After matriculating, Sumner moved to London to study and teach English. In 1922 she completed her English Literature studies, receiving a Master of Arts degree from Oxford University. Although she had trained to be a teacher and her father thought art an unstable career, her temperament was that of an artist. Soon after completing her studies she decided to pursue a painting career.
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Maud Francis Eyston Sumner
Born:
6 September 1902
in Johannesburg
Died:
1985