Daphne Fedarb | |
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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]
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]
Daphne Fedarb | |
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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]
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]