Maxine Marie Botterill (also Botteril, Bottrill)
(m Francis G.H. Ellerbeck)
c1920 - March 27 2006
Maxine Botteril was born in Vancouver. She was an early graduate from the
Vancouver School of
Art, receiving her diploma for Design and Decorative Arts in 1938.
In 1937-38 she won the School Scholarship of $50.00, open to 1938
graduates. In 1939 she received a Post Graduate Endorsement in
Design and Decorative Arts.
She married Francis Ellerbeck in Vancouver on October 26 1940. The marriage
certificate noted that she was a "photographic artist."
She died in Fort Lauderdale, Florida in 2006 at the age of 86.
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
References
VANCOUVER SCHOOL OF ART - LIST OF GRADUATES & STUDENTS (refer to
VSA)
B.C. VITAL STATISTICS ON-LINE marriage (refer to BCVS)
Obituary, Mission City Record March 27 2006
Clippings
"Congratulating Vancouver School of Art for the excellence
of its work during the past session, under the tuition of Charles
H. Scott and staff, Col. F.T. Fairey, director of the technical education branch
of the Department of Education, distributed scholarships and diplomas to successful
students Friday afternoon. ... Post Diploma in Design - Miss Maxine Bottrill.
... "
From "Diplomas Awarded to Art Students"
Vancouver Province, September 2 1939
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