Jean Mildred Hunter Cowan née Hore, (1882-1967) was a Scottish artist who painted in oils and watercolours and was a portrait sculptor. She was also a keen sportswomen, a gifted amateur violinist and an early aviator.[1]
Cowan travelled extensively throughout her life, especially in Africa and south-east Asia, and pursued several interests other than her art. In 1924 she won both the ladies golf championship of India and the ladies tennis doubles championship of Malaysia.[4][5][1] She was a talented amateur violinist and in 1927 was the founding president of the Women's Section of the Edinburgh Society of Musicians.[2] In 1911 Cowan learned to fly and at various times was claimed as either the first British, or the first Scottish, female solo pilot, with both these claims being strongly disputed by the Royal Aeronautical Society.[3]
^ abcUniversity of Glasgow History of Art / HATII (2011). "Mrs Jean Hunter Cowan". Mapping the Practice and Profession of Sculpture in Britain & Ireland 1851–1951. Retrieved 9 July 2019.
^ abcdPeter J.M. McEwan (1994). The Dictionary of Scottish Art and Architecture. Antique Collectors' Club. ISBN1 85149 134 1.
^ abcDavid Buckman (2006). Artists in Britain Since 1945 Vol 1, A to L. Art Dictionaries Ltd. ISBN0 953260 95 X.
^ abPaul Harris & Julian Halsby (1990). The Dictionary of Scottish Painters 1600 to the Present. Canongate. ISBN1 84195 150 1.
^ abGrant M. Waters (1975). Dictionary of British Artists Working 1900–1950. Eastbourne Fine Art.
