Beryl Fowler Explained

Beryl Fowler
Other Names:	Mary Beryl Fowler
Birth Name:	Mary Beryl Menzies
Birth Date:	1881
Alma Mater:	Herkomer’s Art School
Known For:	painting
Spouse:	Francis "Frank" Hugh Fowler
Children:	W. M. W. Fowler

Beryl Fowler, née Mary Beryl Menzies (1881–1963) was an English painter.^[1] Her oil paintings often depict rural life in Eskdale, Cumbria in England.^[2]

Biography

Mary Beryl Menzies was born in 1881 in Newcastle upon Tyne. Her father was an engineer. She was married to painter and teacher, Francis "Frank" Hugh Fowler (1878–1945) of Repton.^{[3] [4]} She and her husband studied with German artist Hubert von Herkomer at Herkomer's Art School in Bushey, Hertfordshire.

Her work is included in various museum collections including the Bushey Museum & Art Gallery, the Armitt Museum and Library, the Beacon Museum in Whitehaven, and the Laing Art Gallery.^[5]

See also

• List of museums in Cumbria

Notes and References

1. Web site: FOWLER Beryl 1880-1963. 2021-01-29. Artist Biographies UK.
2. Book: Harland, Gail. Snowdrop. 2016-06-15. Reaktion Books. 978-1-78023-628-5. 99. en.
3. Web site: FOWLER Frank 1879-1945. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20210203110545/https://www.artbiogs.co.uk/1/artists/fowler-frank . 2021-02-03 . 2021-01-29. Artist Biographies UK.
4. Web site: Bushey Artists. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200924184611/https://busheymuseum.org/bushey-artists/ . 2020-09-24 . Bushey Museum & Art Gallery.
5. Web site: Fowler, Beryl, 1881–1963 Art UK. 2021-01-29. artuk.org. en. 3 February 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210203080510/https://artuk.org/discover/artists/fowler-beryl-18811963. dead.