Brenda Bury
Brenda Bury (born 1932)[1] is an English professional portrait artist based in Toronto.[2][3] She has painted members of the British Royal Family, the aristocracy, and politicians in the British and Canadian governments.[4][5] She has painted Queen Elizabeth II, Margaret Thatcher and John Diefenbaker.[6] Her portrait of Kenneth Tynan is in the National Portrait Gallery, London.[7] Bury is married to John Polanyi.[5]
Early life and education
[edit]Bury was born in Brierley near Barnsley, England in 1932.[8] When she was seven years old she won a National Savings painting competition and, at 12, won a youth club painting competition.[2] She later studied Fine Art at the University of Reading with Antony Betts where she received her Bachelor of Fine Arts. As a student, she was given brushes originally owned by James McNeill Whistler by a Reading University Professor.[8]
References
[edit]- ^ "Brenda Bury". MutualArt. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
- ^ a b "Brierley Village web site - Old newspaper cuttings from Brierley and the surrounding area - She paints her way to the Royal Academy - Brenda Bury - - Local newspaper April 30 1956". brierleyvillage.co.uk. Retrieved 3 January 2017.
- ^ "ULAN Full Record Display (Getty Research)". www.getty.edu. Retrieved 30 December 2016.
- ^ "Art Collection | Trent University Library". www.trentu.ca. Retrieved 30 December 2016.
- ^ a b "Brenda Bury's biography". www.brendabury.com. Retrieved 30 December 2016.
- ^ "Picture perfect: Why you should gift your loved one with a society portrait". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 30 December 2016.
- ^ "Kenneth Peacock Tynan - National Portrait Gallery". Retrieved 30 December 2016.
- ^ a b A Dictionary of Canadian Artists, volumes 1-8 by Colin S. MacDonald, and volume 9 (online only), by Anne Newlands and Judith Parker National Gallery of Canada / Musée des beaux-arts du Canada
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