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Grace Campbell, 91
Former Provincetown gallery owner
Annie Grace Campbell, 91, died on May 27 in Burlington, Vt.
She was born in Springhill, Nova Scotia, Canada, on April 26, 1914, the sixth of seven children of Robert Wellington and Annie (Snow) Newcombe. Orphaned at the age of 16, she immigrated to Boston to join her older sisters and was fortunate to land her first job, at the height of the Depression, as a coffee shop cashier. There she met and eventually married Robert Campbell, an aspiring art dealer. Together they raised four children, Robert Roy, Joode Ann, Linda Newcombe and Susan Juanita, in the sprawling Newton house they shared with her beloved sister, Nina.
The couple eventually moved into Boston, living above their art gallery, Bob's Shore Studios, on Newbury Street. They also enjoyed a summer house in Provincetown, home to a second gallery. Mrs. Campbell made her living room an informal extension of both galleries, and she made lifelong friends of many Boston and Provincetown established and aspiring artists.
She was a natural storyteller, a wonderful cook, a prolific knitter, an effortless hostess. Her tales of Canadian country life were an endless fascination for her children and grandchildren, as eagerly anticipated at family gatherings as were the fruits of her kitchen. Her roast beef dinners were legendary, as were her desserts, especially chocolate cakes and lemon meringue and apple pies. Her talents in knitting and generous nature led to a cottage industry in unique, outrageously colorful winter hats which she created for friends and family. Years later, her distinctive hats are still treasured, and strangers in Boston and Burlington have been known to become acquainted when they recognize each other as the wearer of one of her hats.
When she was widowed, Mrs. Campbell made her home with her sister Nina in St. Petersburg, Fla., and Onset before they moved to Burlington, Vt., in 2002.
She is survived by four children, seven grandchildren, seven great-grandchildren and many friends and relatives in the U.S., Canada and Great Britain who loved her and cherish happy memories of gathering in the warm and welcoming home she created.
Her family plans a celebration of her life in August.
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John S. ‘Jack’ Edwards, 89
Arthur D. Hebert, 97
David A. McHoul, 63
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Jun 9th, 2005