Bobs Cogill Haworth facts for kids
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Bobs Cogill Haworth
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Bobs Zema Warbairn Vera Cohill
January 20, 1900 Queenstown, Cape Colony
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| Died | March 30, 1988 (aged 88) Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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| Nationality | South African-Canadian |
| Education | Royal College of Art London, University of London |
| Movement | Abstraction |
| Spouse(s) | Peter Haworth |
Bobs Cogill Haworth RCA (1900–1988) was an artist born in South Africa. She became a Canadian painter and a potter. She mostly worked in Toronto, Canada, living with her husband, Peter Haworth, who was also a painter and teacher. Bobs was a member of the Canadian Group of Painters. This group included other important artists like Yvonne McKague Housser, Isabel McLaughlin, and members of the famous Group of Seven.
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About Bobs Cogill Haworth
Early Life and Learning
Bobs Zema Vera Cogill was born in Queenston, South Africa. She later married Peter Haworth. She went to the School of Design at the Royal College of Art in London, England. There, she studied with well-known teachers like Professor William Rothenstein, Dora Billington, and Eric Gill. From 1919 to 1923, she focused on making pottery. In 1923, she moved to Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Her Home Life
Bobs and Peter Haworth lived in Rosedale, a nice neighborhood in Toronto. Their home was a popular meeting place for artists. They often held formal meetings and small art shows there.
Her Art Career
Bobs Haworth worked as an artist from 1913 to 1968. She used different types of paint, like watercolor, oils, and later, acrylics. She also made pottery using clay. Most of her artworks are signed "B. Cogill Haworth" or "Bobs Cogill Haworth".
Bobs loved to paint landscapes and scenes with water. But she also created "non-objective" paintings, which are artworks that don't show real objects. Some of these were very large. After 1950, many of her paintings were made on a material called masonite. She often signed these on both the front and back.
In 1936, Bobs Haworth helped start the Canadian Guild of Potters. She was the first honorary president of this group. She founded it with Nunzia D'Angel and Robert Montgomery.
Bobs and Peter Haworth also worked together on books. They drew pictures for Kingdom of the Saguenay (1936) by Marius Barbeau. They also illustrated The Habitant Merchant (1939) by James Edward Le Rossignol.
In 1963, Bobs was chosen to be a full member of the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts. This is a very important art organization in Canada.
Art Shows
Bobs Haworth showed her art often. She exhibited with many important art groups. These included the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts (RCA) and the Ontario Society of Artists (OSA). She also showed her work with the Canadian Society of Painters in Water Colour (CSPWC) and the Canadian Group of Painters (CGP).
Later Life and Legacy
Bobs Haworth passed away peacefully at her home in Toronto. She left all her art papers and remaining artworks to Queen's University. In 1998, her work was featured in a special art show. The show was called 4 Women Who Painted in the 1930s and 1940s. It was organized by Alicia Boutilier for the Carleton University Art Gallery in Ottawa.
