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1931 London, England - 1991. Known for: Painting, printmaking.
Suffolk-based etcher and print-maker, Valerie Thornton was born in London and initially attended Elinor Birley's Primary School, Charterhouse, before being evacuated to Montreal, Canada with her two... Read full biography
Suffolk-based etcher and print-maker, Valerie Thornton was born in London and initially attended Elinor Birley's Primary School, Charterhouse, before being evacuated to Montreal, Canada with her two brothers during the war years. Returned to London 1944 to continue her education and began art... Read full biography
Suffolk-based etcher and print-maker, Valerie Thornton was born in London and initially attended Elinor Birley's Primary School, Charterhouse, before being evacuated to Montreal, Canada with her two brothers during the war years. Returned to London 1944 to continue her education and began art school training at the Byam Shaw School of Drawing and Painting (1949), later qualifying at Regent Street Polytechnic under P F Millard. Became attracted to the work of Winifed Nicholson after receiving... Read full biography
Suffolk-based etcher and print-maker, Valerie Thornton was born in London and initially attended Elinor Birley's Primary School, Charterhouse, before being evacuated to Montreal, Canada with her two brothers during the war years. Returned to London 1944 to continue her education and began art school training at the Byam Shaw School of Drawing and Painting (1949), later qualifying at Regent Street Polytechnic under P F Millard. Became attracted to the work of Winifed Nicholson after receiving one of her paintings as a 21st birthday present. During this period, she began her long love affair with architecture, after visiting a photographic exhibition featuring details of church buildings. She also became interested in the work of English... Read full biography
Suffolk-based etcher and print-maker, Valerie Thornton was born in London and initially attended Elinor Birley's Primary School, Charterhouse, before being evacuated to Montreal, Canada with her two brothers during the war years. Returned to London 1944 to continue her education and began art school training at the Byam Shaw School of Drawing and Painting (1949), later qualifying at Regent Street Polytechnic under P F Millard. Became attracted to the work of Winifed Nicholson after receiving one of her paintings as a 21st birthday present. During this period, she began her long love affair with architecture, after visiting a photographic exhibition featuring details of church buildings. She also became interested in the work of English romantics such as Stanley Spencer and Graham Sutherland. Equally influential was S.W. Hayter's film about the revolutionary etching work being done... Read full biography
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Art Method
- •Graphic Design, Printmaking, Lithography, Etching, Woodblocks
- •Painting, Fine Art
Art Media
- •Oil Paint
Art Association
- •Philadelphia Print Club
- •Royal Society of Painters, Etchers and Engravers, London
Art Teacher
- •Stanley William Hayter
Art School
- •Atelier 17, Stanley Hayter Workshop, Student
- •Byam Shaw School of Art, London, Student