Hanna Weil
Hanna Weil | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1921 Munich, Germany |
| Died | 2011 (aged 89–90) |
| Nationality | German |
| Alma mater | Saint Martins School of Art |
| Known for | Painting |
Hanna Weil (1921–2011) was a German-born British artist, notable as a painter and teacher.
Biography
[edit]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]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d David Buckman (2006). Artists in Britain Since 1945 Vol 2, M to Z. Art Dictionaries Ltd. ISBN 0-953260-95-X.
- ^ a b Josh Pettitt (8 March 2013). "Painter lends a hand to Keats Community Library from beyond the grave". Ham & High. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
- ^ David Bownes (2018). Poster Girls. london transport museum. ISBN 978-1-871829-28-0.
- ^ "Hanna Weil, b. 1921". London Transport Museum. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
- ^ "Poster". Victoria & Albert Museum. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
External links
[edit]- 2 artworks by or after Hanna Weil at the Art UK site
- 1921 births
- 2011 deaths
- 20th-century British women artists
- 20th-century German women artists
- 21st-century British women artists
- 21st-century German women artists
- Academics of Saint Martin's School of Art
- Alumni of Saint Martin's School of Art
- Artists from London
- Artists from Munich
- German art educators
- German emigrants to the United Kingdom
- German poster artists
- People educated at North London Collegiate School