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Mabel Killam Day
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Mabel Killam
July 7, 1884 Yarmouth, Canada
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| Died | August 26, 1960 (aged 76) Yarmouth, Canada
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| Nationality | Canadian |
| Education | Mount Allison University, New York School of Art |
| Known for | Painting |
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Frank Parker Day
(m. 1910; died in 1950) |
Mabel Killam Day (born 1884, died 1960) was a talented Canadian artist. She loved to paint many different things. Her paintings showed busy city scenes, beautiful landscapes, ocean views, and even everyday objects arranged nicely (called still life).
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Mabel's Early Life and Art Training
Mabel Killam was born in Yarmouth, Nova Scotia on July 7, 1884. From 1900 to 1904, she studied art at the Mount Allison Ladies' College. Here, she learned to paint amazing landscapes, seascapes, and still life pictures.
In 1905, Mabel moved to New York City. She continued her art studies with a famous teacher named Robert Henri. She attended the New York School of Art and later the Henri School of Art. While there, she studied alongside other well-known artists like Edward Hopper. Robert Henri thought highly of Mabel's work. He said she could be a "great artist" because she painted nature in a fresh and honest way. In New York, Mabel started painting pictures of her friends and the busy city life around her.
Around 1907, Mabel Killam moved back to Nova Scotia. She began painting modern seascapes, showing her unique style.
Family Life and Travels
In 1910, Mabel married Frank Parker Day (1881-1950). He was an English professor. They first lived in Fredericton, New Brunswick for two years. In 1912, they moved to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Frank became a department head at the Carnegie Institute of Technology. Mabel quickly became active in the local art scene there.
During World War I, Mabel lived in London while her husband served in the Canadian military. After the war, in 1918, they returned to Yarmouth. Their son, Donald, was born there. The family moved a few more times, living in Philadelphia in 1926 and Schenectady, New York, in 1928. Finally, in 1933, they moved back to Yarmouth, Nova Scotia. Mabel continued to paint and show her art well into her seventies.
Her Amazing Art Exhibitions
Mabel Killam Day's art was first shown in New York in 1909. Her very first solo art show was in 1923 at the Carnegie Institute in Pittsburgh. She also showed her work at many other important exhibitions. These included the Associated Artists of Pittsburgh Annual Exhibition and the Carnegie Institute's International Exhibition of Painting.
Mabel also displayed her art at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts. She had another solo exhibition in Schenectady in 1929. When she returned to Yarmouth, she continued to show her paintings with local art groups. After she passed away, her art was honored with solo exhibitions in 1996 at the Acadia University Art Gallery and the Dalhousie University Art Gallery.
Mabel Killam Day's paintings are now part of several important art collections. You can find her work at the National Gallery of Canada, the Dalhousie Arts Centre, the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia, and the Owens Art Gallery.
Remembering Mabel Killam Day
Mabel Killam Day passed away on August 26, 1960, in her hometown of Yarmouth, Nova Scotia. Her beautiful paintings continue to be admired today.
