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Ellen Pyle

Ellen Bernard Thompson Pyle (1876 - 1936) was active/lived in Delaware.  Ellen Pyle is known for Illustrations, genre, portrait-child paintings.

The following is courtesy Katharine Smith: "Below are some biographical notes about Ellen B T Pyle (my great grandmother) as written by my cousin, Alice Abrash".

Ellen Bernard Thompson, born November 11, 1876 in Philadelphia, PA

Ellen Bernard Thompson was a student in Howard Pyle's art school in Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania. At this school, Ellen met Howard's brother, Walter. At the time they met, Walter was married and had a small son. As fate would have it, Ellen and Walter fell in love, but when her parents found out, they forbade Ellen to return to art school or to see Walter Pyle. Ellen spent the next two years pursuing an art career from her home in Philadelphia. In 1903, Walter was widowed, and, in 1904, he and Ellen married.

After their marriage, they lived in Wilmington where Walter and his brother ran the family leather business. Ellen gave up her art to care for her growing family: Walter, Jr., Ellen Bernard Thompson, Katharine, and Caroline Ashton. In th   ...  [Displaying 1000 of 1826 characters.]  Artist bio

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