Work of the Week 2: The Thatcher by Kate Chapman

Work of the Week 2: The Thatcher by Kate Chapman

Work of the month

Oil on board, 1953 Kate Chapman (née Ablett) (1926 – 2002), met her husband, the artist George Chapman (1908 -1993), whilst she was a student at the Norwich School of Art in 1946. The following year they were married and her work as an artist took second place...
First Prize

First Prize

Work of the month

Artist: Bernard Cheese Lived: 1925 – 2013 Medium: Lithograph Date: 1953 Catalogue number: 4245 Image Height/Width: Presented by the artist Bernard Cheese was a painter and printmaker, who studied at the Royal College of Art from 1947, in London, where he studied...
Under the Sun

Under the Sun

Work of the month

Artist: Duffy Ayers Lived: 1915 – 1917 Medium: Oil Date:1999 Catalogue number: 1955 Image Height/Width: 495 x 390 mm Presented in memory of Mr Tony Garrett Duffy Ayers was born Elizabeth Fitzgerald. She was one of a pair of identical twin girls born to her...
Two Women Sitting in a Garden

Two Women Sitting in a Garden

Work of the month

Artist: Eric Ravilious Lived: 1903 – 1942 Medium: Watercolour Date: 1932 Catalogue number: 1736 Image Height/Width: 454 x 558 mm Purchased with assistance from The National Heritage Memorial Fund and the V&A / Arts Council Purchase Fund The London born and...