Anthea Alley
Anthea Priscilla Frederica Alley (nee Oswell, 5 January 1927 – 9 October 1993) was a British sculptor, painter, and teacher. She was born Anthea Priscilla Frederica Oswell in Seremban, Malaya on 5 January 1927. She lived in Australia and South Africa during the Second World War.
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Anthea Alley
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- 1927 · Malaysia.
- Died
- 1993 · London.
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- Malaysia
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- painter · jewelry designer · sculptor · artist
- Education
- Royal College of Art · University of Westminster · Chelsea College of Art and Design
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Anthea Priscilla Frederica Alley (nee Oswell, 5 January 1927 – 9 October 1993) was a British sculptor, painter, and teacher. She was born Anthea Priscilla Frederica Oswell in Seremban, Malaya on 5 January 1927. She lived in Australia and South Africa during the Second World War.
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Born at Malaysia in 1927, died in London in 1993.
Anthea Alley studied at Royal College of Art, University of Westminster and Chelsea College of Art and Design. Work by Anthea Alley is recorded in the collections of Tate and Whitworth Art Gallery.
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- 1.Alley, Anthea, 1927–1993 Art UK. artuk.org.
- 2.Blow, Sandra. Obituary: Anthea Alley. The Independent. 8 November 1993.
- 3.Frances Spalding. 20th Century Painters and Sculptors. Antique Collectors' Club. 1990. 1-85149-106-6.
- 4.Foster, Alicia. Tate women artists. Tate. 66. 2004. 9781854373113.
- 5.arnolfini.org.uk: Anthea Alley — Arnolfini , accessdate: 23/08/2014
- 6.Tate. 'Spatial Form', Anthea Alley, 1962–3.
- 7.73adminu. Anthea Alley: Works from the 1950s & 1960s. England & Co Gallery. 2014-12-13.
- 8.Alley, Anthea, 1927–1993 Art UK. artuk.org.
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