Madeleine was an artist, known for her still-lives, portraits and landscapes.
Born in NYC on Feb. 22, 1895, the daughter of architect Henri Fouchaux and painter Mary Emma Orr. Madeleine settled in Pasadena in 1910 and was educated at Pasadena High School, USC College of Fine Arts under Guy Rose and William L. Judson, and Occidental College. She married artist Sigurd Russell in 1920 and continued her art career. She then studied at Otis Art Institute in 1923. She divorced Sigurd Russell in 1927. In 1933, her studio burned.
Madeleine's father was Mr. Henri Fouchaux. He was born at Coytesville, NJ, April 29, 1856. His parents were Julien Fouchaux, who emigrated from France in 1847, and Madeleine Rapinez, who came from France in 1848. They were married in NYC in 1849.
He attended the public school at Coytesville until he was about seventeen, when he apprenticed himself to a carpenter and learned that trade. His first work in NYC was a five-story dwelling for Mr. N.A. Cowdry, at 25th St. near Madison Avenue. About that time, he attended the night school at Cooper Union, and took a course in architecture, under the late Professor Plympton, and his diploma, signed by Peter Cooper, was always one of his most cherished possessions.
Mr. Fouchaux died July 8, 1910, and according to his obituary in the American Institute of Architects, he was buried at Coytesville, NJ.
Madeleine's mother, Mary Emma Orr, was born in Whalley, England on June 28, 1860. Mary arrived in the U.S. in 1865. For ten years she studied art in NYC and worked there as a portraitist. She wed architect Henri Fouchaux in 1894. After his death, she moved to Los Angeles in 1910 with her daughter Madeleine. She died there on Nov. 23, 1942. Her rare works include portraits and landscapes.
Madeleine's first husband, Sigurd Russell, was born in a tent in Des Moines, IA. on July 12, 1885, the son of artist-actor, Edmund Russell. Shortly after his birth, Sigurd's parents separated and he was taken to Paris where he grew up and was educated at Sorbonne University. In 1910, he taught languages at the University of Hawaii. By 1911 he had opened an art gallery in Los Angeles. Disabled during WWI, he returned to Los Angeles, opened the Potboiler Art Center in 1922, and taught at Los Angeles High School. A writer, lecturer, actor, and world traveler, Russell died in Los Angeles on Aug. 4, 1946.
In the 1900 U.S. census, 5 yr. old Madaline Fouchaux, b. Feb. 1895 in NY, was living in Manhattan, NY, NY with her
44 yr. old father, Henri Fouchaux, an architect, b. Apr. 1856 in NJ
39 yr. old mother, Mary E. Fouchaux, b. Jun. 1860 in England
2 yr. old sister, Emma L. Fouchaux, b. Sep. 1898 in NY.
Henri and Mary had been marr. for 6 yrs. Mary was the mother of two children, both still alive by this census.
Henri's parents were both b. in France.
Mary's parents were both b. in England.
Mary immigrated to the U.S. in 1893.
According to the 1918 Thurston's Residence and Business Directory of Pasadena, Altadena and Lamanda Park,
Mary E. Fouchaux, widow of Henri, was living at 990 No. Madison Av. in Pasadena, L.A., CA. with Madeline M. and E. Francis J. Fouchaux.
In the 1920 U.S. census, 24 yr. old Marie M. Fouchaux, single, b. abt. 1896 in NY, was living in Pasadena, Los Angeles, CA. with her
59 yr. old widowed mother, Mary E. Fouchaux, b. in England.
Marie's father was b. in NJ.
Mary's parents were both b. in England.
Mary immigrated to the U.S. in 1863 and became a naturalized citizen in 1868.
In the 1930 U.S. census, 35 yr. old Madeline F. Russell, b. abt. 1895 in NY, was divorced and living in Los Angeles, L.A., CA. with her
9 yr. old daughter, Madeline F. Russell, b. in CA.
6 yr. old daughter, Beatrice S. Russell, b. in CA.
69 yr. old widowed mother, Mary E. Fouchaux, b. in England.
Madeline Sr.'s father was b. in NJ. and her mother in England.
Madeline Jr. & Beatrice's father was b. in IA.
Mary's parents were both b. in England.
*Note: According to CA. birth records, Madelein F. Russell was b. 22 Feb 1921 in L.A. Co., CA. Her mother's maiden name was 'Fauchaux'.
Born in NYC on Feb. 22, 1895, the daughter of architect Henri Fouchaux and painter Mary Emma Orr. Madeleine settled in Pasadena in 1910 and was educated at Pasadena High School, USC College of Fine Arts under Guy Rose and William L. Judson, and Occidental College. She married artist Sigurd Russell in 1920 and continued her art career. She then studied at Otis Art Institute in 1923. She divorced Sigurd Russell in 1927. In 1933, her studio burned.
Madeleine's father was Mr. Henri Fouchaux. He was born at Coytesville, NJ, April 29, 1856. His parents were Julien Fouchaux, who emigrated from France in 1847, and Madeleine Rapinez, who came from France in 1848. They were married in NYC in 1849.
He attended the public school at Coytesville until he was about seventeen, when he apprenticed himself to a carpenter and learned that trade. His first work in NYC was a five-story dwelling for Mr. N.A. Cowdry, at 25th St. near Madison Avenue. About that time, he attended the night school at Cooper Union, and took a course in architecture, under the late Professor Plympton, and his diploma, signed by Peter Cooper, was always one of his most cherished possessions.
Mr. Fouchaux died July 8, 1910, and according to his obituary in the American Institute of Architects, he was buried at Coytesville, NJ.
Madeleine's mother, Mary Emma Orr, was born in Whalley, England on June 28, 1860. Mary arrived in the U.S. in 1865. For ten years she studied art in NYC and worked there as a portraitist. She wed architect Henri Fouchaux in 1894. After his death, she moved to Los Angeles in 1910 with her daughter Madeleine. She died there on Nov. 23, 1942. Her rare works include portraits and landscapes.
Madeleine's first husband, Sigurd Russell, was born in a tent in Des Moines, IA. on July 12, 1885, the son of artist-actor, Edmund Russell. Shortly after his birth, Sigurd's parents separated and he was taken to Paris where he grew up and was educated at Sorbonne University. In 1910, he taught languages at the University of Hawaii. By 1911 he had opened an art gallery in Los Angeles. Disabled during WWI, he returned to Los Angeles, opened the Potboiler Art Center in 1922, and taught at Los Angeles High School. A writer, lecturer, actor, and world traveler, Russell died in Los Angeles on Aug. 4, 1946.
In the 1900 U.S. census, 5 yr. old Madaline Fouchaux, b. Feb. 1895 in NY, was living in Manhattan, NY, NY with her
44 yr. old father, Henri Fouchaux, an architect, b. Apr. 1856 in NJ
39 yr. old mother, Mary E. Fouchaux, b. Jun. 1860 in England
2 yr. old sister, Emma L. Fouchaux, b. Sep. 1898 in NY.
Henri and Mary had been marr. for 6 yrs. Mary was the mother of two children, both still alive by this census.
Henri's parents were both b. in France.
Mary's parents were both b. in England.
Mary immigrated to the U.S. in 1893.
According to the 1918 Thurston's Residence and Business Directory of Pasadena, Altadena and Lamanda Park,
Mary E. Fouchaux, widow of Henri, was living at 990 No. Madison Av. in Pasadena, L.A., CA. with Madeline M. and E. Francis J. Fouchaux.
In the 1920 U.S. census, 24 yr. old Marie M. Fouchaux, single, b. abt. 1896 in NY, was living in Pasadena, Los Angeles, CA. with her
59 yr. old widowed mother, Mary E. Fouchaux, b. in England.
Marie's father was b. in NJ.
Mary's parents were both b. in England.
Mary immigrated to the U.S. in 1863 and became a naturalized citizen in 1868.
In the 1930 U.S. census, 35 yr. old Madeline F. Russell, b. abt. 1895 in NY, was divorced and living in Los Angeles, L.A., CA. with her
9 yr. old daughter, Madeline F. Russell, b. in CA.
6 yr. old daughter, Beatrice S. Russell, b. in CA.
69 yr. old widowed mother, Mary E. Fouchaux, b. in England.
Madeline Sr.'s father was b. in NJ. and her mother in England.
Madeline Jr. & Beatrice's father was b. in IA.
Mary's parents were both b. in England.
*Note: According to CA. birth records, Madelein F. Russell was b. 22 Feb 1921 in L.A. Co., CA. Her mother's maiden name was 'Fauchaux'.
Madeleine was an artist, known for her still-lives, portraits and landscapes.
Born in NYC on Feb. 22, 1895, the daughter of architect Henri Fouchaux and painter Mary Emma Orr. Madeleine settled in Pasadena in 1910 and was educated at Pasadena High School, USC College of Fine Arts under Guy Rose and William L. Judson, and Occidental College. She married artist Sigurd Russell in 1920 and continued her art career. She then studied at Otis Art Institute in 1923. She divorced Sigurd Russell in 1927. In 1933, her studio burned.
Madeleine's father was Mr. Henri Fouchaux. He was born at Coytesville, NJ, April 29, 1856. His parents were Julien Fouchaux, who emigrated from France in 1847, and Madeleine Rapinez, who came from France in 1848. They were married in NYC in 1849.
He attended the public school at Coytesville until he was about seventeen, when he apprenticed himself to a carpenter and learned that trade. His first work in NYC was a five-story dwelling for Mr. N.A. Cowdry, at 25th St. near Madison Avenue. About that time, he attended the night school at Cooper Union, and took a course in architecture, under the late Professor Plympton, and his diploma, signed by Peter Cooper, was always one of his most cherished possessions.
Mr. Fouchaux died July 8, 1910, and according to his obituary in the American Institute of Architects, he was buried at Coytesville, NJ.
Madeleine's mother, Mary Emma Orr, was born in Whalley, England on June 28, 1860. Mary arrived in the U.S. in 1865. For ten years she studied art in NYC and worked there as a portraitist. She wed architect Henri Fouchaux in 1894. After his death, she moved to Los Angeles in 1910 with her daughter Madeleine. She died there on Nov. 23, 1942. Her rare works include portraits and landscapes.
Madeleine's first husband, Sigurd Russell, was born in a tent in Des Moines, IA. on July 12, 1885, the son of artist-actor, Edmund Russell. Shortly after his birth, Sigurd's parents separated and he was taken to Paris where he grew up and was educated at Sorbonne University. In 1910, he taught languages at the University of Hawaii. By 1911 he had opened an art gallery in Los Angeles. Disabled during WWI, he returned to Los Angeles, opened the Potboiler Art Center in 1922, and taught at Los Angeles High School. A writer, lecturer, actor, and world traveler, Russell died in Los Angeles on Aug. 4, 1946.
In the 1900 U.S. census, 5 yr. old Madaline Fouchaux, b. Feb. 1895 in NY, was living in Manhattan, NY, NY with her
44 yr. old father, Henri Fouchaux, an architect, b. Apr. 1856 in NJ
39 yr. old mother, Mary E. Fouchaux, b. Jun. 1860 in England
2 yr. old sister, Emma L. Fouchaux, b. Sep. 1898 in NY.
Henri and Mary had been marr. for 6 yrs. Mary was the mother of two children, both still alive by this census.
Henri's parents were both b. in France.
Mary's parents were both b. in England.
Mary immigrated to the U.S. in 1893.
According to the 1918 Thurston's Residence and Business Directory of Pasadena, Altadena and Lamanda Park,
Mary E. Fouchaux, widow of Henri, was living at 990 No. Madison Av. in Pasadena, L.A., CA. with Madeline M. and E. Francis J. Fouchaux.
In the 1920 U.S. census, 24 yr. old Marie M. Fouchaux, single, b. abt. 1896 in NY, was living in Pasadena, Los Angeles, CA. with her
59 yr. old widowed mother, Mary E. Fouchaux, b. in England.
Marie's father was b. in NJ.
Mary's parents were both b. in England.
Mary immigrated to the U.S. in 1863 and became a naturalized citizen in 1868.
In the 1930 U.S. census, 35 yr. old Madeline F. Russell, b. abt. 1895 in NY, was divorced and living in Los Angeles, L.A., CA. with her
9 yr. old daughter, Madeline F. Russell, b. in CA.
6 yr. old daughter, Beatrice S. Russell, b. in CA.
69 yr. old widowed mother, Mary E. Fouchaux, b. in England.
Madeline Sr.'s father was b. in NJ. and her mother in England.
Madeline Jr. & Beatrice's father was b. in IA.
Mary's parents were both b. in England.
*Note: According to CA. birth records, Madelein F. Russell was b. 22 Feb 1921 in L.A. Co., CA. Her mother's maiden name was 'Fauchaux'.
Born in NYC on Feb. 22, 1895, the daughter of architect Henri Fouchaux and painter Mary Emma Orr. Madeleine settled in Pasadena in 1910 and was educated at Pasadena High School, USC College of Fine Arts under Guy Rose and William L. Judson, and Occidental College. She married artist Sigurd Russell in 1920 and continued her art career. She then studied at Otis Art Institute in 1923. She divorced Sigurd Russell in 1927. In 1933, her studio burned.
Madeleine's father was Mr. Henri Fouchaux. He was born at Coytesville, NJ, April 29, 1856. His parents were Julien Fouchaux, who emigrated from France in 1847, and Madeleine Rapinez, who came from France in 1848. They were married in NYC in 1849.
He attended the public school at Coytesville until he was about seventeen, when he apprenticed himself to a carpenter and learned that trade. His first work in NYC was a five-story dwelling for Mr. N.A. Cowdry, at 25th St. near Madison Avenue. About that time, he attended the night school at Cooper Union, and took a course in architecture, under the late Professor Plympton, and his diploma, signed by Peter Cooper, was always one of his most cherished possessions.
Mr. Fouchaux died July 8, 1910, and according to his obituary in the American Institute of Architects, he was buried at Coytesville, NJ.
Madeleine's mother, Mary Emma Orr, was born in Whalley, England on June 28, 1860. Mary arrived in the U.S. in 1865. For ten years she studied art in NYC and worked there as a portraitist. She wed architect Henri Fouchaux in 1894. After his death, she moved to Los Angeles in 1910 with her daughter Madeleine. She died there on Nov. 23, 1942. Her rare works include portraits and landscapes.
Madeleine's first husband, Sigurd Russell, was born in a tent in Des Moines, IA. on July 12, 1885, the son of artist-actor, Edmund Russell. Shortly after his birth, Sigurd's parents separated and he was taken to Paris where he grew up and was educated at Sorbonne University. In 1910, he taught languages at the University of Hawaii. By 1911 he had opened an art gallery in Los Angeles. Disabled during WWI, he returned to Los Angeles, opened the Potboiler Art Center in 1922, and taught at Los Angeles High School. A writer, lecturer, actor, and world traveler, Russell died in Los Angeles on Aug. 4, 1946.
In the 1900 U.S. census, 5 yr. old Madaline Fouchaux, b. Feb. 1895 in NY, was living in Manhattan, NY, NY with her
44 yr. old father, Henri Fouchaux, an architect, b. Apr. 1856 in NJ
39 yr. old mother, Mary E. Fouchaux, b. Jun. 1860 in England
2 yr. old sister, Emma L. Fouchaux, b. Sep. 1898 in NY.
Henri and Mary had been marr. for 6 yrs. Mary was the mother of two children, both still alive by this census.
Henri's parents were both b. in France.
Mary's parents were both b. in England.
Mary immigrated to the U.S. in 1893.
According to the 1918 Thurston's Residence and Business Directory of Pasadena, Altadena and Lamanda Park,
Mary E. Fouchaux, widow of Henri, was living at 990 No. Madison Av. in Pasadena, L.A., CA. with Madeline M. and E. Francis J. Fouchaux.
In the 1920 U.S. census, 24 yr. old Marie M. Fouchaux, single, b. abt. 1896 in NY, was living in Pasadena, Los Angeles, CA. with her
59 yr. old widowed mother, Mary E. Fouchaux, b. in England.
Marie's father was b. in NJ.
Mary's parents were both b. in England.
Mary immigrated to the U.S. in 1863 and became a naturalized citizen in 1868.
In the 1930 U.S. census, 35 yr. old Madeline F. Russell, b. abt. 1895 in NY, was divorced and living in Los Angeles, L.A., CA. with her
9 yr. old daughter, Madeline F. Russell, b. in CA.
6 yr. old daughter, Beatrice S. Russell, b. in CA.
69 yr. old widowed mother, Mary E. Fouchaux, b. in England.
Madeline Sr.'s father was b. in NJ. and her mother in England.
Madeline Jr. & Beatrice's father was b. in IA.
Mary's parents were both b. in England.
*Note: According to CA. birth records, Madelein F. Russell was b. 22 Feb 1921 in L.A. Co., CA. Her mother's maiden name was 'Fauchaux'.
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Madeleine is buried with her husband, George Richard Simmons.
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