Edith Lovell Andrews Explained

Edith Lovell Andrews
Birth Date:	7 November 1886
Birth Place:	Newport, Wales
Death Place:	Camborne, Cornwall
Nationality:	British
Known For:	Painter, Decorative artist

Edith Lovell Andrews (7 November 1886 – 1980) was a British painter and decorative artist.

Biography

Andrews was born in Newport in Monmouthshire and was educated at the Forest Gate Collegiate School.^[1] She studied at the Worcester School of Art from 1903 to 1907 and then at the Glasgow School of Art for two years before attending Heatherley's School of Art in London until 1914.^[2] She painted landscapes and flower subjects in watercolours and tempera.^[3] Andrews also produced posters in tempera, decorative lettering and works on vellum.^[1]

Andrews exhibited extensively in international shows, in Canada and in Stockholm and Turin, and also in Britain, notably at St Ives where she lived.^{[2] [4] [1]} She was elected a member of the St Ives Society of Artists and had a solo exhibition in 1957.^[3] The British Museum holds examples of her work.^[3]

Notes and References

1. Book: Sara Gray. Dark River. 2019. British Women Artists. A Biographical Dictionary of 1000 Women Artists in British Decorative Arts . 978-1-911121-63-3.
2. Book: Grant M. Waters. Eastbourne Fine Art. 1975. Dictionary of British Artists Working 1900–1950.
3. Book: David Buckman. Art Dictionaries Ltd. 2006. Artists in Britain Since 1945 Vol 1, A to L . 0-953260-95-X.
4. Web site: Andrews, Edith Lovell . 14 January 2020. Glasgow School of Art Archives and Collections.