Mrs. Etta Bell Sharland
(nee Rhoads, m Thomas Joseph Sharland)
March 22 1895 - December 12 1982
Etta Bell Rhoads was born in Richmond, Vermont, in 1895. Both of her parents were born in
Vermont. She married T.J. Sharland in Vancouver on November 3, 1922. He was a 29-year old
accountant born in Devon, England, she was a 27-year old teacher.
She was a founding instructor at the Vancouver School of
Decorative and Applied Arts in 1925. It was noted in the June 1926 Paintbox, as well
as in a 1926 newspaper article, that she taught costume design.
Sharland wrote an article titled Costume Design that was published in the second year
issue of The Paint Box.
She died on Ganges Island at the age of 87, widowed, occupation noted as "at home."
(Exhibitions)
References
THE FINE ARTS IN VANCOUVER, 1886 - 1930 (refer to THOM69)
B.C. VITAL STATISTICS ON-LINE marriage, death (refer to BCVS)
Clippings
"The school has been open since September and during the past term 160 day pupils have
been in attendance. The work has been under the direction of Mr. John
Redford (sic), but commencing next September will be taken over by
Mr. Charles Scott, who has been instructor in drawing and
painting. Modelling instruction is under supervision of Mr. Charles
Marega; elementary drawing, Mrs. Frank Hoole; costume design
Mrs. T.J. Sharland; design Messrs. Theodore
Korner and Jacobus Semeyn."
From "Art School to Stage Exhibit"
Vancouver Province, June 14 1926
"On some bit of our Art Schools "Paint Box" we must find room to make a brief "sketch"
of our work in the "Costume Design Class." This course of our work commenced on the first
Wednesday in October, 1925, with Mrs. Sharland as the capable instructress. So far
it has only been possible to give one afternoon a week to our Costume Design Class, but we
hope next term, when classes are more settled, to be able to devote more time to this
interesting work."
From "The Costume Design Class" by M. Corry
The Paintbox, June 1926
"Other contributors include: ... Mrs. T.J. Sharland ... "
From "The Paint Box Is Annual of Vancouver Art School"
unknown newspaper, June 1927
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