SIBYL O'DONNELL - Betty Bowman. A More Private View.

Great Britain, Bodkin, 1984. First Edition, Binding: Cloth, Fine/Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall 0947726004 Signed by Author Hardback Hardback. Message to previous owner signed by the author. Leaving school at fifteen, with the war clouds gathering in Europe, opportunities for art training were not available, but within her, Betty knew it was only a matter of time. In 1944, Betty was able to realise the start of her lifetime ambition, when she was accepted as a student at the Central School of Arts and Crafts in London. This eventful story is well and warmly told by Sibyl O'Donnell, who has collected Betty Bowman's pastels for a number of years. The book has ten colour plates of the artist's work and a frontispiece portrait by Ken Moreman. Illustrated. 72 pp.(The Manchester Guardian). Illustrations. 159 pp.