Stella Bowen b. 16 May 1893

Also known as Esther Gwendolyn Bowen
  • Artist (Painter)
Single-minded in her desire to be an artist, Stella Bowen studied briefly under Margaret Preseon before leaving Adelaide at 20 to study art in London. A friendship with Ezra Pound introduced Bowen to a wide literary circle including W.B. Yeats and T.S. Eliot and Bowen would later famously go on to marry the writer Ford Madox Ford. As a painter Bowen is perhaps best remembered for the body of work
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exhibited at
Stella Bowen: Art, Love & War
Date
2002
Place
Australian War Memorial, Canberra, ACT
Description

Then national tour

Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Modern Australian Women: paintings and prints 1925-1945
Date
24 November 2000 - 25 February 2001
Place
Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide, SA
Description

Then national tour

Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Creating Australia: 200 Years of Australian Art 1788-1988
Date
1988
Place
Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide, SA
Description

Toured to all State galleries

Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
(Memorial exhibition)
Date
1953
Place
Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide, SA
Description
Type
Exhibition

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