Mrs. Perry, wife of Edward Perry, Professor English in Brandon College, began painting about 1940. She studied with professors Eliasson and Ivan Eyre, 1958-1960 on their trips to Brandon from Winnipeg, and continued with teachers at the Brandon Allied Arts Centre, 1960-1965; Ferrer, Strub, Repa and Halliday. 'Miniature Antiques' represents a lifetime interest in antiques on the part of professor and Mrs. Perry. (1969 inventory)