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[[File:Pauline Bewick at Feile na Greine, Waterville, Co Kerry.JPG|thumb|Pauline Bewick at Féile na Gréine, [[Waterville, County Kerry|Waterville]], Co. Kerry, in 2012]]
| birth_date = 4 September 1935

| birth_place = [[Northumberland]], [[England]]
| death_date = 28 July 2022
| education = [[National College of Art and Design]]
| nationality = English born, Irish
| known_for = Artist, oil painter
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'''Pauline Bewick''' (4 September 1935 – 28 July 2022) was an English-born Irish artist.
'''Pauline Bewick''' (4 September 1935 – 28 July 2022) was an English-born Irish artist.


Bewick was born in [[Northumberland]], England on 4 September 1935,<ref>{{Cite book |last=Bewick |first=Pauline |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=XWAyAQAAIAAJ&newbks=0&printsec=frontcover&dq=Pauline+Bewick+1935&q=Pauline+Bewick+1935&hl=en |title=Pauline Bewick's Seven Ages |date=2006 |publisher=Syracuse University Press |isbn=978-1-903631-87-4 |language=en}}</ref> and with her mother Harry and sister Hazel, moved many times between England and Ireland, before finally settling in [[County Kerry]] where she lived and worked, near [[Caragh Lake]]. She claimed to be distantly related to actress [[Meryl Streep]], through her mother.<ref name=indo>{{cite web|url=http://www.independent.ie/entertainment/theatre-arts/pauline-bewicks-wild-mythological-life-31468683.html|title=Pauline Bewick's wild mythological life|author=Donal Lynch|publisher=[[Irish Independent]]|date=2015-08-24|accessdate=2015-08-25}}</ref> She was a descendant of 19th-century artist [[Thomas Bewick]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.rhagallery.ie/about/members/academy-member-pauline-bewick-rha/ | title=Academy Member RHA | date=30 May 2013 | publisher=RHA Gallery | accessdate=7 June 2021 }}</ref>
Bewick was born in [[Northumberland]], [[England]] on 4 September 1935,<ref>{{Cite book |last=Bewick |first=Pauline |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=XWAyAQAAIAAJ&q=Pauline+Bewick+1935 |title=Pauline Bewick's Seven Ages |date=2006 |publisher=Syracuse University Press |isbn=978-1-903631-87-4 |language=en}}</ref> and with her mother Alice ('Harry') and sister Hazel, moved many times between England and [[Ireland]], before finally settling in [[County Kerry]] where she lived and worked, near [[Caragh Lake]]. She claimed to be distantly related to actress [[Meryl Streep]], through her mother.<ref name="indo">{{cite news |last=Lynch |first=Donal |date=2015-08-24 |title=Pauline Bewick's wild mythological life |newspaper=[[Irish Independent]] |url=http://www.independent.ie/entertainment/theatre-arts/pauline-bewicks-wild-mythological-life-31468683.html |accessdate=2015-08-25}}</ref> She was a descendant of 19th-century artist [[Thomas Bewick]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.rhagallery.ie/about/members/academy-member-pauline-bewick-rha/ | title=Academy Member RHA | date=30 May 2013 | publisher=RHA Gallery | accessdate=7 June 2021 }}</ref>


In her teens, Bewick started studying at the [[National College of Art and Design]] in Dublin, and after graduation, moved to London. During her time there she illustrated a children's animated television series for the [[BBC]], and also produced illustrations for books and magazines.<ref name=indo/> On her return to Dublin she took jobs in singing and acting, and in 1957 opened her first exhibition there.<ref name=indo/>
In her teens, Bewick started studying at the [[National College of Art and Design]] in [[Dublin]], and after graduation, moved to [[London]]. During her time there she illustrated a children's animated television series for the [[BBC]] and also produced illustrations for books and magazines.<ref name=indo/> On her return to Dublin she took jobs in singing and acting, and in 1957 opened her first exhibition there.<ref name=indo/>


She married her husband Pat in 1963, and gave birth to two daughters, Poppy and Holly. During the 1970s, she got to know folk singer [[Luke Kelly]] in Dublin and had a sexual affair with him. She had another affair with a local man during a stay with her daughters in [[Samoa]] in 1989; when she returned she discovered Pat was also having an affair, which she accepted. By 2015, Pat had contracted [[Alzheimer's disease]].<ref name=indo/>
She married her husband Pat in 1963, and gave birth to two daughters, Poppy and Holly. In 2015, her husband Pat had contracted [[Alzheimer's disease]].<ref name=indo/>


A prolific artist, Bewick painted in oil, sculpts, and works with cloth, but is most associated with [[watercolour]]s. For the last decade or so she had been working on her ''Yellow Man'' project, a large collection of works featuring a cartoon-like yellow horned figure. In 2006 she donated a collection of 200 works including tapestries, wall hangings, watercolours and sketches to the state, now on permanent display in the Walton Building at the [[Waterford Institute of Technology]],<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.wit.ie/about_wit/at_a_glance/bewick_art_collection | title=Bewick Art Collection | publisher=Waterford Institute of Technology | accessdate=7 June 2021}}</ref> and in the [[Killorglin]] Library, Co. Kerry.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.paulinebewick.ie/kerry_collection.html| url-status = dead| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20100723155155/http://www.paulinebewick.ie/kerry_collection.html| archive-date = 2010-07-23| title = Pauline Bewick - Kerry Collection}} {{deadlink|date=June 2021}}</ref>
A prolific artist, Bewick painted in oil, sculpted, and worked with cloth, but was most associated with [[watercolour]]s. For the last decade or so she had been working on her ''Yellow Man'' project, a large collection of works featuring a cartoon-like yellow horned figure. In 2006 she donated a collection of 200 works including tapestries, wall hangings, watercolours and sketches to the state, now on permanent display in the Walton Building at the [[Waterford Institute of Technology]],<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.wit.ie/about_wit/at_a_glance/bewick_art_collection | title=Bewick Art Collection | publisher=Waterford Institute of Technology | accessdate=7 June 2021}}</ref> and in the [[Killorglin]] Library, County Kerry.<ref>{{cite web |title=Pauline Bewick – Kerry Collection |url=http://www.paulinebewick.ie/kerry_collection.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100723155155/http://www.paulinebewick.ie/kerry_collection.html |archive-date=2010-07-23}}</ref>


During Bewick's career she has illustrated several books and published several books of prints of her paintings.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://paulinebewick.ie/books.html|title=Publications, Books and other Media by and about Pauline Bewick|publisher=Pauline Bewick|accessdate=2015-08-25|archive-date=3 May 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150503125635/http://www.paulinebewick.ie/books.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> In 2015, at 80 years of age, she published her memoir "80: A Memoir".<ref name=indo/>
During Bewick's career she illustrated several books and published several books of prints of her paintings.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://paulinebewick.ie/books.html|title=Publications, Books and other Media by and about Pauline Bewick|publisher=Pauline Bewick|accessdate=2015-08-25|archive-date=3 May 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150503125635/http://www.paulinebewick.ie/books.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> In 2015, at 80 years of age, she published her memoir "80: A Memoir".<ref name=indo/>


Pauline Bewick died of cancer on 28 July 2022, at the age of 86.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Artist Pauline Bewick dies at age 86 |url=https://www.independent.ie/regionals/kerryman/news/artist-pauline-bewick-dies-at-age-86-41876996.html |access-date=2022-07-29 |website=independent |language=en}}</ref>
Pauline Bewick died of cancer on 28 July 2022, at the age of 86.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |last=Evans |first=Tadhg |date=2022-07-29 |title=Artist Pauline Bewick dies at age 86 |url=https://www.independent.ie/regionals/kerryman/news/artist-pauline-bewick-dies-at-age-86-41876996.html |access-date=2022-07-29 |newspaper=Irish Independent |language=en}}</ref>


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==External links==
==External links==
*{{official website|http://www.paulinebewick.ie/}}
*{{official website|http://www.paulinebewick.ie/}}
*''[https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/art/2022/08/05/pauline-bewick-obituary-a-prolific-artist-and-free-spirit-who-played-a-distinctive-role-in-irish-cultural-life/ Pauline Bewick obituary: A prolific artist and free spirit who played a distinctive role in Irish cultural life],'' [[The Irish Times]]


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Pauline Bewick
Pauline Bewick at Féile na Gréine, Waterville, County Kerry, in 2012
Born4 September 1935
Northumberland, England
Died28 July 2022
NationalityEnglish born, Irish
EducationNational College of Art and Design
Known forArtist, oil painter

Pauline Bewick (4 September 1935 – 28 July 2022) was an English-born Irish artist.

Bewick was born in Northumberland, England on 4 September 1935,[1] and with her mother Alice ('Harry') and sister Hazel, moved many times between England and Ireland, before finally settling in County Kerry where she lived and worked, near Caragh Lake. She claimed to be distantly related to actress Meryl Streep, through her mother.[2] She was a descendant of 19th-century artist Thomas Bewick.[3]

In her teens, Bewick started studying at the National College of Art and Design in Dublin, and after graduation, moved to London. During her time there she illustrated a children's animated television series for the BBC and also produced illustrations for books and magazines.[2] On her return to Dublin she took jobs in singing and acting, and in 1957 opened her first exhibition there.[2]

She married her husband Pat in 1963, and gave birth to two daughters, Poppy and Holly. In 2015, her husband Pat had contracted Alzheimer's disease.[2]

A prolific artist, Bewick painted in oil, sculpted, and worked with cloth, but was most associated with watercolours. For the last decade or so she had been working on her Yellow Man project, a large collection of works featuring a cartoon-like yellow horned figure. In 2006 she donated a collection of 200 works including tapestries, wall hangings, watercolours and sketches to the state, now on permanent display in the Walton Building at the Waterford Institute of Technology,[4] and in the Killorglin Library, County Kerry.[5]

During Bewick's career she illustrated several books and published several books of prints of her paintings.[6] In 2015, at 80 years of age, she published her memoir "80: A Memoir".[2]

Pauline Bewick died of cancer on 28 July 2022, at the age of 86.[7]

References

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  1. ^ Bewick, Pauline (2006). Pauline Bewick's Seven Ages. Syracuse University Press. ISBN 978-1-903631-87-4.
  2. ^ a b c d e Lynch, Donal (24 August 2015). "Pauline Bewick's wild mythological life". Irish Independent. Retrieved 25 August 2015.
  3. ^ "Academy Member RHA". RHA Gallery. 30 May 2013. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
  4. ^ "Bewick Art Collection". Waterford Institute of Technology. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
  5. ^ "Pauline Bewick – Kerry Collection". Archived from the original on 23 July 2010.
  6. ^ "Publications, Books and other Media by and about Pauline Bewick". Pauline Bewick. Archived from the original on 3 May 2015. Retrieved 25 August 2015.
  7. ^ Evans, Tadhg (29 July 2022). "Artist Pauline Bewick dies at age 86". Irish Independent. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
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