Eugenia Campbell Nowlin

Eugenia Campbell Nowlin
Born	Eugenia Campbell (1908-06-06)June 6, 1908 San Luis Potosí, Mexico
Died	November 15, 2003(2003-11-15) (aged 95) Alexandria, Virginia, U.S.
Alma mater	Southern Methodist University, Texas Woman's University
Spouse	Roy Samuel Nowlin (m. 1929–1932; death)

Eugenia Campbell Nowlin (née Eugenia Campbell; 6 June 1908 – 15 August 2003) was an American arts administrator, civil servant, teacher, and artist. She was the chair of the United States Army arts and crafts program for almost 3 decades.^[1] Nowlin was an Honorary Fellow of the American Craft Council starting in 1978.^[2]

Biography

Nowlin as born 6 June 1908 in San Luis Potosí, Mexico; her father was a Methodist minister and her mother was a teacher.^[3][4] She was raised in Choctaw, Oklahoma and Texas.^[3]

Nowlin attended Southern Methodist University (1929 BA degree in fine art) and Texas Woman's University (formally known as Texas State College for Women; 1939 MFA degree).^[3][5] She was a still life and abstract painter.^[5] During World War II, she worked with the American Red Cross in Europe.^[6] She served as a Girl Scouts of the USA official in Minnesota.^[6]

Nowlin was a United States Army department civilian employee, who helped establish global arts and recreation programs at the military branches, from 1950 to 1978.^[3][7] She also taught art at George Washington University and at the NYU Washington, DC satellite campus.^[3]

References

1. American Craft. Vol. 64. American Craft Council. 2004. p. 85.
2. "College of Fellows". American Craft Council (ACC). Retrieved 2021-12-14.
3. "Eugenia Campbell Nowlin Army ..." Washington Post. 10 September 2003.
4. Grauer, Paula L.; Grauer, Michael R. (1999). Dictionary of Texas Artists, 1800-1945. Texas A&M University Press. p. 72. ISBN 978-0-89096-861-1.
5. "Eugenia Nowlin - Biography". Askart.com. Retrieved 2021-12-14.
6. "Boy Scouts Region Meeting Attended By Mrs. Bremer". Newspapers.com. The Winona Daily News. 24 February 1950. p. 8. Retrieved 2021-12-14.
7. "Artist H. Webb Will Sketch Korea Scenes". Newspapers.com. South Gate Press. 26 February 1970. p. 20. Retrieved 2021-12-14.