Libby Altwerger
Elizabeth Deborah Altwerger (July 13, 1915 – August 11, 1995)[1] was a Canadian artist and art educator.[2]
She was born Elizabeth Deborah Selznick in
Ontario College of Art, receiving the silver medal for drawing and painting on graduation. Altwerger earned a certificate in recreation from the University of Toronto. She stayed for three years at the University Settlement House as art director. She travelled extensively throughout Europe and North America. She taught art and design at Ryerson Polytechnical Institute for 11 years; she also taught at the Toronto YMCA as well as giving demonstrations at various Toronto art clubs and societies. Her work was displayed at Expo 67.[3][4]
At the age of 18, she married Ben Altwerger; the couple had a son and a daughter. She began her studies in art once the children were in high school.[5]
Altwerger received a number of awards including a gold medal from the Institut Feminine Culturelle (United Federation of Women) in
References
- ^ Obituaries: Libby Altwerger. August 25, 1995.
{{cite book}}:|work=ignored (help) - ^ "Altwerger, Libby". Artists in Canada. National Gallery of Canada Library. Note: Heller shows a birth year of 1921.
- ^ ISBN 978-1135638894.
- ^ ISBN 0-919554-21-0.
- ^ "Busy Mother becomes Promising New Artist". Globe and Mail. December 17, 1959. p. 18.