Rosemary Grimble
Rosemary Anne Grimble Seligman (January 1917 – 22 April 2013) was a British illustrator, artist, writer, and photographer. Rosemary Grimble was born in January 1917 in Tarawa, the second of four children of Sir Arthur Grimble, Resident Commissioner of the Gilbert and Ellice Islands. She studied art at the Central School of Art in London.
Also recorded as Rosemary Ann Grimble · Rosemary Grimble Seligman
Rosemary Grimble
- Born
- 1917 · Tarawa.
- Died
- 2013
- Occupation
- painter · photographer · writer · illustrator
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Rosemary Anne Grimble Seligman (January 1917 – 22 April 2013) was a British illustrator, artist, writer, and photographer. Rosemary Grimble was born in January 1917 in Tarawa, the second of four children of Sir Arthur Grimble, Resident Commissioner of the Gilbert and Ellice Islands. She studied art at the Central School of Art in London.
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She worked as a freelance book and magazine illustrator and also served as an art editor for the magazines Housewife and Picture Post.
In 1950 she married writer and naval officer Adrian Seligman. They had two sons.
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Rosemary Grimble is recorded with the occupation photographer. Recorded as painter, photographer, writer and illustrator.
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1917
Rosemary Grimble was born on 1 January 1917.
1958
Harold Cheesman, John Verney, Rosemary Grimble (1958) is digitised and catalogued by Open Library.
2013
Rosemary Grimble died on 1 January 2013.
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