Annette Allcock

Annette Allcock, née Rookledge, (born 28 November 1923) is a British artist and illustrator.

Biography

Allcock was born in Bromley and after a private education attended the West of England College of Art between 1941 and 1943.[1][2] She subsequently attended other art schools on a part-time basis. After World War II ended, Allcock worked as a film animator producing cinema adverts and short pieces for the Ministry of Information.[1] Influenced by Stanley Spencer, who was a distant relative and who she frequently visited at his home in Cookham, Allcock became a full-time artist and concentrated on painting portraits of children.[2] After raising her own children, she returned to work by designing charity greeting cards from home. She also illustrated a number of children's books for the Methuen publishing house.[1] Between 1978 and 1986, Allcock was a regular exhibitor at the Royal Academy Summer Exhibitions in London.[3] Allcock also exhibited with the Royal West of England Academy and at the Beaux Arts Gallery in Bath and elsewhere in Britain.[2]

References
  1. Alan Horne (1994). The Dictionary of 20th Century British Book Illustrators. Antique Collectors' Club. ISBN 1 85149 1082.
  2. David Buckman (2006). Artists in Britain Since 1945 Vol 1, A to L. Art Dictionaries Ltd. ISBN 0 953260 95 X.
  3. "The Summer Exhibition: A chronicle 1769-2018". The Royal Academy. 1 July 2015. Retrieved 24 October 2019.
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