Margaret Brynhild Parker (1907–1987) was a British illustrator and painter, and part of the East London Group.[1] She signed herself Brynhild Parker.[2]
Brynhild Parker | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1907 |
| Died | 1987 (aged 79–80) |
| Nationality | British |
| Occupations | |
She studied at the Slade School of Art from 1925 to 1928.[2]
As well as painting, she illustrated books and designed advertising posters for Shell.[3]
She moved to France in the 1940s, which influenced her style of painting, and spent the last years of her life in Antibes.[2] She died in 1987.[1]
Her painting The Entrance to the Port was exhibited at the Lefevre Gallery in 1938.[4] Her works are in a number of collections, including those of Beecroft Art Gallery, Blackburn Museum and Art Gallery, Cheltenham Art Gallery & Museum, Doncaster Museum and Art Gallery, Leamington Spa Art Gallery & Museum, Manchester Art Gallery and the Ulster Museum.[1] Shell posters using her designs are in the collections of the Museum of Modern Art in New York City,[5] and the Victoria and Albert Museum.[6]
Works illustrated
edit- Thomson, Margaret R. (1925). Threads in the Web of Life.
- Thomson, Margaret R. (1941). Pond and River Life.
- Noble, Ernest (1945). Larry Goes Exploring. George Lapworth & Co.
- Noble, Ernest (1947). Larry And Dennis Get Into Mischief. George Lapworth & Co.
References
edit- ^ a b c Artworks by or after Brynhild Parker at the Art UK site
- ^ a b c "Margaret Brynhild Parker The Evening news". Sotheby's. 19 November 2008. Retrieved 18 March 2017.
- ^ Buckman, David (2012). From Bow to Biennale: Artists of the East London Group. Francis Boutle Publishers. p. 144. ISBN 9781903427682.
- ^ "From Bow to Biennale - Artists of the East London Group". Abbott and Holder. Retrieved 18 March 2017.
- ^ "Brynhild Parker. The Quay, Appledore. Everywhere You Go You Can Be Sure of Shell. 1932". Museum of Modern Art. Retrieved 18 March 2017.
- ^ "Everywhere You Go You Can Be Sure of Shell". Retrieved 18 March 2017.
External links
edit- Artworks by or after Brynhild Parker at the Art UK site
- Leytonstone Arts Trail - includes a 1932 photograph of Parker at Lefevre Galleries on page 5
- "A Day in the Life of an Artist's Model". Picture Post. January 1939. - photograph 6 shows Parker sketching a life model