Eleanor Mary Gribble née Woolmer (9 September 1883 – 22 November 1960) was a British artist known as a painter, designer and book illustrator.[1]
Eleanor Gribble | |
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| Born | Eleanor Mary Woolmer 9 September 1883 Homerton, London |
| Died | 22 November 1960(1960-11-22) (aged 77) Ipswich, England |
| Nationality | British |
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| Known for | Painting, design |
Gribble was born in the Homerton district of London into a large family who moved to Ipswich when she was a teenager.[2][1] After working as a draper's assistant alongside her father, Gribble entered the Ipswich School of Art before studying at the Royal College of Art in London and spending time drawing at the British Museum.[2][3] As a student in London she won prizes in several different fields, including book illustration, before returning to Ipswich.[2] There she ran her own private art school from her studio and also taught furniture decoration and interior design at the Ipswich School of Art.[2][3] From 1913 until 1922 Gribble was the head designer and crafts women for the Frederick Tibbenham furniture company in Ipswich.[1] She also illustrated a number of books for different publishers, including for William Collins.[2] As an artist she exhibited paintings at the Royal Academy in London, in France and Belgium and with the Society of Women Artists.[2][3] She was active in the Ipswich Art Club and also exhibited with the Royal Cambrian Academy of Art.[1] In 1918 she married Ernest Robert Gribble and is buried at Little Blakenham in Suffolk.[2]