Rosemary Allan
Rosemary Allan | |
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| Born | 1911 Slade School of Art |
| Known for | Painting |
Rosemary Elizabeth Allan (1911-2008) was a British painter.[1]
Biography
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Allan was born in
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]
References
- ISBN 1-85149-106-6.
- ^ ISBN 0-95326-095-X.
- ^ Grant M. Waters (1975). Dictionary of British Artists Working 1900-1950. Eastbourne Fine Art.
- ^ Imperial War Museum. "Allan, Rosemary Elizabeth (IWM interview)". Imperial War Museum. Retrieved 10 June 2016.
- ^ Modern British Artists' Biographies | www.LLFA.uk Retrieved 2018-01-18.
- ^ British Museum. "Allan Gwynne-Jones (Biographical details)". British Museum. Retrieved 10 June 2016.
- ^ Liss Fine Art. "Rosemary Allan (1911-2008)". Liss Fine Art. Retrieved 16 June 2017.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Rosemary Allan.
- 5 artworks by or after Rosemary Allan at the Art UK site
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