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{{Short description|British painter (1926–1985)}}
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| caption = Edna Mann, 1963
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| birth_date = {{Birth year|1926}}
| birth_date = {{Birth date text|1926}}
| birth_place = London, UK
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| death_date = {{Death year and age|1985|1926}}
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| education = Dagenham School of Art,<ref name="BRG">{{cite web|title=Short Biography: Edna Mann|url=http://www1.lsbu.ac.uk/w2/boroughroadgallery/digital-archive/written-work/short-biography-edna-mann/|website=Borough Road Gallery|publisher=London South Bank University|accessdate=14 October 2017}}</ref> South-East Essex Technical College and School of Art, Borough Polytechnic
| education = Dagenham School of Art,<ref name="BRG">{{cite web|title=Short Biography: Edna Mann|url=http://www1.lsbu.ac.uk/w2/boroughroadgallery/digital-archive/written-work/short-biography-edna-mann/|website=Borough Road Gallery|publisher=London South Bank University|access-date=14 October 2017}}</ref> South-East Essex Technical College and School of Art, Borough Polytechnic
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'''Edna Mann''' (1926 – 1985) was a British painter and co-founder of the [[Borough Group]] of artists.<ref name="mark-barrow">{{cite web|url=http://www.markbarrowfineart.com/mann_biog.htm |title=Edna Mann (1926–1985): Biography |accessdate=20 April 2011 |website=markbarrowfineart.com|url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120322195551/http://www.markbarrowfineart.com/mann_biog.htm |archivedate=22 March 2012 |df=dmy }}</ref>
'''Edna Mann''' (1926 – 1985) was a British painter and co-founder of the [[Borough Group]] of artists.<ref name="mark-barrow">{{cite web|url=http://www.markbarrowfineart.com/mann_biog.htm |title=Edna Mann (1926–1985): Biography |access-date=20 April 2011 |website=markbarrowfineart.com|url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120322195551/http://www.markbarrowfineart.com/mann_biog.htm |archive-date=22 March 2012}}</ref>


== Early life and education ==
Mann was educated at [[Romford County High School for Girls]] and then studied art at the [[South-East Essex Technical College and School of Art]]. Here in 1942, she met the artists [[David Bomberg]] (1890–1957), who was teaching there, and [[Dorothy Mead]].<ref name="cliff-holden">{{cite web|url=http://www.cliffholden.co.uk/documents_2004_10.shtml | title=The History of the Borough Group | accessdate=2015-12-20 | date=24 September 2005|website=cliffholden.co.uk}}</ref> She and won a scholarship to the [[Royal College of Art]] in 1945, but left after a year because of opposition to Bomberg's ideas there.<ref name="mark-barrow" />
Edna Mann was born in London in 1926. She was educated at [[Romford County High School for Girls]] and then studied art at the [[South-East Essex Technical College and School of Art]]. Here in 1942, she met the artists [[David Bomberg]] (1890–1957), who was teaching there, and [[Dorothy Mead]].<ref name="cliff-holden">{{cite web|url=http://www.cliffholden.co.uk/documents_2004_10.shtml | title=The History of the Borough Group | access-date=2015-12-20 | date=24 September 2005|website=cliffholden.co.uk}}</ref> Mead and Mann were initially sceptical of Bomberg's teaching style but were won over by his unconventional approach.<ref name=":1" /> She won a scholarship to the [[Royal College of Art]] in 1945, but left after a year because of opposition to Bomberg's ideas there.<ref name="mark-barrow" />


Edna Mann and Dorothy Mead followed Bomberg to the [[City Literary Institute]], where they met [[Cliff Holden]],<ref name="cliff-holden" /> and then the [[Borough Polytechnic]] (now [[London South Bank University]]) from 1946.
Edna Mann and Dorothy Mead followed Bomberg to the [[City Literary Institute]], where they met [[Cliff Holden]],<ref name="cliff-holden" /> and then the [[Borough Polytechnic]] (now [[London South Bank University]]) from 1946. She was a founding member of the [[Borough Group]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.borough.artonlinelimited.com/ | title=The Borough Group|accessdate=9 April 2011|website=artonlinelimited.com}}</ref> a group of artists influenced by Bomberg at Borough Polytechnic, together with Cliff Holden (the first president),<ref name="lsbu2006">{{cite web|url=http://www.lsbu.ac.uk/about/documents/degreeCitations/2006/cliffHolden.pdf|title=Cliff Holden, FCSD | publisher=[[London South Bank University]], UK|work=Honorary Awards 2006 |year=2006 | accessdate=20 April 2011}}</ref> Dorothy Mead and [[Peter Richmond]]. She exhibited with the group until she became pregnant, when Bomberg asked her to resign. He believed that it was impossible be a serious artist while raising young children.<ref name="mark-barrow" /> Mann co-wrote a radio play with Frank Hitchcock, Nigel Graham and Anthony Hall that titled "The Laevers" that was performed on BBC in February 1965. <ref>{{Cite news|url=https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/8df8141bcb534da7a9b09f4838ec5a8f|title=Afternoon Theatre|date=1965-02-25|work=The Radio Times|access-date=2019-11-22|issue=2155|pages=12|language=en-GB|issn=0033-8060}}</ref>


== Career ==
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Mann was part of the [[Harlow]] Arts Festival<ref name="BRG"/> and also held her first [[solo exhibition]] at the [[Drian Gallery]] in 1965.<ref name="mark-barrow" />
She was a founding member of the [[Borough Group]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.borough.artonlinelimited.com/|title=The Borough Group|access-date=9 April 2011|website=artonlinelimited.com|archive-date=11 October 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081011190246/http://www.borough.artonlinelimited.com/|url-status=dead}}</ref> a group of artists influenced by Bomberg at Borough Polytechnic, together with Cliff Holden (the first president),<ref name="lsbu2006">{{cite web|url=http://www.lsbu.ac.uk/about/documents/degreeCitations/2006/cliffHolden.pdf|title=Cliff Holden, FCSD | publisher=[[London South Bank University]], UK|work=Honorary Awards 2006 |year=2006 | access-date=20 April 2011}}</ref> Dorothy Mead and [[Peter Richmond]]. The Borough Group's first exhibition was held in June 1947 at the [[Archer Gallery.|Archer Gallery]]. Edna Mann and the Borough Group had a group show at the Everyman Cinema, in [[Hampstead]] in December 1947. The exhibition included works by [[Cliff Holden]], [[Dorothy Mead]], [[Miles Richmond]], Dinora and [[Leslie Marr]] and [[Lilian Holt]].<ref name=":1">{{Cite book|title=David Bomberg|last=Cork, Richard.|date=1987|publisher=Yale University Press|isbn=0-300-03827-5|location=New Haven|pages=259|oclc=14240729}}</ref> She exhibited with the group until she became pregnant, when Bomberg asked her to resign. He believed that it was impossible be a serious artist while raising young children.<ref name="mark-barrow" />

Mann co-wrote a radio play with Frank Hitchcock, Nigel Graham and Anthony Hall that titled "The Leavers" that was performed on BBC in February 1965.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/8df8141bcb534da7a9b09f4838ec5a8f|title=Afternoon Theatre|date=1965-02-25|work=Radio Times|access-date=2019-11-22|issue=2155|pages=12|language=en-GB|issn=0033-8060}}</ref>

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Mann was part of the [[Harlow]] Arts Festival<ref name="BRG" /> and also held her first [[solo exhibition]] at the [[Drian Gallery]] in 1965.<ref name="mark-barrow" />

A number of her works are held in the Sarah Rose Collection at [[London South Bank University]] and an exhibition of her works alongside those of [[Dorothy Mead]] took place at the [[Borough Road Gallery]] there in early 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |last=University |first=London South Bank |date=2024-01-09 |title=Exhibition of lost paintings by ‘overlooked’ female artists |url=https://www.lsbu.ac.uk/about-us/news/exhibition-of-lost-paintings-by-overlooked-female-artists |access-date=2024-01-09 |website=London South Bank University |language=English}}</ref>

== Works ==

* ''Bent Figure,'' Charcoal on paper (c 1949) in the collection of [[Borough Road Gallery]]<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=http://www1.lsbu.ac.uk/w2/boroughroadgallery/edna-mann/|title=Edna Mann - Borough Road Gallery|website=www1.lsbu.ac.uk|access-date=2019-11-22}}</ref>
* ''Cityscape'' Charcoal and chalk on paper (c 1949) in the collection of [[Borough Road Gallery]]<ref name=":0" />
* ''Exterior of Westminster'' Abbey Charcoal on paper (1946) in the collection of [[Borough Road Gallery]]<ref name=":0" />
* ''Interior, St Paul’s Cathedral'' Charcoal on paper (1946) in the collection of [[Borough Road Gallery]]<ref name=":0" />
* ''Interior St Paul’s Cathedral'' Charcoal and blue wash (1946) in the collection of [[Borough Road Gallery]]<ref name=":0" />
* ''Interior St Paul’s Cathedral'' Charcoal and yellow wash (c 1949) in the collection of [[Borough Road Gallery]]<ref name=":0" />


== References ==
== References ==
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Latest revision as of 20:52, 5 November 2024

Edna Mann
Edna Mann, 1963
Born1926 (1926)
London, UK
Died1985 (aged 58–59)
NationalityBritish
Known forPainting, Writing[1]

Edna Mann (1926 – 1985) was a British painter and co-founder of the Borough Group of artists.[2]

Early life and education

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Edna Mann was born in London in 1926. She was educated at Romford County High School for Girls and then studied art at the South-East Essex Technical College and School of Art. Here in 1942, she met the artists David Bomberg (1890–1957), who was teaching there, and Dorothy Mead.[3] Mead and Mann were initially sceptical of Bomberg's teaching style but were won over by his unconventional approach.[4] She won a scholarship to the Royal College of Art in 1945, but left after a year because of opposition to Bomberg's ideas there.[2]

Edna Mann and Dorothy Mead followed Bomberg to the City Literary Institute, where they met Cliff Holden,[3] and then the Borough Polytechnic (now London South Bank University) from 1946.

Career

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She was a founding member of the Borough Group[5] a group of artists influenced by Bomberg at Borough Polytechnic, together with Cliff Holden (the first president),[6] Dorothy Mead and Peter Richmond. The Borough Group's first exhibition was held in June 1947 at the Archer Gallery. Edna Mann and the Borough Group had a group show at the Everyman Cinema, in Hampstead in December 1947. The exhibition included works by Cliff Holden, Dorothy Mead, Miles Richmond, Dinora and Leslie Marr and Lilian Holt.[4] She exhibited with the group until she became pregnant, when Bomberg asked her to resign. He believed that it was impossible be a serious artist while raising young children.[2]

Mann co-wrote a radio play with Frank Hitchcock, Nigel Graham and Anthony Hall that titled "The Leavers" that was performed on BBC in February 1965.[7]

Mann was part of the Harlow Arts Festival[1] and also held her first solo exhibition at the Drian Gallery in 1965.[2]

A number of her works are held in the Sarah Rose Collection at London South Bank University and an exhibition of her works alongside those of Dorothy Mead took place at the Borough Road Gallery there in early 2024.[8]

Works

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "Short Biography: Edna Mann". Borough Road Gallery. London South Bank University. Retrieved 14 October 2017.
  2. ^ a b c d "Edna Mann (1926–1985): Biography". markbarrowfineart.com. Archived from the original on 22 March 2012. Retrieved 20 April 2011.
  3. ^ a b "The History of the Borough Group". cliffholden.co.uk. 24 September 2005. Retrieved 20 December 2015.
  4. ^ a b Cork, Richard. (1987). David Bomberg. New Haven: Yale University Press. p. 259. ISBN 0-300-03827-5. OCLC 14240729.
  5. ^ "The Borough Group". artonlinelimited.com. Archived from the original on 11 October 2008. Retrieved 9 April 2011.
  6. ^ "Cliff Holden, FCSD" (PDF). Honorary Awards 2006. London South Bank University, UK. 2006. Retrieved 20 April 2011.
  7. ^ "Afternoon Theatre". Radio Times. No. 2155. 25 February 1965. p. 12. ISSN 0033-8060. Retrieved 22 November 2019.
  8. ^ University, London South Bank (9 January 2024). "Exhibition of lost paintings by 'overlooked' female artists". London South Bank University. Retrieved 9 January 2024.
  9. ^ a b c d e f "Edna Mann - Borough Road Gallery". www1.lsbu.ac.uk. Retrieved 22 November 2019.
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