biography of Percy Elton COWEN (1888-1923)

Birth place: New Bedford, MA

Death place: West Tisbury, MA

Addresses: Martha's Vineyard, MA

Profession: Illustrator

Studied: Swain School Des.; Pape School, Boston; ASL.

Exhibited: New Bedford Art Club, 1916, 1917; Swain Free School Design, 1918, 1920

Work: Kendall Whaling Mus.; Peabody Mus., Salem, MA; New Bedford Free Public Library

Comments: Had studios in NYC and Martha's Vineyard. He worked primarily in charcoal but also in oils for cover art and for his own pleasure. Usually signed Perc E. Cowen". Illustrator: Rudder, Adventure, Collier's ("Pop Riggs" stories), Everybody's, Century, Ladies' Home Journal, Harper's.

Sources: WW21; Blasdale, Artists of New Bedford, 67-68 (w/repro.)"