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Constance Edith Fowler
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| Born | June 2, 1907 |
| Died | May 11, 1996 |
| Known for | Expressive realism of wood engravings and oil paintings |
Constance Edith Fowler (1907–1996) was an American artist. She was known for her paintings and prints. Constance was also an author and a teacher. She taught at Willamette University and Albion College.
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Early Life and Learning
Constance Edith Fowler was born on June 2, 1907. Her birthplace was International Falls, Minnesota. Her parents were immigrants. Her father, George Fowler, came from England. Her mother, Matilda Einfeld (Braaker) Fowler, was from Hamburg.
Her family lived in a few different towns in Minnesota. These included Aitken and Crosby, Minnesota. In 1923, they moved to Pullman, Washington. Constance finished high school there.
She went to Washington State College. She earned her first degree in 1929. She studied art with a painter named William McDermitt. She also studied at the University of Washington. Later, she moved to California, then to Salem, Oregon in 1932.
Constance continued her studies at the University of Oregon. She went there for five summers. She received special grants to help pay for her studies. She earned her master's degree in fine arts (M.F.A.) in 1940.
Her Career as an Artist and Teacher
During the Great Depression, Constance lived in Salem, Oregon. Money was hard to find for many people. She gave art lessons for just one dollar per session. She also helped start an art club for students at Willamette University.
In 1935, Constance became one of the first teachers in the art department at Willamette University. She taught art there from 1935 to 1947. She also taught summer classes at other colleges. These included Central Washington State and Bayview Summer College.
From 1947, she taught at Albion College in Michigan. She taught there until she retired in 1965. After retiring, she moved to Seal Rock, Oregon. She kept showing her art in local exhibitions.
In 1993, Constance had a stroke. She then lived with her sister in Milwaukie, Oregon. Later, she moved to a nursing home in Oregon City, Oregon. Constance Fowler passed away in 1996.
Where Her Art Was Shown
Constance Fowler's artwork is kept in important collections. You can see her pieces at the Portland Art Museum. Her art is also at Willamette University and Washington State University Library.
Her works have been shown in many places. These include the Seattle Art Museum. Her art was also part of the New York World’s Fair in 1939. The San Francisco Museum of Art featured her work in an "Oregon Artists" exhibition.
In 1949, she had her own art show in Indianapolis. In 1968, her art was shown at the Willamette University Gallery.
Awards She Won
Constance Fowler received several awards for her art:
- She won the William G. Purcell prize in 1934. This was for the best artwork in an Oregon Society of Artists exhibition.
- She received Carnegie grants for her studies from 1936 to 1938.
- She won first place at National Art Week in 1940.
- In 1942, she won the Katherine B. Baker Memorial Purchase prize. This was at an exhibition in the Seattle Art Museum.
- Willamette University gave her an award in 1991.
See also
- List of 20th-century women artists
- List of American artists 1900 and after
- List of printmakers
- Expressionism
- Modern art
- Western painting
