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Margaret Tomkins BIOGRAPHY
1916 Los Angeles, California - 2002 Lopez Island, Washington. Known for: Surreal-abstract expression.
Painter. Born in Los Angeles, CA on Sept. 11, 1916. Tomkins studied at USC under Sample and Lutz. Leaving California in 1939, she then moved to Seattle to join the art department at the University of... Read full biography
Painter. Born in Los Angeles, CA on Sept. 11, 1916. Tomkins studied at USC under Sample and Lutz. Leaving California in 1939, she then moved to Seattle to join the art department at the University of Washington. About this time she married James H. Fitzgerald and settled on Lopez Island, WA where... Read full biography
Painter. Born in Los Angeles, CA on Sept. 11, 1916. Tomkins studied at USC under Sample and Lutz. Leaving California in 1939, she then moved to Seattle to join the art department at the University of Washington. About this time she married James H. Fitzgerald and settled on Lopez Island, WA where remained until her demise on March 14, 2002. Member: Calif. WC Society; Laguna Beach AA. Exh: LA Co. Fair (Pomona), 1938; LACMA, 1939; SFMA, 1939; Nat'l WC Show (Illinois), 1939; NY World's Fair, 1939;... Read full biography
Painter. Born in Los Angeles, CA on Sept. 11, 1916. Tomkins studied at USC under Sample and Lutz. Leaving California in 1939, she then moved to Seattle to join the art department at the University of Washington. About this time she married James H. Fitzgerald and settled on Lopez Island, WA where remained until her demise on March 14, 2002. Member: Calif. WC Society; Laguna Beach AA. Exh: LA Co. Fair (Pomona), 1938; LACMA, 1939; SFMA, 1939; Nat'l WC Show (Illinois), 1939; NY World's Fair, 1939; San Francisco Art Association, 1940; Seattle Museum, 1941 (solo); Riverside Gallery (NYC), 1940s. Invw; WWAA 1940; Seattle Times, 4-25-1982; SS. Nearly 20,000 biographies can be found in Artists in California 1786-1940 by Edan Hughes and is
Painter. Born in Los Angeles, CA on Sept. 11, 1916. Tomkins studied at USC under Sample and Lutz. Leaving California in 1939, she then moved to Seattle to join the art department at the University of Washington. About this time she married James H. Fitzgerald and settled on Lopez Island, WA where remained until her demise on March 14, 2002. Member: Calif. WC Society; Laguna Beach AA. Exh: LA Co. Fair (Pomona), 1938; LACMA, 1939; SFMA, 1939; Nat'l WC Show (Illinois), 1939; NY World's Fair, 1939; San Francisco Art Association, 1940; Seattle Museum, 1941 (solo); Riverside Gallery (NYC), 1940s. Invw; WWAA 1940; Seattle Times, 4-25-1982; SS. Nearly 20,000 biographies can be found in Artists in California 1786-1940 by Edan Hughes and is available for sale ($150). For a full book description and order information please click here.
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Painter. Born in Los Angeles, CA on Sept. 11, 1916. Tomkins studied at USC under Sample and Lutz. Leaving California in 1939, she then moved to Seattle to join the art department at the University of Washington. About this time she married James H. Fitzgerald and settled on Lopez Island, WA where remained until her demise on March 14, 2002. Member: Calif. WC Society; Laguna Beach AA. Exh: LA Co. Fair (Pomona), 1938; LACMA, 1939; SFMA, 1939; Nat'l WC Show (Illinois), 1939; NY World's Fair, 1939; San Francisco Art Association, 1940; Seattle Museum, 1941 (solo); Riverside Gallery (NYC), 1940s. Invw; WWAA 1940; Seattle Times, 4-25-1982; SS.