Hanna Weil
German-born British artist From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Hanna Weil (1921–2011) was a German-born British artist, notable as a painter and teacher.
Hanna Weil | |
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| Born | 1921 Munich, Germany |
| Died | 2011 (aged 89–90) |
| Nationality | German |
| Alma mater | Saint Martins School of Art |
| Known for | Painting |
Weil was born in Munich in 1921 and, after her family moved to England in 1932 to escape the establishment of Nazi Germany, she attended the North London Collegiate School.[1] From 1940 to 1943 Weil studied at Saint Martins School of Art in central London and then taught at the Hammersmith School of Art from 1945 to 1948.[1] While working at Hammersmith, Weil also began teaching at Saint Martin's and continued in that role until 1987.[1] While teaching Weil continued to paint, often creating landscapes and cityscapes with a somewhat distorted perspective.[2] She exhibited paintings at the Royal Academy in London and with commercial galleries, notably the Leicester Galleries and the Trafford Gallery.[1] Between 1962 and 1964 Weil created a number of posters for London Transport, including designs promoting Hampton Court Palace and the Festival of the City of London.[3] Both the London Transport Museum and the Victoria and Albert Museum hold examples of these designs.[4][5]
Weil married the engineer and metallurgist Rudolf Strauss (1913-2001) and the couple lived at Hampstead in north London.[2]
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