Nora England née Ward (1887–1970) was a British artist known as a painter, designer and illustrator.
Nora England | |
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| Born | Nora Ward 1887 London, England |
| Died | 1970 (aged 82–83) Hampshire |
| Nationality | British |
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| Known for | Painting, illustration |
| Spouse(s) | Frank De Fontayne England (m.1915) |
England was born in London and was one of at least six children of Edwin Arthur Ward, a portrait painter, and Katherine House.[1] England studied at the Westminster School of Art and at the Royal College of Art before studying with the society portrait painter Sir James Jebusa Shannon.[2] Based in London, England worked in a variety of fields. She painted portraits and figure subjects, worked as an interior designer, illustrated books and magazines and also designed dresses and costumes for theatre and film productions.[1] Among the books England illustrated was a 1923 edition of the ballads of Robert Burns.[3] Throughout the 1920s she exhibited at the Royal Academy in London and with the Society of Women Artists.[1][2] She also showed with the International Society of Sculptors, Painters and Gravers, the Royal Society of Portrait Painters and the Royal Institute of Painters in Watercolours.[1][2] England was elected a member of the Royal Society of British Artists in 1920 and a member of the Society of Women Artists the following year.[1]
England married Frank De Fontayne England in 1915 and although she lived in London throughout her life, she died in Hampshire in 1970.[1]