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Deirdre Henty-Creer
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Born | Darlinghurst, New South Wales, Australia
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28 December 1918
Died | 9 January 2012 London, England
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(aged 93)
Nationality | Australian |
Occupation | Painter |
Deirdre Henty-Creer (28 December 1918 – 9 January 2012) was an Australian painter known for her flower and portrait studies who spent the majority of her career in Britain.
Henty-Creer was privately educated and a self-taught artist. During World War II she worked for the Ministry of Information in London and, in 1941, had a solo exhibition at the Fine Art Society. She also exhibited at the Royal Academy and with the New English Art Club. Several print companies produced reproductions of her work. Henty-Creer represented Britain at the painting event in the art competition at the 1948 Summer Olympics. Her sister, Pam Mellor, was also an artist.
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