Mary Jewels (5 February 1886–1977) was a British painter, born in

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. Jewels never had any formal training and painted in a

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style, mainly landscapes, portraits, fishing and harbour scenes in oil. She was a friend of artist

Dod Procter Dod Procter, born Doris Margaret Shaw, (1890–1972) was an English artist, and the wife of the artist Ernest Procter. Her painting ''Morning'' was bought for the public by the ''Daily Mail'' in 1927. Procter and her husband attended art s ...

, and her sister Cordelia was married to the sculptor

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. She was widowed by 1918 and was encouraged to paint by

Cedric Morris Sir Cedric Lockwood Morris, 9th Baronet (11 December 1889 – 8 February 1982) was a British artist, art teacher and plantsman. He was born in Swansea in South Wales, but worked mainly in East Anglia. As an artist he is best known for his portra ...

. She gained national attention after

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convinced her to exhibit her works in London in 1928.

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Mary JEWELS
Cornwall Artists Index * 1886 births 1977 deaths 20th-century English painters 20th-century English women artists People from Newlyn {{Cornwall-stub