Mary Tourtel Plaque - High Street, Canterbury, Kent, UK
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member Dragontree
N 51° 16.860 E 001° 04.608
31U E 365872 N 5682830
This plaque appears in the High Street in Canterbury on the Sidney Cooper Gallery.
Waymark Code: WMEC2A
Location: South East England, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 05/05/2012
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member greysman
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The plaque is hidden behind the gallery sign and try as we might we could not move it! It reads as follows:

'MARY TOURTEL
1874 - 1948
Creator of Rupert Bear
studied art here
c. 1891 - 1896'

Mary lived in Ivy Lane and is buried in St Martin's churchyard. She studied art here, being taught by Thomas Sidney Cooper. Mary created and illustrated the famous Rupert Bear.
Type of Historic Marker: Metal Plaque

Age/Event Date: 01/01/1896

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