Florence Carter-Wood

Florence Carter-Wood (4 September 1888 – 24 July 1914) was a British painter. She studied at the Forbes School of Painting, founded by Stanhope Forbes and his wife Elizabeth, with her brother Joey Carter-Wood. She went to Cornwall to continue her studies, and while there she mixed with the Lamorna community. She also modeled for portraits by other members of the community, including Harold Knight. Carter-Wood married the painter Alfred Munnings on 19 January 1912. She first attempted suicide while they were on their honeymoon, and Munnings later stated that the marriage had never been consummated. Carter-Wood subsequently developed a close relationship with Munnings' friend, Captain Gilbert Evans, a Welsh army officer and local land agent. Munnings, meanwhile, was close to Harold Knight's wife Laura, herself an artist. Evans, though not an artist, had become closely involved with the Lamorna community and referred to Carter-Wood in his diary by the nickname "Blote". In July 1914, after Evans had left for colonial service in Nigeria, Carter-Wood killed herself by taking cyanide.