Daphne McClure

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Daphne McClure
Born1930
Helston, England
NationalityBritish
Alma mater
Known forPainting

Daphne McClure (born 1930) is an English artist who is notable for her paintings of her native Cornwall. [1]

Biography

McClure was born in Helston and studied at the local Redruth Art School before continuing her training at Hornsey College of Art in London. [2] She went on to study at the Central School of Arts and Crafts before working at the Royal Opera House, ROH, in Covent Garden. [3] McClure worked in the production department of the Opera House for many years as both a costume and set designer. [3] In 1976 she left the ROH and moved to Porthleven in Cornwall to concentrate on her painting. [4] There she became a member of both the Newlyn Society of Artists and the Penwith Society of Artists. [4] She painted local landscapes often featuring derelict tin mining sites, small towns and harbours. [2]

Works by McClure were included in the exhibition, Some of the Moderns at the Belgrave Gallery in 1990 and in the Artists from Cornwall show at the Royal West of England Academy in 1992. [4] A solo show of her work was held at the Penwith Gallery during 1996 and 1997 and she twice won awards at the Newlyn Contemporaries exhibition in the late 1980s. [4]

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References

  1. "Daphne McClure". Cornwall Artists Index. Retrieved 25 December 2018.
  2. 1 2 Marion Whybrow (1994). St Ives 1883-1993 Portrait of an Art Colony. Antique Collectors' Club. ISBN   1851491708.
  3. 1 2 Frances Spalding (1990). 20th Century Painters and Sculptors. Antique Collectors' Club. ISBN   1-85149-106-6.
  4. 1 2 3 4 David Buckman (2006). Artists in Britain Since 1945 Vol 2, M to Z. Art Dictionaries Ltd. ISBN   0-953260-95-X.