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1915 Bruce, Alberta, Canada - 1984 Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Known for: Landscape painting, ink sketches, printmaking.
SHELTON, Margaret Dorothy. Born. Bruce, Alberta, 1915. Died. Calgary, Alberta (?), 1984. Biography synopsis. With the Alberta landscape as her main subject matter, Margaret Shelton produced hundreds... Read full biography
SHELTON, Margaret Dorothy. Born. Bruce, Alberta, 1915. Died. Calgary, Alberta (?), 1984. Biography synopsis. With the Alberta landscape as her main subject matter, Margaret Shelton produced hundreds of pen-and-ink sketches, watercolours and prints. She began depicting her surroundings at a very... Read full biography
SHELTON, Margaret Dorothy. Born. Bruce, Alberta, 1915. Died. Calgary, Alberta (?), 1984. Biography synopsis. With the Alberta landscape as her main subject matter, Margaret Shelton produced hundreds of pen-and-ink sketches, watercolours and prints. She began depicting her surroundings at a very young age, sketching both natural and industrial landscapes as she roamed the countryside near her family's farm. Despite her promising early attempts, Shelton did not become a full-time, professional... Read full biography
SHELTON, Margaret Dorothy. Born. Bruce, Alberta, 1915. Died. Calgary, Alberta (?), 1984. Biography synopsis. With the Alberta landscape as her main subject matter, Margaret Shelton produced hundreds of pen-and-ink sketches, watercolours and prints. She began depicting her surroundings at a very young age, sketching both natural and industrial landscapes as she roamed the countryside near her family's farm. Despite her promising early attempts, Shelton did not become a full-time, professional artist until later in life, attending teacher's college at Normal School in Calgary (1933-34) and subsequently teaching periodically, and also working at an advertising agency in Toronto as a commercial artist for six months. During these years, she... Read full biography
SHELTON, Margaret Dorothy. Born. Bruce, Alberta, 1915. Died. Calgary, Alberta (?), 1984. Biography synopsis. With the Alberta landscape as her main subject matter, Margaret Shelton produced hundreds of pen-and-ink sketches, watercolours and prints. She began depicting her surroundings at a very young age, sketching both natural and industrial landscapes as she roamed the countryside near her family's farm. Despite her promising early attempts, Shelton did not become a full-time, professional artist until later in life, attending teacher's college at Normal School in Calgary (1933-34) and subsequently teaching periodically, and also working at an advertising agency in Toronto as a commercial artist for six months. During these years, she relegated her artistic pursuits to evenings and su... Read full biography
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Art Method
- •Graphic Design, Printmaking, Lithography, Etching, Woodblocks
- •Painting, Fine Art
- •Sketch, Sketching
Art Media
- •Oil Paint
- •Pen and Ink Drawing
- •Watercolor/Watercolour
- •Woodblock, Woodcut, Wood Engraving
Art Subject
- •Industrial Scenes, Factories, Labor Genre and Figure
- •Landscape, Nature, Rural Scene
Art Association
- •Society of Canadian Painters, Etchers and Engravers
Art School
- •Banff School of Fine Arts, Banff Centre, Student
Added Description
- •Commercial Art and Design
Notable Commercial Gallery Representation, Pre 21s
- •Canadian Art Galleries
Exhibition of Art Association
- •Canadian Society of Graphic Artists
- •Society of Canadian Painters, Etchers and Engravers-