Hanna Weil

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Hanna Weil
Born1921
Munich, Germany
Died2011 (aged 89–90)
NationalityGerman
Alma mater
  • Saint Martins School of Art
  • Hammersmith School of Art
Known forPainting

Hanna Weil (1921–2011) was a German-born British artist, notable as a painter and teacher.

Biography[]

Weil was born in Munich in 1921 and, after her family moved to England in 1932 to escape the establishment of Nazi Germany, she attended the North London Collegiate School.[1] From 1940 to 1943 Weil studied at Saint Martins School of Art in central London and then taught at the Hammersmith School of Art from 1945 to 1948.[1] While working at Hammersmith, Weil also began teaching at Saint Martin's and continued in that role until 1987.[1] While teaching Weil continued to paint, often creating landscapes and cityscapes with a somewhat distorted perspective.[2] She exhibited paintings at the Royal Academy in London and with commercial galleries, notably the Leicester Galleries and the Trafford Gallery.[1] Between 1962 and 1964 Weil created a number of posters for London Transport, including designs promoting Hampton Court Palace and the Festival of the City of London.[3] Both the London Transport Museum and the Victoria and Albert Museum hold examples of these designs.[4][5]

Weil married the engineer and metallurgist Rudolf Strauss and the couple lived at Hampstead in north London.[2]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c d David Buckman (2006). Artists in Britain Since 1945 Vol 2, M to Z. Art Dictionaries Ltd. ISBN 0 953260 95 X.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b Josh Pettitt (8 March 2013). "Painter lends a hand to Keats Community Library from beyond the grave". Ham & High. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
  3. ^ David Bownes (2018). Poster Girls. london transport museum. ISBN 978 1 871829 28 0.
  4. ^ "Hanna Weil, b. 1921". London Transport Museum. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
  5. ^ "Poster". Victoria & Albert Museum. Retrieved 20 July 2021.

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