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WILLIAMSON, B. L.
- Born
- Ottawa, Ontario, 1916
- Died
- , 2003
- Biography synopsis
- Williamson, also known as Betty Williamson, began her studies at the University of Ottawa, and later attended what is now the Ontario College of Art and Design. After traveling to Mexico and San Francisco in order to further her education, she returned to Ottawa to work as a commercial artist, photographer, and fashion illustrator. At the age of 86 Williamson published her first book entitled "Reflections on the Fungaloids" which she both wrote and illustrated.
- Media used
- Book illustration
- Drawing
- Photography
- Printmaking
- Education
- Ontario College of Art & Design (formerly Ontario School of Art)
- University of Ottawa
- File & Archive locations
- National Gallery of Canada, ON - Library and Archives
- Canadian Women Artists History Initiative Documentation Centre, QC
- BIBLIOGRAPHY
Writings about- "Betty Williamson." Canadian Art 18 (Nov. - Dec. 1961): 414
- Fischer, Doug. "Lee Valley...Books?: Newly Retired Leonard Lee Changes Gears, and Turns the Page." The Ottawa Citizen 11 Jan. 2004: 8
Writings by- Williamson, B. L.. Reflections on the Fungaloids Ottawa: Algrove Publishing, 2002
