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- 1876-1913 (Creation)
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Extent and medium
20 folders
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
Lily Florence Whaite, artist, born in 1876, was introduced to art at an early age by her father, Henry Clarence Whaite, and became an exhibiting artist in her own right. She studied at the Royal College of Art, as well as having studied under her father from childhood. She exhibited at various venues, including the Royal Academy of Arts and the Royal Institute of Arts, London, at the Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool, and in particular at the Mostyn Art Gallery, Llandudno, which became the home of the Gwynedd Ladies' Art Society. Lily Whaite was an active member of the Society, established in 1895 under the presidency of Lady Augusta Mostyn. In 1904 Lily Whaite married the Reverend John Harries who died three months later. Lily died in 1959.
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Content and structure area
Scope and content
The group consists of the personal papers, 1876-1913, of Lily Florence Whaite, together with a small amount of her professional papers as an artist, 1894-1913.
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System of arrangement
Arranged in two groups: personal papers, 1876-1913, and professional papers, 1894-1913.
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Preferred citation: L