Background
Pope, Mary Ann Irwin was born on March 8, 1932 in Louisville. Daughter of James Cecil Irwin and Margaret T. Taylor.
Pope, Mary Ann Irwin was born on March 8, 1932 in Louisville. Daughter of James Cecil Irwin and Margaret T. Taylor.
Draftsman United States Army, Louisville, 1953-1954. Fashion artist Byck"s, Louisville, 1956-1959. Freelance fashion artist, Louisville, 1960-1966.
Design assistant Planning, Huntsville, Alabama, 1979.
Teacher Huntsville Art League, 1966-1978. One woman shows include Birmingham Southern University, Alabama, 1974, Montevallo College, Alabama, 1977, 79, University of Alabama, Huntsville Gallery, 1979, Kauffman Gallery, Houston, 1986, Isabel Anderson Comer Museum, Sylacauga, Alabama, 1989.
Exhibited numerous group shows Water Tower Galleries, Kentucky, 1991, Armory Gallery, Montgomery, Ala, 1994, also in Kentucky, Alabama, Illinois. Represented inpermanent collections Fine Arts Museum of South, Mobile, Alabama, Mint Museum Art, Charlotte, North Carolina, Huntsville Museum Art, Alabama, Kennedy-Douglas Center for the Arts, 1994, and numerous other public private collections.
Watercolor Society, 1984, Purchase award, 1994, Purchase prize Piedmont Painting Exhibition Mint Museum Art, Charlotte, 1972, Birmingham Music.Art Biennial, 1985, Award of Excellence, Merit award Georgia Watercolor Society, 1993, Purchase award, Aqueous, 1993,1984, Purchase award Watercolor West, 1995, and numerous other awards.
Draftsman United States Army, Louisville, 1953—1954. Fashion artist Byck's, Louisville, 1956—1959. Freelance fashion artist Louisville, 1960—1966.
Design assistant Planning, Huntsville, Alabama, since 1979. Teacher Huntsville Art League, 1966—1978.
Member of Watercolor Society Alabama (advisory board member 1988-1989, assistant treasurer 1989-1990, president 1994-1995), Alabama Art League, Birmingham Art Association, Kentucky Watercolor Society (board member 1977, Purchase award 1993), Watercolor United States of America (correspondent secretary national honorary society, Museum award Springfield Art Museum, Missouri 1982, 1984, 1989, Purchase prize 1989).
Married Richard Coraine Pope, November 25, 1954. Children: Margaret Neil, Zachary Taylor, Richard Trent.