Iris Brooke
Iris Brooke | |
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| Born | Iris Evelina Margery Brooke 1905 Ryde, Isle of Wight, England |
| Died | post 1967 |
| Nationality | British |
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| Known for | Artist, author, illustrator |
Iris Evelina Margery Brooke, later Iris Giffard, (1905 – post 1967) was a British artist, author and book illustrator who, throughout her career, concentrated on exploring the history of costume.
Biography[]
Brooke was born at Ryde on the Isle of Wight in January 1905 and attended Bruntsfield High School on the island.[1] From 1923 to 1926 she studied at the Croydon School of Art and then at the Royal College of Art in London until 1929, where her teachers included Randolph Schwabe.[2] Throughout her subsequent career, Brooke created portraits in both oil and chalk but mainly concentrated on writing and illustrating books on historical costumes and fashion.[1][2][3] She also wrote articles for a number of journals and was elected a member of the Women's Press Club.[1] In 1944 Brooke married William Hugh Giffard and the couple settled near Honiton in Devon.[1][2]
Books illustrated[]
- English Costume of the Nineteenth Century, 1929, by James Laver
- English Costume of the Eighteenth Century, 1931, by James Laver
- A Pageant of Kings and Queens, 1937, by Constance Mary Matthews & Charles Carrington
- Arpies and Sirens, 1942, by Susan Knowles.[1][3]
Books written and illustrated[]
- English Children's Costume Since 1775, 1930
- English Costume in the Age of Elizabeth, 1933
- English Costume of the Seventeenth Century, 1934
- English Costume of the Early Middle Ages, 1936
- A History of English Costume, 1937
- Western Europe costume and its relation to the theatre, 1939
- English Costume 1900–50, 1951
- Four Walls Adorned: Interior Decoration 1485–1820, 1952
- Pleasures of the Past, 1955
- English Costume of the Later Middle Ages, 1956
- Dress and Undress, 1958
- English Children's Costume Since 1775, 1958
- Costume in Greek Classic Drama, 1962
- Western European Costume and Its Relation to the Theatre, 1963
- Medieval Theatre Costume, 1967.[3][4]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d e Sara Gray (2019). British Women Artists. A Biographical Dictionary of 1000 Women Artists in the British Decorative Arts. Dark River. ISBN 978 1 911121 63 3.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c David Buckman (2006). Artists in Britain Since 1945 Vol 1, A to L. Art Dictionaries Ltd. ISBN 0 953260 95 X.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c Alan Horne (1994). The Dictionary of 20th Century British Book Illustrators. Antique Collectors' Club. ISBN 1 85149 1082.
- ^ "Brooke, Iris". OCLC WorldCat Identities. Retrieved 19 June 2020.
- 1905 births
- 20th-century British painters
- 20th-century British women artists
- 20th-century British women writers
- Alumni of the Royal College of Art
- Alumni of Croydon College
- Artists from the Isle of Wight
- British women illustrators
- English illustrators
- People from Ryde
- Writers who illustrated their own writing