Helen Fitzgerald was born in 1886 in Tahiti
to Clementine and Josiah Fitzgerald.
Helen adored her aunt Prudence who had come to live with them
after her marriage ended.
Prudence talked of Gaugin and art and self-expression.
Helen's dream was to live near Gaugin as Prudence had.
But by the time she was old enough,
Gaugin had moved to the Marquesas Islands and was seriously ill.
So Helen pleaded with her father to allow her to travel to Florence, Italy,
to study there.
He agreed and Helen flourished in the artistic community.
She particularly loved the work of John Singer Sargent.
Helen met English poet, Isla Montgomery, in Florence.
She fell in love and the two were inseparable.
to Clementine and Josiah Fitzgerald.
Helen adored her aunt Prudence who had come to live with them
after her marriage ended.
Prudence talked of Gaugin and art and self-expression.
Helen's dream was to live near Gaugin as Prudence had.
But by the time she was old enough,
Gaugin had moved to the Marquesas Islands and was seriously ill.
So Helen pleaded with her father to allow her to travel to Florence, Italy,
to study there.
He agreed and Helen flourished in the artistic community.
She particularly loved the work of John Singer Sargent.
Helen met English poet, Isla Montgomery, in Florence.
She fell in love and the two were inseparable.
For reflection ...
Should our sexual identity define us?
How do I feel about gender differences?
Should our sexual identity define us?
How do I feel about gender differences?