied painting at the Cooper Union, and the National Academy of Design.[3] She also took private art lessons from James David Smillie, and Joseph Oriel Eaton.[1][2]
She met painter George Henry Smillie through her teacher, his brother James. In June 1881, she married George at All Souls' Church in New York City.[4][5][6] Together they had three sons.[3][7][8] They shared an art studio on East 36th Street in Manhattan.[9] She was a member of the American Watercolor Society.[1]
A year prior to her death she was ill with a heart condition.[3] Smillie died on July 31, 1926, in at Hotel Shelton in New York City.[3]
References
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- ^ a b c d "Smillie, Nellie Sheldon Jacobs". Who's Who in America. Chicago, IL: Marquis Who's Who, Inc. 1901. p. 1042 – via Internet Archive.
- ^ a b "Smillie, Helen Sheldon Jacobs". Benezit Dictionary of Artists. Oxford University Press. October 31, 2011. doi:10.1093/benz/9780199773787.article.b00170932. Retrieved 2025-01-05.
- ^ a b c d e "Mrs. G.H. Smillie, Artist, Dies at 70". Brooklyn Eagle (Obituary). 1926-08-01. p. 20. Retrieved 2025-01-05 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Smillie, James David". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 25 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 254.
- ^ "Marriage of an Artist". The Cincinnati Enquirer. June 29, 1881. p. 1. Retrieved 2025-01-05 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "An Artist's Marriage". The Philadelphia Times. 1881-06-29. p. 2. Retrieved 2025-01-05 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Sheldon Smillie of Bellevue Dies at Home". The Pittsburgh Press. 1949-09-20. p. 40. Retrieved 2025-01-05 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Additional Deaths". The Indiana Democrat (Obituary). November 16, 1921. p. 1. Retrieved 2025-01-05 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Levy, Florence Nightingale (1917). "Smillie, Helen (Nellie) Sheldon Jacobs". American Art Directory. R.R. Bowker. p. 609 – via Google Books.
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Smillie, James David". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 25 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 254.
