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Stella Bowen (* 16. Mai 1893 in Adelaide, South Australia; † 30. Oktober 1947 in London; bürgerlicher Name: Esther Gwendolyn Bowen) war eine australische Malerin und Schriftstellerin. 1944/1945 arbeitete sie in Großbritannien als Kriegsmalerin im Auftrag des Australian War Memorial.
Esther Gwendolyn "Stella" Bowen (1893–1947) was an Australian artist and writer. Early career. Bowen was born in North Adelaide, an inner suburb of Adelaide, South Australia, [1] and educated at Tormore House School. As a young girl, Bowen enjoyed drawing and convinced her mother to allow her to study with Margaret Preston.
Bowen met English novelist Ford Madox Ford in October 1917, three years after she moved to London from Adelaide to pursue her artistic career. A veteran of the First World War, Ford returned to England jaded and shell-shocked. At 19 years his junior Bowen provided a ray of hope for the future.
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Stella Bowen. 1893 – 1947. Stella Bowen, painter and writer, grew up in Adelaide, where she studied with Margaret Preston. She left Adelaide in 1914 to live in England and France for the rest of her life.
The expatriate Australian artist Stella Bowen was a woman of enormous integrity and generosity. After Bowens death on 30 October 1947, her friend Keith Hancock wrote to her daughter, Julia Loewe: Stella was the most courageous, vital and harmonious personality that I have known ...
Stella Bowen (* 16. Mai 1893 in Adelaide, South Australia; † 30. Oktober 1947 in London; bürgerlicher Name: Esther Gwendolyn Bowen) war eine australische Malerin und Schriftstellerin. 1944/1945 arbeitete sie in Großbritannien als Kriegsmalerin im Auftrag des Australian War Memorial.
28. Juli 2021 · The Second World War brought a surprising, new chapter in Stella's career. In 1944 she was appointed an official war artist by the Australian War Memorial. Her brief was to depict the activities of the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) stationed in England. She also painted portraits of military commanders and Australian prisoners of ...
