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Beryl Fowler

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Beryl Fowler
Born
Mary Beryl Menzies

1881
Died1963 (aged 81–82)
Other namesMary Beryl Fowler
Alma materHerkomer’s Art School
Known forpainting
SpouseFrancis "Frank" Hugh Fowler
ChildrenW. M. W. Fowler

Beryl Fowler, née Mary Beryl Menzies (1881–1963) was an English painter.[1] Her oil paintings often depict rural life in Eskdale, Cumbria in England.[2]

Biography

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Mary Beryl Menzies was born in 1881 in Newcastle upon Tyne.[1] Her father was an engineer.[1] She was married to painter and teacher, Francis "Frank" Hugh Fowler (1878–1945) of Repton.[3][2][4] She and her husband studied with German artist Hubert von Herkomer at Herkomer's Art School in Bushey, Hertfordshire.[2][4]

Her work is included in various museum collections including the Bushey Museum & Art Gallery, the Armitt Museum and Library, the Beacon Museum in Whitehaven, and the Laing Art Gallery.[5]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "FOWLER Beryl 1880-1963". Artist Biographies UK. Retrieved 29 January 2021.
  2. ^ a b c Harland, Gail (15 June 2016). Snowdrop. Reaktion Books. p. 99. ISBN 978-1-78023-628-5.
  3. ^ "FOWLER Frank 1879-1945". Artist Biographies UK. Archived from the original on 3 February 2021. Retrieved 29 January 2021.
  4. ^ a b "Bushey Artists". Bushey Museum & Art Gallery. Archived from the original on 24 September 2020.
  5. ^ "Fowler, Beryl, 1881–1963 | Art UK". artuk.org. Archived from the original on 3 February 2021. Retrieved 29 January 2021.