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Corinne Melchers
Corinne Melchers
Born	Corinne Lawton Mackall; February 27, 1880; Baltimore, Maryland, US
Died	April 7, 1955 (aged 75); Falmouth, Virginia, US
Bildung	Maryland Institute Practical School for the Mechanic Arts; Académie Colarossi
Occupation(s)	Painter, humanitarian, gardener
Spouse	Gari Melchers (m. 1903; died 1932)
Relatives	Alexander Lawton (grandfather); Robert McGill Mackall [Wikidata] (cousin)

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Corinne Lawton Mackall Melchers (February 27, 1880 – April 7, 1955) was an American painter, humanitarian, and gardener. She was the wife of painter Gari Melchers and maintained their Belmont estate after his death. As a gardener and rosarian, Melchers was an early supporter of the Historic Garden Week and was heavily involved with the restoration of the grounds of the Kenmore plantation. She led humanitarian efforts during World War I and World War II. Melchers initiated the creation of the Stafford County Health Association and the hiring of the first Stafford County nurse. Melchers helped establish the Mary Washington Hospital and the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts. She served on the Virginia Commission for the Arts.

Early life and education

Corinne Lawton Mackall was born into a prominent Baltimore family on February 27, 1880. Her father, Leonard Covington Mackall, was a sugar industry businessperson and her mother, Louise Lawton, was the daughter of Alexander Lawton, a lawyer and confederate veteran who served as the Quartermaster-General.^[1] Mackall's father died in a horse and buggy in 1890. Her mother raised Mackall and her two brothers. Her maternal grandfather was pardoned for his role in the Confederate States Army and was appointed ambassador to the Austrian court of Franz Joseph I of Austria. Mackall's family traveled to Europe frequently to visit her grandparents.^[1]

Mackall attended a boarding school in Connecticut.^[1] By 1902, Mackall opened a studio on North Charles Street and enrolled in courses at the Maryland Institute Practical School for the Mechanic Arts.^[2] During her schooling, she travelled to Europe with her mother and younger brother. In April 1902, while aboard the S.S. Aller, she met painter Gari Melchers who encouraged her to study at his art colony, Egmondse School [nl], in Egmond aan Zee.^[2] She later studied at the Académie Colarossi in the fall of 1902.^[1]

Career

Kunst

After a quick courtship, Mackall and Melchers married on December 31, 1902, and exchanged vows at an Anglican church in Jersey on April 14, 1903.^[2] The couple lived in Egmond aan Zee until 1909. They moved to Weimar from 1909 to 1915 for her husband's teaching position at the Weimar Academy.^[1] In 1915, the couple returned to the United States in 1915 due to World War I.^[2] After a short time in Detroit and New York City, they settled in Falmouth, Virginia where they restored the Belmont Estate, later known as the Gari Melchers Home & Studio.^[1]^[2] Their home featured their paintings along with works of their friends and family including Melchers' cousin Robert McGill Mackall [Wikidata].^[3]

Melchers and her husband established The Artist's Fellowship, a nonprofit organization in New York City and the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts. In 1933, after the death of her husband, she took his place on the Virginia Commission for the Arts until 1941.^[1]^[4]

Gardening

Melchers was a gardener and rosarian.^[3] She was involved with the Garden Club of Virginia and an early supporter of Historic Garden Week. Melchers hosted her first public garden tour in 1933. She was a founding member of the Rappahannock Valley Garden club and heavily involved in the restoration of the gardens at the Kenmore plantation.^[2]

Humanitarianism

Melchers was recognized as a humanitarian and frequently corresponded with her friends in Europe during the World War I. She sent food, money, and clothing.^[1] During World War II, Melchers fundraised for war bonds and chaired the women's division of the local War Finance Committee. She was also chief of civilian mobilization for Stafford County, Virginia. Melchers volunteered at Marine Corps Base Quantico and entertained American Red Cross personnel and military patients on base. She initiated the creation of the Stafford County Health Association and led the hiring of the first Stafford County nurse. She created a healthcare programs for poorer individuals who could not afford eyeglasses or inoculations. Melchers helped establish the Mary Washington Hospital.^[1]

Personal life

Melchers was a member of the United Daughters of the Confederacy.^[2] She died on April 7, 1955. Her ashes were mixed with her husbands and added to a repository in the wall of his art studio on their Belmont estate.^[2] Melchers had no children and she bequeathed her estate to the Commonwealth of Virginia.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j Harding, Jayne (February 28, 2004). "A Renaissance Woman". The Free Lance-Star. Retrieved 2020-10-18.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h Beem, Barbara; Beem, Ken (April 18, 2013). "Baltimore native, artist husband sowed seeds for historic Virginia estate". Baltimore Sun. Retrieved 2020-10-18.
^ ^a ^b Ward, Ann Sagi (July 8, 2004). "A portrait painter's work is preserved in Virginia mansion". Baltimore Sun. Retrieved 2020-10-18.
^ "Obituary for Corinne Melchers (Aged 75)". The Baltimore Sun. 1955-04-09. p. 11. Retrieved 2020-10-18 – via Newspapers.com.

[:0-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j Harding, Jayne (February 28, 2004). "A Renaissance Woman". The Free Lance-Star. Retrieved 2020-10-18.

[:1-2] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h Beem, Barbara; Beem, Ken (April 18, 2013). "Baltimore native, artist husband sowed seeds for historic Virginia estate". Baltimore Sun. Retrieved 2020-10-18.

[:2-3] Ward, Ann Sagi (July 8, 2004). "A portrait painter's work is preserved in Virginia mansion". Baltimore Sun. Retrieved 2020-10-18.

[4] "Obituary for Corinne Melchers (Aged 75)". The Baltimore Sun. 1955-04-09. p. 11. Retrieved 2020-10-18 – via Newspapers.com.

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-'''Corinne Lawton Mackall Melchers''' (February 27, 1880 – April 7, 1955) was an American painter, [[humanitarian]], and gardener. She was the wife of painter [[Gari Melchers]] and she maintained their [[Gari Melchers Home & Studio|Belmont estate]] after his death. As a gardener and [[rosarian]], Melchers was an early supporter of the [[Historic Garden Week]] and heavily involved with the restoration of the grounds of the [[Kenmore (Fredericksburg, Virginia)|Kenmore plantation]]. She led humanitarian efforts during World War I and World War II. Melchers initiated the creation of the Stafford County Health Association and the hiring of the first Stafford County nurse. Melchers helped establish the [[Mary Washington Hospital]] and the [[Virginia Museum of Fine Arts]]. She served on the [[Virginia Commission for the Arts]].
+'''Corinne Lawton Mackall Melchers''' (February 27, 1880 – April 7, 1955) was an American painter, [[humanitarian]], and gardener. She was the wife of painter [[Gari Melchers]] and maintained their [[Gari Melchers Home & Studio|Belmont estate]] after his death. As a gardener and [[rosarian]], Melchers was an early supporter of the [[Historic Garden Week]] and was heavily involved with the restoration of the grounds of the [[Kenmore (Fredericksburg, Virginia)|Kenmore plantation]]. She led humanitarian efforts during World War I and World War II. Melchers initiated the creation of the Stafford County Health Association and the hiring of the first Stafford County nurse. Melchers helped establish the [[Mary Washington Hospital]] and the [[Virginia Museum of Fine Arts]]. She served on the [[Virginia Commission for the Arts]].
 == Early life and education ==
-Corinne Lawton Mackall was born into a prominent [[Baltimore]] family on February 27, 1880. Her father, Leonard Covington Mackall, was a sugar industry businessperson and her mother, Louise Lawton, was the daughter of [[Alexander Lawton]], a lawyer and confederate veteran who served as the [[Confederate Quartermaster-General's Department|Quartermaster-General]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|last=Harding|first=Jayne|date=February 28, 2004|title=A Renaissance Woman|url=https://fredericksburg.com/town_and_countylocal_history/a-renaissance-woman/article_e0e14d13-ffb0-58b7-9a92-69c8acfa515e.html|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-10-18|website=The Free Lance-Star|language=en}}</ref>  Mackall's father died in a [[horse and buggy]] in 1890. Her mother raised Mackall and her two brothers. Her maternal grandfather was [[Pardons for ex-Confederates|pardoned]] for his role in the [[Confederate States Army]] and was appointed ambassador to the Austrian court of [[Franz Joseph I of Austria]]. Mackall's family traveled to Europe frequently to visit her grandparents.<ref name=":0" />
+Corinne Lawton Mackall was born into a prominent [[Baltimore]] family on February 27, 1880. Her father, Leonard Covington Mackall, was a sugar industry businessperson and her mother, Louise Lawton, was the daughter of [[Alexander Lawton]], a lawyer and confederate veteran who served as the [[Confederate Quartermaster-General's Department|Quartermaster-General]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|last=Harding|first=Jayne|date=February 28, 2004|title=A Renaissance Woman|url=https://fredericksburg.com/town_and_countylocal_history/a-renaissance-woman/article_e0e14d13-ffb0-58b7-9a92-69c8acfa515e.html|access-date=2020-10-18|website=The Free Lance-Star|language=en}}</ref>  Mackall's father died in a [[horse and buggy]] in 1890. Her mother raised Mackall and her two brothers. Her maternal grandfather was [[Pardons for ex-Confederates|pardoned]] for his role in the [[Confederate States Army]] and was appointed ambassador to the Austrian court of [[Franz Joseph I of Austria]]. Mackall's family traveled to Europe frequently to visit her grandparents.<ref name=":0" />
+[[File:Melchers and Hitchcock in Egmond1.jpg|thumb|The {{Interlanguage link|Egmondse School|nl}} (l.t.r.) [[Henriette Hitchcock]], (unknown), Corinne Melchers, [[George Hitchcock (artist)|George Hitchcock]], and [[Gari Melchers]]. Archives, [[Gari Melchers Home and Studio]].]]
-Mackall attended a boarding school in Connecticut.<ref name=":0" /> By 1902, Mackall opened a studio on [[Charles Street (Baltimore)|North Charles Street]] and enrolled in courses at the [[Maryland Institute Practical School for the Mechanic Arts]].<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|last=Beem|first=Barbara|last2=Beem|first2=Ken|date=April 18, 2013|title=Baltimore native, artist husband sowed seeds for historic Virginia estate|url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/travel/bs-tr-belmont-va-garden-week-20130410-story.html|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-10-18|website=Baltimore Sun}}</ref> During her schooling, she travelled to Europe with her mother and younger brother. In April 1902, while aboard the S.S. Aller, she met painter [[Gari Melchers]] who encouraged her to study at his [[art colony]] in [[Egmond aan Zee]].<ref name=":1" /> She later studied at the [[Académie Colarossi]] in the fall of 1902.<ref name=":0" />
+Mackall attended a boarding school in Connecticut.<ref name=":0" /> By 1902, Mackall opened a studio on [[Charles Street (Baltimore)|North Charles Street]] and enrolled in courses at the [[Maryland Institute Practical School for the Mechanic Arts]].<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|last=Beem|first=Barbara|last2=Beem|first2=Ken|date=April 18, 2013|title=Baltimore native, artist husband sowed seeds for historic Virginia estate|url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/travel/bs-tr-belmont-va-garden-week-20130410-story.html|access-date=2020-10-18|website=Baltimore Sun}}</ref> During her schooling, she travelled to Europe with her mother and younger brother. In April 1902, while aboard the S.S. Aller, she met painter [[Gari Melchers]] who encouraged her to study at his [[art colony]], {{Interlanguage link|Egmondse School|nl}}, in [[Egmond aan Zee]].<ref name=":1" /> She later studied at the [[Académie Colarossi]] in the fall of 1902.<ref name=":0" />
 == Career ==
 === Art ===
-After a quick courtship, Mackall and Melchers married on December 31, 1902 and exchanged vows at an [[Anglicanism|Anglican]] church in [[Jersey]] on April 14, 1903.<ref name=":1" /> The couple lived in Egmond aan Zee until 1909. They moved to [[Weimar]] from 1909 to 1915 for her husband's teaching position at the Weimar Academy.<ref name=":0" /> In 1915, the couple returned to the United States in 1915 due to [[World War I]].<ref name=":1" /> After a short time in Detroit and New York City, they settled in [[Falmouth, Virginia]] where they restored the Belmont Estate, later known as the [[Gari Melchers Home & Studio]].<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /> Their home featured their paintings along with works of their friends and family including Melchers' cousin {{Interlanguage link|Robert McGill Mackall|lt=|||WD=Q94259115}}.
+After a quick courtship, Mackall and Melchers married on December 31, 1902, and exchanged vows at an [[Anglicanism|Anglican]] church in [[Jersey]] on April 14, 1903.<ref name=":1" /> The couple lived in Egmond aan Zee until 1909. They moved to [[Weimar]] from 1909 to 1915 for her husband's teaching position at the Weimar Academy.<ref name=":0" /> In 1915, the couple returned to the United States in 1915 due to [[World War I]].<ref name=":1" /> After a short time in Detroit and New York City, they settled in [[Falmouth, Virginia]] where they restored the Belmont Estate, later known as the [[Gari Melchers Home & Studio]].<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /> Their home featured their paintings along with works of their friends and family including Melchers' cousin {{Interlanguage link|Robert McGill Mackall|lt=|||WD=Q94259115}}.<ref name=":2" />
-Melchers and her husband established The Artist's Fellowship, a nonprofit organization in New York City and the [[Virginia Museum of Fine Arts]]. In 1933, after the death of her husband, she took his place on the [[Virginia Commission for the Arts]] until 1941.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite news|last=|first=|date=1955-04-09|title=Obituary for Corinne Melchers (Aged 75)|pages=11|work=The Baltimore Sun|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/50677363/obituary-for-corinne-melchers-aged-75/|url-status=live|access-date=2020-10-18|via=Newspapers.com}}</ref>
+Melchers and her husband established The Artist's Fellowship, a nonprofit organization in New York City and the [[Virginia Museum of Fine Arts]]. In 1933, after the death of her husband, she took his place on the [[Virginia Commission for the Arts]] until 1941.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite news|date=1955-04-09|title=Obituary for Corinne Melchers (Aged 75)|pages=11|work=The Baltimore Sun|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/50677363/obituary-for-corinne-melchers-aged-75/|access-date=2020-10-18|via=Newspapers.com}}</ref>
 === Gardening ===
-Melchers was a gardener and [[rosarian]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Ward|first=Ann Sagi|date=July 8, 2004|title=A portrait painter's work is preserved in Virginia mansion|url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/bal-li.trips08jul08-story.html|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-10-18|website=Baltimore Sun}}</ref> She was involved with the Garden Club of Virginia and an early supporter of [[Historic Garden Week]]. Melchers hosted her first public garden tour in 1933. She was a founding member of the Rappahannock Valley Garden club and heavily involved in the restoration of the gardens at the [[Kenmore (Fredericksburg, Virginia)|Kenmore plantation]].<ref name=":1" />
+Melchers was a gardener and [[rosarian]].<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|last=Ward|first=Ann Sagi|date=July 8, 2004|title=A portrait painter's work is preserved in Virginia mansion|url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/bal-li.trips08jul08-story.html|access-date=2020-10-18|website=Baltimore Sun}}</ref> She was involved with the Garden Club of Virginia and an early supporter of [[Historic Garden Week]]. Melchers hosted her first public garden tour in 1933. She was a founding member of the Rappahannock Valley Garden club and heavily involved in the restoration of the gardens at the [[Kenmore (Fredericksburg, Virginia)|Kenmore plantation]].<ref name=":1" />
 === Humanitarianism ===
-Melchers was recognized as a [[humanitarian]] and frequently corresponded with her friends in Europe during the World War I. She sent food, money, and clothing.<ref name=":0" /> During [[World War II]], Melchers fundraised for [[War bond|war bonds]] and chaired the women's division of the local War Finance Committee. She was also chief of civilian mobilization for [[Stafford County, Virginia]]. Melchers volunteered at [[Marine Corps Base Quantico]] and entertained [[American Red Cross]] personnel and military patients on base. She initiated the creation of the Stafford County Health Association and led the hiring of the first Stafford County nurse. She created a healthcare programs for poorer individuals who could not afford eyeglasses or inoculations. Melchers helped establish the [[Mary Washington Hospital]].<ref name=":0" />
+Melchers was recognized as a [[humanitarian]] and frequently corresponded with her friends in Europe during the World War I. She sent food, money, and clothing.<ref name=":0" /> During [[World War II]], Melchers fundraised for [[war bond]]s and chaired the women's division of the local War Finance Committee. She was also chief of civilian mobilization for [[Stafford County, Virginia]]. Melchers volunteered at [[Marine Corps Base Quantico]] and entertained [[American Red Cross]] personnel and military patients on base. She initiated the creation of the Stafford County Health Association and led the hiring of the first Stafford County nurse. She created a healthcare programs for poorer individuals who could not afford eyeglasses or inoculations. Melchers helped establish the [[Mary Washington Hospital]].<ref name=":0" />
 == Personal life ==
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