Biografie von Eleanor Shepherd THOMPSON (XX)
Birth place: Tillsonburg, Ontario, Canada.
Addresses: Elmhurst, NY
Profession: Educator, designer, craftsperson, writer, graphic artist, painter, lecturer
Studied: Univ. Toronto (B.A., M.A.); Ontario Col. A.; Parsons Sch. Des.; Univ. Paris, France; Columbia Univ. (Ph.D.); & abroad.
Exhibited: Ontario SA; NAWA; N.Y. Soc. Craftsmen.
Member: St. John's (Newfoundland) AC; NAWA; Univ.Women's C., St. John's Newfoundland; AFA.
Work: men's Cl., St. John's, Newfoundland.
Comments: Position: dir., Govt. Normal Sch., Toronto, Canada; prof., hd. Related A., Oklahoma A. & M. Col., Stillwater, Okla.; l., Col. City of NY; supv., A. Consultant, Nat. Handicrafts Project,Govt. of Newfoundland; book des., Advertising Manager, Kenworthy Edu. Service, Buffalo, NY. Author: "Training Girls for Art Vocations," 1935; "Textile Design," 1939. Contributor to: Toronto Star Weekly; "The School," publication of Univ. Toronto.
Sources: WW53; WW47.