Daphne Fedarb
Daphne Fedarb | |
|---|---|
| Born | Daphne Brook 1912 London, England |
| Died | 1992 (aged 79–80) |
| Nationality | British |
| Known for | Landscape painting |
| Spouse | Ernest Fedarb (m. 1932) |
Daphne Fedarb née Brook (1912-1992) was a British painter and artist.[1]
Biography
[edit]Fedarb was born in London and studied art at Beckenham School of Art between 1928 and 1930 and then studied at the Slade School of Art from 1931 to 1934.[2] From 1936 to 1939 Fedarb studied at the Westminster School of Art where she was taught by both Mark Gertler and Bernard Meninsky.[2] In 1932 she married the artist Ernest Fedarb and in 1935 they held their first joint exhibition at the Fine Art Society in London.[3] Later in their careers the couple would have further joint exhibitions, notably at Sally Hunter Fine Art in 1986.[3] Between 1961 and 1973 Daphne Fedarb was a regular exhibitor at the Royal Academy in London and also with the New English Art Club and the London Group and also in America.[3][2] She was a member of the National Society of Painters, Sculptors and Gravers / Printmakers, and the Women's International Art Club.[3] She was elected a member of the Royal Society of British Artists, RBA, in 1948 and won the RBA De Laszlo medal in 1982.[3] Fedarb won first prize in the Laing Landscape competition in 1981 and two years later won second prize in the same contest.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ Grant M. Waters (1975). Dictionary of British Artists Working 1900-1950. Eastbourne Fine Art.
- ^ a b c Frances Spalding (1990). 20th Century Painters and Sculptors. Antique Collectors' Club. ISBN 1-85149-106-6.
- ^ a b c d e f David Buckman (2006). Artists in Britain Since 1945 Vol 1, A to L. Art Dictionaries Ltd. ISBN 0-953260-95-X.
External links
[edit]- 10 artworks by or after Daphne Fedarb at the Art UK site
