Mary Jewels Explained

Mary Jewels
Birth Date:5 February 1886
Birth Place:Newlyn, United Kingdom
Nationality:British
Field:Painting
Movement:Naïve art

Mary Jewels (5 February 1886 - 1977) was a British painter, born in Newlyn in Cornwall.

Jewels never had any formal training and painted in a naïve style, mainly landscapes, portraits, fishing and harbour scenes in oil. She was a friend of artist Dod Procter, and her sister Cordelia was married to the sculptor Frank Dobson. She was widowed by 1918 and was encouraged to paint by Cedric Morris.[1] She gained national attention after Augustus John convinced her to exhibit her works in London in 1928.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Yakir. Nedira. Women Artists and Modernism. 1998. Manchester University Press. Manchester. 0-7190-5082-0. 116–117. https://books.google.com/books?id=vVvZAAAAIAAJ&q=%22Mary%20Jewels%22%20naive&pg=PA116. Cornubia: gender, geography and genealogy in St Ives modernism.
  2. Book: Hardie, Melissa. 100 Years in Newlyn: Diary of a Gallery. 1995. Patten Press in association with Newlyn Art Gallery. Penzance. 1-872229-22-0. 79.