Deirdre Henty-Creer Explained

Deirdre Henty-Creer
Nationality:Australian
Occupation:Painter
Birth Date:28 December 1918
Birth Place:Darlinghurst, New South Wales, Australia
Death Place:London, England

Deirdre Henty-Creer (28 December 1918  - 9 January 2012) was an Australian painter known for her flower and portrait studies who spent the majority of her career in Britain.[1]

Henty-Creer was privately educated and a self-taught artist.[2] During World War II she worked for the Ministry of Information in London and, in 1941, had a solo exhibition at the Fine Art Society.[2] She also exhibited at the Royal Academy and with the New English Art Club.[2] Several print companies produced reproductions of her work.[2] Henty-Creer represented Britain at the painting event in the art competition at the 1948 Summer Olympics.[3] Her sister, Pam Mellor, was also an artist.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Modern British Art Gallery Deirdre Henty-Creer. 24 August 2020. www.modernbritishartgallery.com. en. 24 September 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210924110009/https://www.modernbritishartgallery.com/works__A_460__.htm. dead.
  2. Book: David Buckman. Art Dictionaries Ltd. 2006. Artists in Britain Since 1945 Vol 1, A to L . 0-953260-95-X.
  3. Web site: Deirdre Henty-Creer . Olympedia . 22 August 2020.