10 Facts About Joan Howson

Joan Howson was a British stained glass artist of the Arts and Crafts movement.

Joan Howson trained at the Liverpool School of Art before becoming a student and apprentice to Caroline Townshend.

Joan Howson was born on 9 May 1885 in Flintshire to Ethel and George John Joan Howson.

Joan Howson had four older brothers, one of whom died in infancy.

Joan Howson was involved in the woman's suffragette movement and socialism.

Joan Howson trained at the Liverpool School of Art from 1909 to 1912.

Joan Howson became a student and apprentice to Townshend in 1912.

Joan Howson returned to Putney and resumed her work there, often restoring medieval glass.

Joan Howson maintained both her late partner's initials and name in the company business.

Joan Howson was given the fragments to reassemble in 1939 and carried out the work without charge.