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Person
Authorized form of name
Harvey, Maureen (neé O'Neill)
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Dates of existence
1939 - Present
History
Maureen Harvey, née O’Neill, was born in Edmonton, Alberta on April 24th, 1939 and attended St. Joseph’s High School. She attended the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) and obtained her BA majoring in Arts on July 7th 1962. Her studies included scientific drawing as related to anatomy and life studies. She married Dr. John Harvey in Edmonton in 1963 and the couple bought a farm in Athabasca County in 1973 as a weekend retreat. Harvey has an art studio at the rural property. Her work includes two books, “Basky” written by Athabascan, Dorothy Lane, and “The Silver Chain,” written by Edmontonian, Gerda Bako. She has also created murals on themes of heritage, pioneers, dinosaurs, and people, birds and plants of the Bahamas. The murals are in Alberta communities including Edmonton, Sherwood Park, Slave Lake, Calgary (Ferguson School), and Grande Prairie.
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Edmonton, Alberta
Athabasca County
Legal status
Current
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Artist
Art Teacher
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General context
Maureen Harvey is a visual artist in the Athabasca and area community.
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ATH
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RAD
Status
Final
Level of detail
Full
Dates of creation, revision and deletion
January 17, 2023
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Maureen Harvey
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Margaret Anderson