Norman Mommens
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Norman Mommens was a Belgian
sculptor.
Born in Antwerp, Belgium
, Mommens was married to the English potter Ursula Trevelyan (née Darwin), but divorced her. In 1963 he met the English author Patience Gray
(née Stanham), they moved to Greece and then Italy in 1970 and they finally married in 1994.
Norman Mommens died in Presicce
, Italy
.
Belgium
Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...
sculptor.
Born in Antwerp, Belgium
Belgium
Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...
, Mommens was married to the English potter Ursula Trevelyan (née Darwin), but divorced her. In 1963 he met the English author Patience Gray
Patience Gray
Patience Jean Gray was a British cookery and travel writer of the mid-20th century. Her most popular books were Plats Du Jour , written with Primrose Boyd about French cooking, and Honey From A Weed , an account of the Mediterranean way of life.-Life and writings:Born Patience Jean Stanham at...
(née Stanham), they moved to Greece and then Italy in 1970 and they finally married in 1994.
Norman Mommens died in Presicce
Presicce
Presicce is a town and comune in the Italian province of Lecce in the Apulia region of south-east Italy....
, Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
.
External links
- http://www.aedo-to.com/eng/library/aedo-ba/aedo_02/art02.html
- Obituary by Oliver Bernard, The Independent (London), 2 March 2000
- A film in memory of Norman Mommens and Patience Gray, 2008 - introduction shown here