Frances Schumann Howell
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Frances Eleanore Schumann Howell (1905–1994) was a painter and teacher in Pasadena, California. She was born in Grand Rapids, Michigan on February 5, 1905, and educated at Ohio Wesleyan University, UCLA and Columbia University (M.A., Phi Beta Kappa Society). In 1930 she married artist and educator Youldon Howell.[1] She taught costume design for more than thirty years and among her students were Jackie Robinson and Bob Mackie.[2]
Howell died in 1994, in Menifee, California.
In 2010, her book A History of American Dress: from the 15th and 16th century through 1965 was privately published posthumously.[3] Howell had shelved the book in 1968, after years of delay by the publisher.[4]
References[edit]
- ^ Levy, Juana Neal (1931-07-05). "Los Angeles Times: Archives - SOCIETY OUT OF DOORS". Archived from the original on 2017-02-07. Retrieved 2021-10-21.
- ^ Molina, Sandra T. (2010-04-20). "Pasadena woman's book published 20 years after her death". Retrieved 2021-10-21.
- ^ Howell, Frances S; Costilow, Christopher T (2010). History of American dress: from the 15th and 16th century through 1965. Escondido, CA: C.T. Costilow. ISBN 9781450547383. OCLC 660161390.
- ^ Sandra Molina, "Pasadena woman's book published 20 years after her death", Whittier Daily News, April 20, 2010.
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