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Noël Gilford Adeney
Noël Gilford Adeney (1890 – 24 January 1978) was a British artist, known for her landscape and still life paintings and a member of The London Group. Biography Noël Gilford was born in Surrey, the daughter of William Gilford, a landowner, and his wife Elizabeth. Noël Gilford was educated in Darlington and studied at the Slade School of Fine Art in London from 1910 to 1915. At the Slade she trained as a dress designer; one of her garments is featured in the portrait of cellist Guilhermina Suggia by the Welsh painter Augustus John. She met textile designer Phyllis Barron at The Slade and used her hand-blockprinted fabric for her dress making. In 1921 she married the English painter and textile designer Bernard Adeney who she had met in 1918, his first wife was the painter Thérèse Lessore. Their son Richard Adeney was a flautist who played principal flute with the London Philharmonic Orchestra. Adeney wrote a novel, ''No Coward Soul'', published by Hogarth Press in 1956. It is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The London Group
The London Group is a society based in London, England, created to offer additional exhibiting opportunities to artists besides the Royal Academy of Arts. Formed in 1913, it is one of the oldest artist-led organisations in the world. It was formed from the merger of the Camden Town Group, an all-male group, and the Fitzroy Street Group. It holds open submission exhibitions for members and guest artists. Overview The London Group is composed of working artists. All forms of art are represented. The group functions democratically without dogma or style. It has a written constitution, annually elected officers, working committees and a selection committee. There are usually between 80 and 100 members and an annual fee is charged to cover gallery hire and organisational costs. The group has no permanent exhibition venue and rents gallery space in London, most recently at the Menier Gallery, Bankside Gallery and Cello Factory. New members are elected most years, from nominations mad ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
