Diana Gardner (1913–1997) was a writer,

wood engraver Wood engraving is a printmaking technique, in which an artist works an image or ''matrix'' of images into a block of wood. Functionally a variety of woodcut, it uses relief printing, where the artist applies ink to the face of the block and pr ...

and

book illustrator The illustration of manuscript books was well established in ancient times, and the tradition of the illuminated manuscript thrived in the West until the invention of printing. Other parts of the world had comparable traditions, such as the Pers ...

who studied at the

Westminster School of Art The Westminster School of Art was an art school in Westminster, London. History The Westminster School of Art was located at 18 Tufton Street, Deans Yard, Westminster, and was part of the old Royal Architectural Museum. H. M. Bateman described ...

. 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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1913 births 1997 deaths Alumni of the Westminster School of Art English wood engravers English illustrators English women writers 20th-century engravers {{UK-writer-stub