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Audrey Amiss (1933-2013) was a UK artist, whose art was re-discovered and recognised after her death in 2013. Audrey Amiss won a scholarship to train in Painting at the [[Royal Academy of Arts]], but was unable to complete her studies following her first mental health breakdown and incarceration at [[Warlingham Park Hospital]], Croydon in 1958. After her time in hospital, Audrey trained as a shorthand typist and worked for the Civil Service in a typing pool. During her lifetime, Audrey Amiss was not well known as an artist and spent large periods of her life in psychiatric hospitals and units, often against her will and following arrest for civil disturbance. Throughout her life, Audrey continued to create art, the form of which shifted over the years but encompassed photography, sketches, painting and collage. Audrey was prolific in her artistic output as well as in her documentation of her experiences and daily life. The content of Audrey's work often focused on her immediate surroundings and activities, with observations on the people she saw, objects encountered and foods she ate. She recorded every letter she sent, and stuck down receipts for items purchased, junk mail and food packaging in hundreds of volumes. |
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Audrey Amiss died in 2013 at the age of 79, having lived in semi-reclusive lifestyle in her later years. When her family cleared the home, they discovered hundreds of sketchbooks, scrapbooks, photograph albums, account books, record books and log books, spanning from Audrey's early life up until the day of her death on 10th July 2013. |
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In 2014, Audrey Amiss' family donated the collection in its entirety to [[Wellcome Collection]], a library and museum in London which focuses on human health and medicine.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Audrey Amiss Archive|url=https://wellcomecollection.org/works/dw67bv4q|access-date=2022-01-24|website=Wellcome Collection|language=en}}</ref> |
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A film inspired by Audrey Amiss' life is currently in production, written and directed by [[Carol Morley]] and produced by Cairo Cannon. The film, ''Typist Artist Pirate King'', draws on the extensive archive of Audrey Amiss at Wellcome Collection and imagines a road trip of Audrey Amiss and a psychiatric nurse.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Wiseman|first=Andreas|last2=Wiseman|first2=Andreas|date=2021-11-04|title=‘Typist Artist Pirate King’: Monica Dolan, Kelly Macdonald & Gina McKee Set For Carol Morley Road Movie; Jane Campion Among Exec Producers — AFM|url=https://deadline.com/2021/11/carol-morley-new-movie-monica-dolan-kelly-macdonald-jane-campion-1234867794/|access-date=2022-01-24|website=Deadline|language=en-US}}</ref> The film was created following Carol Morley's time as a Screenwriting Fellow at Wellcome Trust between 2015 and ??? , where she encountered Audrey Amiss' archive and undertook extensive research to develop the film.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2016-11-20|title=The amazing undiscovered life of Audrey the artist|url=http://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2016/nov/20/carol-morley-discovers-amazing-life-of-artist-audrey-amiss|access-date=2022-01-24|website=the Guardian|language=en}}</ref> |
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== Early life == |
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Audrey grew up in Sunderland with her parents (Arthur and Belle) and sister, Dorothy. As a child, Audrey attended Bede Grammar School for Girls, where her artistic talent began to flourish. After school, Audrey went on to attend the Sunderland College of Art, before winning a scholarship to the Royal Academy School of Art in London in 1954. |
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== Artistic career == |
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== Personal life == |
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== In popular culture == |
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Audrey Amiss' life is the subject of a feature length film, Typist Artist Pirate King, written and directed by BAFTA-nominated film maker Carol Morley, and scheduled for release in 2022. |
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Audrey Amiss
Audrey Amiss (1933-2013) was a UK artist, whose art was re-discovered and recognised after her death in 2013. Audrey Amiss won a scholarship to train in Painting at the Royal Academy of Arts, but was unable to complete her studies following her first mental health breakdown and incarceration at Warlingham Park Hospital, Croydon in 1958. After her time in hospital, Audrey trained as a shorthand typist and worked for the Civil Service in a typing pool. During her lifetime, Audrey Amiss was not well known as an artist and spent large periods of her life in psychiatric hospitals and units, often against her will and following arrest for civil disturbance. Throughout her life, Audrey continued to create art, the form of which shifted over the years but encompassed photography, sketches, painting and collage. Audrey was prolific in her artistic output as well as in her documentation of her experiences and daily life. The content of Audrey's work often focused on her immediate surroundings and activities, with observations on the people she saw, objects encountered and foods she ate. She recorded every letter she sent, and stuck down receipts for items purchased, junk mail and food packaging in hundreds of volumes.
Audrey Amiss died in 2013 at the age of 79, having lived in semi-reclusive lifestyle in her later years. When her family cleared the home, they discovered hundreds of sketchbooks, scrapbooks, photograph albums, account books, record books and log books, spanning from Audrey's early life up until the day of her death on 10th July 2013.
In 2014, Audrey Amiss' family donated the collection in its entirety to Wellcome Collection, a library and museum in London which focuses on human health and medicine.[1]
A film inspired by Audrey Amiss' life is currently in production, written and directed by Carol Morley and produced by Cairo Cannon. The film, Typist Artist Pirate King, draws on the extensive archive of Audrey Amiss at Wellcome Collection and imagines a road trip of Audrey Amiss and a psychiatric nurse.[2] The film was created following Carol Morley's time as a Screenwriting Fellow at Wellcome Trust between 2015 and ??? , where she encountered Audrey Amiss' archive and undertook extensive research to develop the film.[3]
Early life
Audrey grew up in Sunderland with her parents (Arthur and Belle) and sister, Dorothy. As a child, Audrey attended Bede Grammar School for Girls, where her artistic talent began to flourish. After school, Audrey went on to attend the Sunderland College of Art, before winning a scholarship to the Royal Academy School of Art in London in 1954.
Artistic career
Personal life
In popular culture
Audrey Amiss' life is the subject of a feature length film, Typist Artist Pirate King, written and directed by BAFTA-nominated film maker Carol Morley, and scheduled for release in 2022.
- ^ "Audrey Amiss Archive". Wellcome Collection. Retrieved 2022-01-24.
- ^ Wiseman, Andreas; Wiseman, Andreas (2021-11-04). "'Typist Artist Pirate King': Monica Dolan, Kelly Macdonald & Gina McKee Set For Carol Morley Road Movie; Jane Campion Among Exec Producers — AFM". Deadline. Retrieved 2022-01-24.
- ^ "The amazing undiscovered life of Audrey the artist". the Guardian. 2016-11-20. Retrieved 2022-01-24.