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Marjorie Blackburn

Marjorie Ludwell Dampier was born in 1913 in Strathroy, a substantial town in Middlesex County about twenty miles west of London, where her father was a bank manager. She entered The University of Western Ontario in 1931 where she met young Walter Blackburn ...
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Silvia Clarke

Silvia Clarke was born in Cavendish, Suffolk, England in 1911 and educated at the Camberwell School of Arts and Crafts (now known as Camberwell College of Arts) in London, England. During World War II, Clarke was employed by the BBC, and was also a champion in the sport of table tennis ...
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Irene Dewdney

Born in Medicine Hat, Alberta, Irene Dewdney (née Donner) and her husband Selwyn Dewdney (1909-1979), are both recognized among the founders of art therapy in Canada. The couple, both artists, worked collaboratively throughout their careers, developing the field of art therapy ...
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Kathleen Hart

Kathleen Ellis, better known by her birth name, Hart, was born in Byron, Ontario in 1916. A dedicated and respected artist, Kathleen (or Kay) Hart was born without forearms and with legs that ended above her knees. Hart was not fond of using prosthetic arms and instead painted standing close to the canvas, holding the brush between her arms ...
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Doris Murray

Doris Murray was born in Princeton, New Jersey. She graduated from Smith College in Northampton, Massachusetts with a BA in Zoology with a minor in Art. Despite this multidisciplinary background, Murray did not devote herself to painting until over a decade after graduating ...
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Josephine Wilcox

Josephine Wilcox (née Haldane) was born in 1913. She studied at the Normal School in London, Ontario, and was commended on her artistic skills in her graduating class’s yearbook (1932-1933). In 1937, she married Dr. Lewis Dewitt Wilcox, and the couple settled in London ...