Ursula Fookes
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Ursula Mary Fookes was a British printmaker. She worked in color linocut
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She studied at Grosvenor School of Modern Art
from 1929 to 1931, with Claude Flight
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She exhibited in the annual British Linocut exhibitions at the Redfern and Ward Galleries, and also showed her work with the Society of Women Artists
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Her work is held by the Art Institute of Chicago
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Linocut
Linocut is a printmaking technique, a variant of woodcut in which a sheet of linoleum is used for the relief surface. A design is cut into the linoleum surface with a sharp knife, V-shaped chisel or gouge, with the raised areas representing a reversal of the parts to show printed...
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She studied at Grosvenor School of Modern Art
Grosvenor School Of Modern Art
Situated at 33 Warwick Square in Pimlico, London,The Grosvenor School of Modern Art was a British Art School founded by the printmakers and linocut artists Claude Flight, Iain McNab, Cyril Edward Power and Sybil Andrews in 1925....
from 1929 to 1931, with Claude Flight
Claude Flight
Walter Claude Flight also known as Claude Flight or W. Claude Flight was a British artist who pioneered and popularised the linoleum cut technique. He also painted, illustrated and made wood cuts. He was the son of Walter Flight.Flight was a fervent promoter of the linoleum cut technique from the...
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She exhibited in the annual British Linocut exhibitions at the Redfern and Ward Galleries, and also showed her work with the Society of Women Artists
Society of Women Artists
-History :The Society was founded in 1855 as the Society of Female Artists and held its first exhibition two years later. The Society has since held an annual exhibition in London of work by women artists....
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Her work is held by the Art Institute of Chicago
Art Institute of Chicago
The School of the Art Institute of Chicago is one of America's largest accredited independent schools of art and design, located in the Loop in Chicago, Illinois. It is associated with the museum of the same name, and "The Art Institute of Chicago" or "Chicago Art Institute" often refers to either...
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Exhibitions
- 2010 "Emerging Images: The Creative Process in Prints", International Print Center New York
External links
- http://www.clivechristy.com/2009/07/ursula-fookes-1906-1991.html
- http://www.artnet.com/artists/ursula-fookes/past-auction-results
- http://www.artfact.com/artist/fookes-ursula-mary-83pcr6t2ml
- http://www.flickr.com/photos/nbmaa/5280772644/
- http://www.christies.com/LotFinder/lot_details.aspx?intObjectID=3973750