Background
Irwin, Mary Norrington was born on April 9, 1922 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Daughter of William Andrew and Roberta Mary (McLaughlin) Irwin. came to the United States, 1930, naturalized, 1954.
Irwin, Mary Norrington was born on April 9, 1922 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Daughter of William Andrew and Roberta Mary (McLaughlin) Irwin. came to the United States, 1930, naturalized, 1954.
Student, University Chicago, 1939-1940; Bachelor, U. Toronto, 1944; postgraduate, The Art Institute of Chicago Chicago, 1946-1948; postgraduate, Carnegie Mellon U., 1963-1964; Master of Arts, Bowling Green State University, 1982; Master of Fine Arts, Bowling Green State University, 1983.
Freelance illustrator, graphic artist, since 1945. Assistant art editor World Book Encyclopedia, Chicago, 1946-1949. Freelance painter, since 1963.
Freelance writer, since 1983. Instructor Toledo (Ohio) Museum Art, 1983-1988, Private Art Classes, Nassau County, New York, 1973-1976, Bowling Green (Ohio) State University, 1985. Judge numerous art exhibitions, Ohio, Maine, since 1984.
Member, chapter trustee League Women Voters, 1956-1965, 77—. Active Unitarian Universalist Church, 1959-1994. National secretary Unitarian Fellowship Social Justice, 1957-1958.
Member Maine Writers & Publications Alliance, Union Maine Visual Artists, Maine Coast Artists.
Married John Royston Coleman, October 1, 1943 (divorced January 1967). Children: John Michael Coleman, Nancy Jane Coleman, Patty Ann Coleman, Paul Richard Coleman (deceased), Stephen William Coleman. Married Irving Russell Murray, June 26, 1967 (divorced August 1988).