This biography from the Archives of AskART:
| The work of Betty Bowes has been described as "semi-abstract" and is in the permanent collections of the Philadelphia Museum of Art, the National Academy of Design, the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, the Woodmere Museum, Sun Corporation, the University of Southern California at Lehigh University, Susquehanna University, and other private and corporate collections.
Bowes is a member of the National Academy of Design, the American Watercolor Society, Knickerbocker Artists and Audubon Artists, and her work has been awarded many national prizes including two Certificates of Merit; Obrig Prize; Henry Ward Ranger Purchase Prize from the National Academy; three Bronze Medals; one Silver and one Gold Medal as well as eight additonal awards from the American Watercolor Society; and awards from Audubon Artists, National Association of the Society to Prevent Cruelty to Animals, the Woodmere Museum, and the Philadelphia Water Color Club.
Source:
Information submitted July 2004 by Jay Koment of Nassau Bahamas
"Who's Who in American Art", 2003-2004
| |
This biography from the Archives of AskART:
| Betty Bowes passed away in 2007. She was a grand old gal and lived at her home In Wynnewood, Pennsylvania until her death. Betty began her career in fashion illustration before moving on to fine arts which she followed for almost 6 decades.
As a hobby she also did covers for Reader's Digest Magazine. I believe it would be accurate to include Seascapes as one of her primary interests and her work is included in the collection of Independence Seaport Museum in Philadelphia. During her lifetime, she dealt primarily with the Newman Saunders Gallery.
Betty's Father in Law was Thomas Bowes, a famous Naval Architect, and family yachting events aboard various Bowes Yachts and at the Corinthian Yacht Club in Essington, PA provided her with much subject material. She was married to Thomas Bowes, Jr., an engineer, who died at a fairly early age. They had no children, and she remained devoted to his memory through the remainder of her life.
Sincerely,
Roger Allen
Formerly a Curator at the Independence Seaport Museum. |
| ** If you discover credit omissions or have additional information to add, please let us know at registrar@AskART.com. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|