Hilary Miller (artist)
Hilary Margaret Miller | |
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| Born | 1919 London, England |
| Died | 1993 (aged 73–74) Oxfordshire. England |
| Nationality | British |
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| Known for | Painting, illustration |
| Spouse | Hubert Hennes |
Hilary Margaret Miller later Hilary Hennes (1919–1993) was a British artist and illustrator.
Biography
Miller was born in London, where her father was a curator at the South London Art Gallery.[1] She attended Blackheath High School and, from 1936 to 1940, studied at the Blackheath School of Art and then for a further three years at the Royal College of Art.[2] After graduating, Miller taught at the South East Sussex Technical College and in 1946 married the artist Hubert Hennes.[1] The couple set up home in Oxford, where they both held teaching posts at the Oxford School of Art.[2] Between 1948 and 1967 Miller frequently exhibited paintings at the Royal Academy in London and also illustrated a number of books on gardening and natural history, such as The Living World and Boff's Book of Gardening.[1]
References
- ^ a b c Sara Gray (2019). British Women Artists. A Biographical Dictionary of 1000 Women Artists in the British Decorative Arts. Dark River. ISBN 978 1 911121 63 3.
- ^ a b David Buckman (2006). Artists in Britain Since 1945 Vol 2, M to Z. Art Dictionaries Ltd. ISBN 0 953260 95 X.
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