Annette Allcock

Annette Allcock
Born
Annette Rookledge

28 November 1923
Bromley, England
Died2 May 2001(2001-05-02) (aged 77)
Somerset, England
NationalityBritish
Alma materWest of England College of Art
Known forPainting, book illustration

Annette Allcock née Rookledge, (28 November 1923 – 2 May 2001) was a British artist and illustrator.

Biography

Allcock was born in Bromley, Kent in November 1923. After a private education, she attended the West of England College of Art between 1941 and 1943.[1][2] She subsequently attended other art schools on a part-time basis. After World War II ended, Allcock worked as a film animator producing cinema adverts and short pieces for the Ministry of Information.[1] Influenced by Stanley Spencer, who was a distant relative and who she frequently visited at his home in Cookham, Allcock became a full-time artist and concentrated on painting portraits of children.[2] After raising her own children, she returned to work by designing charity greeting cards from home. She also illustrated a number of children's books for the Methuen publishing house.[1] Between 1978 and 1986, Allcock was a regular exhibitor at the Royal Academy Summer Exhibitions in London.[3] Allcock also exhibited with the Royal West of England Academy and at the Beaux Arts Gallery in Bath and elsewhere in Britain.[2] She died in Somerset in May 2001 at the age of 77.[4][5][6]

References

  1. ^ a b c Alan Horne (1994). The Dictionary of 20th Century British Book Illustrators. Antique Collectors' Club. ISBN 1 85149 1082.
  2. ^ a b c David Buckman (2006). Artists in Britain Since 1945 Vol 1, A to L. Art Dictionaries Ltd. ISBN 0 953260 95 X.
  3. ^ "The Summer Exhibition: A chronicle 1769-2018". The Royal Academy. 1 July 2015. Retrieved 24 October 2019.
  4. ^ "Annette Allcock (1923–2002)". Maryevans. Retrieved 16 March 2021.
  5. ^ Annette Allcock in the England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916–2007
  6. ^ Probate: Allcock, Annette, 02 July 2001