About Grace Helen Mowat
Lived 1875 – 1964 (aged 89). Grace Helen Mowat was a Canadian painter.
Grace Helen Mowat (31 January 1875 – 22 February 1964)
Art Director In 1914, Mowat founded Charlotte County Cottage Craft, which provided an outlet for locally produced traditional crafts including pottery and weaving, and she served as its director until 1945. With her help, New Brunswick crafts were exhibited at the 1924 British Empire Exhibition in Wembley, London, England.
Later life
Honours The University of New Brunswick awarded Mowat an honorary Doctor of Laws degree in 1951.
Death She died in St. Andrews at the age of 89, and was buried under the headstone "Founder of Charlotte County Cottage Craft" in a rural family plot. thumb
Selected works
Source:
Funny Fables of Fundy (1928) The Diverting History of a Loyalist Town, A Portrait of St. Andrews (1932) Broken Barrier: A Romance of Staten Island and the Province of New Brunswick (1951) The House That Hurricane Jack Built (1954) A Story of Cottage Craft (1958) The Tories' King: George III and the Seeds of the Revolution (1976)
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Who was Grace Helen Mowat?
Canadian artist and writer (1875-1964)
When was Grace Helen Mowat born?
Grace Helen Mowat was born on 31 January 1875 in Beech Hill.
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Grace Helen Mowat died on 22 February 1964 in St. Andrews.
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Grace Helen Mowat was a painter.
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Grace Helen Mowat was Canadian.
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