Sylvia_Melland

Sylvia Melland

Sylvia Melland

British painter and printmaker

Sylvia Melland (1906-1993) was a British painter and printmaker.

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Biography

Melland was born in Altrincham, Cheshire.[1] She studied at the Manchester College of Art; the Byam Shaw School, 1925-8; the Euston Road School, 1937-9 and the Central School, 1957-60.[1][2] Melland began her art career as a painter, but moved entirely to printmaking in the 1960s.[1] Melland was a member of the Artists' International Association, an anti-fascist group.[1]

Her work is included in the collections of the Manchester Art Gallery,[3] the British Museum[4] and the Tate Museum.[5]

References

  1. [1]
    "Sylvia Melland – People – Southwark Heritage". heritage.southwark.gov.uk.
  2. [2]
    "Sylvia Melland | Artist | Royal Academy of Arts". www.royalacademy.org.uk.
  3. [3]
    "Title". Manchester Art Gallery.
  4. [4]
    "print | British Museum". The British Museum.
  5. [5]
    "'Still Life with an Open Window', Sylvia Melland, 1931". Tate.
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