Frances Schumann Howell

Who was Frances Schumann Howell?

Frances Eleanore Schumann Howell was a painter and teacher in the Pasadena California Community Schools. She was born in Grand Rapids, Michigan on February 5, 1905 and educated at Ohio Wesleyan University, UCLA and Columbia University. In 1930 she married artist and educator Youldon Howell and began a long teaching career in the Pasadena public schools; while in tenure teaching at Pasadena City College, subjects included: clothing design/costume analysis, and other industrial arts and her students included names like Jackie Robinson and Bob Mackie.

Howell is a listed artist with examples of her work in the California State Library, and many other collections. She was responsible for the costume design for the 1934 End Poverty in California movement EPIC pageant worked closely with her husband on float design/construction for the Pasadena City School's Rose Parade floats.

Her painting subjects include florals, animals, and landscapes. Exhibited: Pasadena Music Arts Club, 1931–1975, Rancho Santa Fe Library, 1984, and many other venues.