Winifred Mary Towers b. 17 December 1890

Also known as Winifred White
  • Artist (Painter)
Oil and watercolour painter, illustrator of children's book by Maureen C. Meadows 'Little Words to God' (Sydney, 1949). Regularly exhibited with the Half Dozen Group of Artists, where she served as vice-president in 1947-48, was included as well in major national art surveys such as the Commonwealth Jubilee Celebration Exhibition of Queensland Art and the Fellowship of Australian Artists in 1951.
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Name
Winifred Mary Towers
Also known as Winifred White
Gender
Female
Roles
  • Artist (Painter)
Other Occupation
  • art teacher (ANZSIC code: 8212)
  • press illustrator (ANZSIC code: 5411)
Birth date
17 December 1890
Birth place
Portsmouth, England, UK
Death date
28 February 1982
Death place
Brisbane, Queensland
Active Period
  • 1921 - 1927
  • 1918 - 1972
Arrival
  • 1926
Residence
  • 1945 - 1982 Sunnybank, Brisbane, Queensland
  • 1940 - 1945 Brisbane, Queensland
  • 1927 - 1940 Glenel, Queensland
Training
  • Gosport School of Art, England, UK
  • Portsmouth School of Art, England, UK
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • Heritage: The National Women's Art Book

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