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Janet Mitchell (artist)
Janet Mitchell LL.D (November 24, 1912February 26, 1998) was a Canadian modernist Painting, painter from Alberta, known for her fantasies of Calgary in watercolours and oils. Early life and career Mitchell was born in Medicine Hat, Alberta, in 1912. Orphaned at a young age, she was adopted by John and Janet Mitchell and raised in Calgary. At age 9, her adoptive mother Janet died, and she was subsequently mistreated by her adoptive father's second wife, Rose. She left home at age 14, and in addition to continuing her education at Crescent Heights High School (Calgary), Crescent Heights High School, she worked as a chambermaid to pay for her room and board. The following year, she moved back home, but Rose forced her to quit school at the end of Grade 9 to work as a full-time chambermaid, confiscating all of Janet's wages. At age 16, Mitchell convinced her father to allow her to enrol in business school to learn bookkeeping and shorthand. She graduated in 1929, and moved out on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Medicine Hat
Medicine Hat is a city in Southern Alberta, southeast Alberta, Canada. It is located along the South Saskatchewan River. It is approximately east of Lethbridge and southeast of Calgary. This city and the adjacent Town of Redcliff, Alberta, Redcliff to the northwest are within Cypress County. Medicine Hat was the List of cities in Alberta, sixth-largest city in Alberta in 2016 with a population of 63,230. It is also the sunniest place in Canada according to Environment and Climate Change Canada, averaging 2,544 hours of sunshine a year. Started as a railway town, today Medicine Hat is served by the Trans-Canada Highway (Alberta Highway 1, Highway 1) and the eastern terminus of the Crowsnest Highway (Alberta Highway 3, Highway 3). Nearby communities considered part of the Medicine Hat area include the Town of Redcliff (abutting the city's northwest boundary) and the hamlets of Desert Blume, Dunmore, Alberta, Dunmore, Irvine, Alberta, Irvine, Seven Persons, and Veinervil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
