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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.
Godwin introduced Beatrice to James McNeill Whistler, with whom she studied, and for whom she posed. Her earliest works were small portraits and delicate decorative drawings and watercolors of birds and flowers. From about 1886 she produced a number of small panels, chiefly of girls reading, with plain backgrounds.
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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. On her marriage, she worked in the studio-workshop, and collaborated on furniture and house designs.
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.
After marrying Beatrice Godwin on 11 August 1888, Whistler set off on his honeymoon to the chateaux of the Loire and the towns of Touraine, taking with him 34 prepared plates.
May 12, 1857 - May 10, 1896. Beatrice Whistler 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...
