Celia Victoria Townsend Gibbons

Background

Gibbons, Celia Victoria Townsend was born in Fargo, North Dakota, United States. Daughter of Harry Alton and Helen (Haag) Townsend.

Education

Student of University Minnesota, 1930-1933.

Career

Advertising manager Hotel Nicollet, Minneapolis, 1933-1937. Contributing editor children"s magazines, 1935. Partner Youth Associates Company, Minneapolis, 1942-1965.

Public art director Mines and Escholier magazines, 1954-1965.

Founder Bulletin Board Pictures, Incorporated., Minneapolis, 1954, president, 1954. Founder Periodical Litho Art Company, Minneapolis, 1962, president, 1962-1965.

Artist Catholic Boy magazine, 1938. Artist, designer book Palaces That Went To Sea,1990.

Chief photographer Catholic Mission magazine, 1955.

Achievements

• Celia Victoria Townsend Gibbons has been listed as a noteworthy editor, publisher by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member Women"s auxiliary Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra. Member Fort Lauderdale (Florida) Artist Museum Republican chairwoman Golden Valley, Minnesota, 1950.

Member Minneapolis Institute Arts, International Institute, Saint Paul Arts and Science, Art Guild Boca Raton.

Clubs: Woman"s, Minikahda.

Connections

Married John Sheldon Gibbons, May 1, 1935. Children: Mary Vee, John Townsend.

Father:

Harry Alton Townsend

Mother:

Helen (Haag) Townsend

Spouse:

John Sheldon Gibbons

child:

John Townsend Gibbons

child:

Mary Vee Gibbons