Anne Odell (Anne Ilson)

Taylor Allderdice High School

Class of 1958

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First Name	Anne
Last Name	Odell
Maiden Name	Ilson
Graduation Year	Class of 1958
Gender	Female
City	N/A
State/Province	NH
Country	United States
Occupation	Writer/painter/teacher
Married	Divorced
Favorite School Memory	Too many to choose one.
About Me	Graduated Medical Assisting School, Graduated College when I was 40 in 1980. I had a partial scholarship to study Painting in LA Napoule, Fr 3 years after I started art School and I showed my work in Giannetta Gallery in Philadelphia.There was a terrible fire and the Gallery burned to the ground with all but one of my paintings that had been bought and taken down for a special Hanukkah gift. I entered the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts in 1983 and though I spent 15 years studying part time I acquired 2 years of credits toward the Certificate in the Day School. My interest was toward teaching which I did for 13 years. I taught Seniors watercolor painting in a Mental Health Facility, Seniiors in a out patient day facility, and Senior Center, and at Temple University in Philadelphia,PA. for 3 1/2 years.Then I taught at a retirement home in Silver Spring, MD and here in Exeter a Senior Center that I hope to return to teaching in the spring.Perhaps my greatest achievement was marriage (28 yrs.)and the family. My three sons are successful socially and Professionally. There are 5 grandc...(read more)