biography of Clara MACGOWAN (1895-?)

Birth place: Montreal, Canada

Addresses: Evanston, IL; Seattle, WA, 1944; Chicago, IL

Profession: Painter, educator, craftsperson, graphic artist, lecturer, writer

Studied: Univ. Washington (B.F.A., M.F.A.); & with Andre L'Hote, Fernand Leger, Paris.

Exhibited: AIC; Chicago AC; Chicago SA, 1934; North Shore A. Exh., Evanston, 1934 (prize); Findlay Gal.; Rouillier Gal., 1944; Marshall Field, Chicago, 1945; Soc. Typographic A.

Member: Chicago SA; Women's Salon, Chicago; Chicago AC; CAA; Nat. Edu. Assn.; Soc. Typographic A.; Am. Soc. for Aesthetics; Chicago NJSA; WAA.

Comments: Positions: instr., 1928-31, asst. prof, 1931-40, assoc. prof., 1940-, Northwestern Univ., Evanston, Ill.; ed., annual bulletins, Dept. Art Edu., Nat. Edu. Assn., 1939-. Lectures: Modern Painting; Design; Techniques in Modern Art Education. Contributor: articles, School Arts; Design. Published: with J.A. James, Chicago, A History in Block-Print.

Sources: WW53; WW47.