Willabel Mitchell

Willabel Mitchell

As a young woman Willabel Mitchell developed an interest in photography and, although never formally trained in the field, discovered a true talent.

During World War II she started a business taking photographs of children to send to fathers overseas. She photographed children in the northern New York area for many years. In 1950 she turned to oil painting as a new hobby.

A longtime resident of Watertown, NY, Willable spent her last years in Tampa, Florida.

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