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Margaret Dorothy Shelton

Margaret Dorothy Shelton (1915 - 1984) was active/lived in Alberta / Canada.  Margaret Shelton is known for Landscape painting, ink sketches, printmaking.

SHELTON, Margaret Dorothy

Born
    Bruce, Alberta, 1915
Died
    Calgary, Alberta (?), 1984

Biography synopsis
    With the Alberta landscape as her main subject matter, Margaret Shelton produced hundreds of pen-and-ink sketches, watercolours and prints. She began depicting her surroundings at a very young age, sketching both natural and industrial landscapes as she roamed the countryside near her family's farm. Despite her promising early attempts, Shelton did not become a full-time, professional artist until later in life, attending teacher's college at Normal School in Calgary (1933-34) and subsequently teaching periodically, and also working at an advertising agency in Toronto as a commercial artist for six months. During these years, she relegated her artistic pursuits to evenings and summers, taking classes at the Provincial Institute of Technology and Art where she won scholarships   ...  [Displaying 1000 of 5161 characters.]  Artist bio

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