Rosemary Allan

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Rosemary Allan
Born1911
Bromley, Kent, England
Died2008 (aged 9697)
Education
Known forPainting

Rosemary Elizabeth Allan (1911-2008) was a British painter. [1]

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Biography

WVS Clothing Store, Bristol (Art.IWM ART LD 5171) (1945) WVS Clothing Store, Bristol Art.IWM ART LD 5171 (1945).jpg
WVS Clothing Store, Bristol (Art.IWM ART LD 5171) (1945)

Allan was born in Bromley in Kent and attended the Central School of Arts and Crafts in 1928. [2] She became a student at the Slade School of Fine Art in 1930 and would spend five years there. At the Slade she was taught by Randolph Schwabe and was awarded a scholarship in 1932. [3] During a long career Allan showed works at the Royal Academy and with both the New English Art Club and the London Group. She had exhibitions at several commercial galleries including the Leicester Galleries, the Redfern Galleries and with the Wildenstein group. [2] During World War Two, Allan worked for the Women's Voluntary Service, WVS, in Fairford, Gloucestershire, on evacuee settlement duties. Before the War ended, she completed a number of short-term commissions for the War Artists' Advisory Committee on the work of the WVS and the resulting watercolours are now held by the Imperial War Museum in London. [4] A solo exhibition of her work was held at the Upper Grosvenor Galleries in 1971.

Personal life

Allan lived in Eastleach, Gloucestershire [5] and was married to the artist Allan Gwynne-Jones, their daughter, Emily Gwynne-Jones, also became an artist. [6] An exhibition of works by the Gwynne-Jones family was held in 1997. [7]

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References

  1. Frances Spalding (1990). 20th Century Painters and Sculptors. Antique Collectors' Club. ISBN   1-85149-106-6.
  2. 1 2 David Buckman (1998). Artists in Britain Since 1945 Vol 1, A to L. Art Dictionaries Ltd. ISBN   0-95326-095-X.
  3. Grant M. Waters (1975). Dictionary of British Artists Working 1900-1950. Eastbourne Fine Art.
  4. Imperial War Museum. "Allan, Rosemary Elizabeth (IWM interview)". Imperial War Museum . Retrieved 10 June 2016.
  5. Modern British Artists' Biographies | www.LLFA.uk Retrieved 2018-01-18.
  6. British Museum. "Allan Gwynne-Jones (Biographical details)". British Museum . Retrieved 10 June 2016.
  7. Liss Fine Art. "Rosemary Allan (1911-2008)". Liss Fine Art. Retrieved 16 June 2017.