Sybil Atteck

Sybil Atteck

Sybil Marjorie Atteck (3 February 1911 − 1975) was a pioneering Trinidadian painter known for her work in watercolor. She is celebrated as Trinidad and Tobago's "first outstanding female painter" and was a founding member of the Trinidad and Tobago Art Society, the oldest established art organization in the Caribbean.A native of Rio Claro, Atteck moved with her family to Port of Spain when she was in her early teens. There, she attended Bishop Anstey High School, and became involved in numerous artistic pursuits, with the encouragement of her grandmother. In 1928 she joined the Botanical Department of the Ministry of Agriculture, where she began to produce scientific drawings of flowers. Some of these were exhibited by the Society of Trinidad Independents in 1930. Wikipedia

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