Diana Gardner
Diana Gardner (1913–1997) was a writer, wood engraver and book illustrator who studied at the Westminster School of Art. Her first short story was published in Horizon in 1940, and later works included Halfway Down the Cliff (1946) and The Indian Woman (1954). In the 1960s she began work as a full-time painter working with ink and watercolours, and her work was exhibited.
Diana Gardner
- Born
- 1913 · Epsom.
- Died
- 1997
- Occupation
- writer · illustrator
- Education
- Westminster School of Art
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Diana Gardner (1913–1997) was a writer, wood engraver and book illustrator who studied at the Westminster School of Art. Her first short story was published in Horizon in 1940, and later works included Halfway Down the Cliff (1946) and The Indian Woman (1954). In the 1960s she began work as a full-time painter working with ink and watercolours, and her work was exhibited.
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Born at Epsom in 1913, died in 1997.
Diana Gardner studied at Westminster School of Art.
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