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Beatrice Whistler (née Birnie Philip) was born, probably in London, on 12 May 1857, the second daughter of John Birnie Philip, the sculptor, and Frances Black. In 1876 she married the architect Edward William Godwin, who died in 1886; they had one son, who became a sculptor.
Beatrice Whistler (also known as Beatrix or Trixie; 12 May 1857 – 10 May 1896) was born in Chelsea, London on 12 May 1857. She was the eldest daughter of ten children of the sculptor John Birnie Philip and Frances Black. She studied art in her father's studio and with Edward William Godwin who was an architect-designer.
21 de ago. de 2022 · Beatrice Godwin: The Real Mrs. Whistler. In-Depth Lectures: The Woman in White. Focus: Exhibitions. Sunday, August 21, 2022 ; 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. East Building Auditorium In-person
12 de ago. de 2013 · The tables turned in Whistler’s art: in the watercolors, he altered Maud to satisfy his desire to change reality, but in later depictions of his ailing wife Beatrix, his art became an outlet for his grief. This time, it was an inescapable sickness that snapped Whistler from his reverie.
They had one son, Edward, born 1 October 1876. Godwin died in 1886, and Beatrice married Whistler on 11 August 1888. He called her 'Trixie', 'Chinkie', 'Luck' and 'Wam' and she often signed herself 'Beatrix' or 'Trix'. Life: She studied art in her father's Chelsea studio and with Godwin.
Wife of Edward William Godwin; following his death in 1886 married the painter James McNeill Whistler (qq.v.) two years later; sometimes known as Beatrix Whistler. Her sister, Rosalind Birnie Philip (q.v.), was Whistler's executrix.
National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1980: 310, as by Beatrix Godwin Whistler. 1985 European Paintings: An Illustrated Catalogue .
