Eileen Chandler

Eileen Chandler (née Harris; 10 June 1904 – 28 January 1993) was a British painter and illustrator, notable for her portrait work.[1]

Eileen Chandler
Born
Eileen Harris

10 June 1904
London
Died28 January 1993(1993-01-28) (aged 88)
London
NationalityBritish
Alma mater
Known forPainting

Biography

Chandler was born in London and studied art at the Hornsey School of Art from where she won a scholarship to the Royal Academy Schools.[2][3] In 1930 she married Roland Chandler who was an illustrator for The Strand Magazine and who died during World War II.[2][3] After the war, although based at Hampstead and then Putney in London, Eileen Chandler spent many years travelling and working away from Britain.[1] After her work was featured in the Illustrated London News, Chandler spent time in America creating watercolour portraits of Hollywood film stars and their children, which included a notable portrait of the then three year old Liza Minnelli.[2][4] In Sweden she received numerous portrait commissions, often of children but also of members of the Swedish Royal Family, notably of Queen Sylvia.[3][1] Although Chandler was better known abroad than in Britain, a solo exhibition of her landscapes and portraits was held at the Guy Morrison Gallery in London during 1988.[3]

References
  1. Vy Reiners (5 February 1993). "Obituary: Eileen Chandler". The Independent. Retrieved 5 June 2020.
  2. David Buckman (2006). Artists in Britain Since 1945 Vol 1, A to L. Art Dictionaries Ltd. ISBN 0 953260 95 X.
  3. Frances Spalding (1990). 20th Century Painters and Sculptors. Antique Collectors' Club. ISBN 1 85149 106 6.
  4. Libby Hill (21 February 2018). "Five of the most intriguing items from 'Love Liza: The Auction'". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 5 June 2020.
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