Anne Said
British artist (1914–1995)
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Anne Said (19 August 1914 – 1995) was a British artist known for the quality of her drawings.
Anne Said | |
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| Born | August 19, 1914 Hook, Hampshire, England |
| Died | 1995 |
| Education | Queen's College, London |
| Notable work | Jo's Wild Wood (drawing, now in the Tate collection) |
| Spouse | Hamed Said |
| Children | Safaya Salter |
Biography
Said was born in Hook in Hampshire and was educated at Queen's College in central London from 1925 to 1930.[1] During the 1930s she studied art in Paris, occasionally taking lessions from Amédée Ozenfant which she paid for by designing and selling fabrics.[1][2] In 1941 Said moved to Egypt where she taught art to a group of students with her husband Hamed Said. This resulted in two group exhibitions held in Cairo in 1948 and 1955.[1][2] Similar exhibitions were held in England hosted by the Arts Council during 1949 and in 1952 at the Islamic Cultural Centre in London.[3] Later works by Said were included in a joint English and Egyptian limited edition book, The Word & The Image.[2] Said returned to England in 1955 and had a solo exhibition at the Beaux Arts Gallery in 1957 and also showed works at the New Art Centre.[2][3] In 1960 she moved to Wiltshire and there, among other works, she produced the drawing Jo's Wild Wood which is now in the Tate collection.[4][3]
Said's early works were signed Anne Cobham and her daughter is the artist Safaya Salter.[1]