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'''Elizabeth Updike Cobblah''' (born 1955)<ref>Jack De Bellis, ''The John Updike Encyclopedia'' p. 462 (2000) |
'''Elizabeth Updike Cobblah''' (born 1955)<ref>Jack De Bellis, ''The John Updike Encyclopedia'' p. 462 (2000) |
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https://books.google.com/books?isbn=0313299048</ref> is an American art teacher and ceramicist, painter, and illustrator in Massachusetts. She is the eldest child of author [[John Updike]], and was the model for several of his characters. She is married to Tete Cobblah. |
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==Early life and education== |
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| ⚫ | Elizabeth Pennington Updike was born in 1955 in England while her father, [[John Updike]], and mother, [[Mary Pennington (Updike) Weatherall]], were studying at [[Oxford University]]'s [[Ruskin School of Drawing]]. John Updike wrote "March a Birthday Poem" about Cobblah's birth.<ref>John Updike, ''Self-Consciousness'' (2012) |
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https://books.google.com/books?isbn=0812982967</ref> As an infant she returned to New York City with her parents while her father wrote for ''[[The New Yorker]]''.<ref name=Begley>Adam Begley, ''Updike'' (2014) https://books.google.com/books?isbn=0062109669</ref> The family then moved to [[Ipswich, Massachusetts]], where she spent most of her childhood with her three younger siblings, including the writer [[David Updike]].<ref name=Begley/> She graduated from the [[Pingree School]], [[Salem State University]] and then [[Rhode Island School of Design]] in Providence, where she met her husband, Tete Cobblah, a native of [[Ghana]]. They have two sons.<ref name=Cobblah /> |
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==Career== |
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In 1990 Cobblah illustrated ''The Predator'', a book written by her grandmother, [[Linda Grace Hoyer Updike]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Barrett |first=Andrea |date=1990-01-14 |title=NIBBLED AT BY NEIGHBORS |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1990/01/14/books/nibbled-at-by-neighbors.html |access-date=2024-07-04 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}</ref> Characters based on Cobblah appear in many of her father's published writings, including "Grandparenting", the ''[[Rabbit, Run|Rabbit]]'' series, "Toward Evening," "Incest," "Should Wizard Hit Mommy," "Avec la Bebe-sitter," "The Music School," "Daughter, Last Glimpses," and "Separating."<ref>Jack De Bellis, ''The John Updike Encyclopedia'' p. 462 (2000) https://books.google.com/books?isbn=0313299048</ref> Since Updike's death in 2009, Cobblah has been an active supporter and donor to Updike's museum in Pennsylvania<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://johnupdikechildhoodhome.com/2018/08/09/updike-family-donates-more-items/|title = Updike family donates more items|date = 9 August 2018}}</ref> as well as charities for the disabled in Ghana.<ref>Life-Long Learning - Pingree School, www.pingree.org/uploaded/publications/pingreebulletinfw0708.pdf</ref> She teaches art at the Fenn School in Concord, and lives in [[Maynard, Massachusetts]].<ref name=Cobblah>{{cite web |url=https://theumbrellaarts.org/person/tete-cobblah |title=Tete Cobblah |last= |first= |date= |website=The Umbrella|access-date=30 July 2020}}</ref> |
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https://books.google.com/books?isbn=0812982967</ref> As an infant Cobblah returned to New York City with her parents while her father wrote for the [[New Yorker]].<ref>Adam Begley, ''Updike'' (2014) https://books.google.com/books?isbn=0062109669 </ref> The family then moved to [[Ipswich, Massachusetts]] where Cobblah spent most of her childhood.<ref>Adam Begley, ''Updike'' (2014) https://books.google.com/books?isbn=0062109669 </ref> Cobblah graduated from the [[Rhode Island School of Design]] in Providence where she met her husband, Tete Cobblah, a native of [[Ghana]], and they have two sons, John and Michael. In 1990 Elizabeth Cobblah illustrated ''The Predator'' a book written by her grandmother, Linda Grace Hoyer Updike. Cobblah appears in many of her father's published writings, including: "Grandparenting", the ''Rabbit'' series, "Toward Evening," "Incest," "Should Wizard Hit Mommy," "Avec la Bebe-sitter," "The Music School," "Daughter, Last Glimpses," and "Separating."<ref>Jack De Bellis, ''The John Updike Encyclopedia'' p. 462 (2000) https://books.google.com/books?isbn=0313299048 </ref> Since Updike's death in 2009, Cobblah has been an active supporter and donor to the Updike Museum in Pennsylvania.<ref>https://johnupdikechildhoodhome.com/2018/08/09/updike-family-donates-more-items/</ref> Cobblah and her husband teach art at the Fenn School in Concord, and she currently resides in [[Maynard, Massachusetts]] where she is active with the community's artist colony, "Artspace."<ref>https://theumbrellaarts.org/person/tete-cobblah</ref> |
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Latest revision as of 09:08, 4 July 2024
Elizabeth Updike Cobblah (born 1955)[1] is an American art teacher and ceramicist, painter, and illustrator in Massachusetts. She is the eldest child of author John Updike, and was the model for several of his characters. She is married to Tete Cobblah.
Early life and education
[edit]Elizabeth Pennington Updike was born in 1955 in England while her father, John Updike, and mother, Mary Pennington (Updike) Weatherall, were studying at Oxford University's Ruskin School of Drawing. John Updike wrote "March a Birthday Poem" about Cobblah's birth.[2] As an infant she returned to New York City with her parents while her father wrote for The New Yorker.[3] The family then moved to Ipswich, Massachusetts, where she spent most of her childhood with her three younger siblings, including the writer David Updike.[3] She graduated from the Pingree School, Salem State University and then Rhode Island School of Design in Providence, where she met her husband, Tete Cobblah, a native of Ghana. They have two sons.[4]
Career
[edit]In 1990 Cobblah illustrated The Predator, a book written by her grandmother, Linda Grace Hoyer Updike.[5] Characters based on Cobblah appear in many of her father's published writings, including "Grandparenting", the Rabbit series, "Toward Evening," "Incest," "Should Wizard Hit Mommy," "Avec la Bebe-sitter," "The Music School," "Daughter, Last Glimpses," and "Separating."[6] Since Updike's death in 2009, Cobblah has been an active supporter and donor to Updike's museum in Pennsylvania[7] as well as charities for the disabled in Ghana.[8] She teaches art at the Fenn School in Concord, and lives in Maynard, Massachusetts.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ Jack De Bellis, The John Updike Encyclopedia p. 462 (2000) https://books.google.com/books?isbn=0313299048
- ^ John Updike, Self-Consciousness (2012) https://books.google.com/books?isbn=0812982967
- ^ a b Adam Begley, Updike (2014) https://books.google.com/books?isbn=0062109669
- ^ a b "Tete Cobblah". The Umbrella. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
- ^ Barrett, Andrea (1990-01-14). "NIBBLED AT BY NEIGHBORS". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2024-07-04.
- ^ Jack De Bellis, The John Updike Encyclopedia p. 462 (2000) https://books.google.com/books?isbn=0313299048
- ^ "Updike family donates more items". 9 August 2018.
- ^ Life-Long Learning - Pingree School, www.pingree.org/uploaded/publications/pingreebulletinfw0708.pdf
Categories:
- American women illustrators
- American women ceramists
- 20th-century American ceramists
- People from Maynard, Massachusetts
- People from Ipswich, Massachusetts
- Rhode Island School of Design alumni
- Salem State University alumni
- 1955 births
- Living people
- Pingree School alumni
- 21st-century American women artists
- 20th-century American women artists
- 21st-century American ceramists
- 20th-century American illustrators
- 21st-century American illustrators
- Ceramists from Massachusetts