Anthea Alley
Anthea Alley (1927–1993) was a British sculptor and artist.
She was born in Malaya in 1927, and lived in Australia and South Africa during the Second World War.[1] In 1944 she moved to London with her family and studied painting at the Regent Street Polytechnic,[2] Chelsea College of Art and the Royal College of Art.[3] From 1957 she concentrated on sculpture art, producing welded pieces alongside assemblage paintings.[1] In 1960, Alley held her first one-person show at the Molton Gallery and in 1961 she received a John Moores painting prize.[3][1]
She was married to , Keeper of the Modern Collection at the Tate Gallery, London.[3]
Examples of her work is in the permanent collection of the Tate Gallery, the Arts Council and Birmingham Art Gallery.[2][1]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d Frances Spalding (1990). 20th Century Painters and Sculptors. Antique Collectors' Club. ISBN 1 85149 106 6.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Foster, Alicia (2004). Tate women artists. London: Tate. p. 66. ISBN 9781854373113.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c arnolfini.org.uk: Anthea Alley — Arnolfini, accessdate: 23/08/2014
External links[]
2 artworks by or after Anthea Alley at the Art UK site
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