Annette Allcock Rookledge, (28 November 1923 – 2 May 2001) was a British artist and illustrator.

Biography

Allcock was born in

Bromley Bromley is a large town in Greater London, England, within the London Borough of Bromley. It is southeast of Charing Cross, and had an estimated population of 88,000 as of 2023. Originally part of Kent, Bromley became a market town, charte ...

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in November 1923. After a private education, she attended the

West of England College of Art The University of the West of England (also known as UWE Bristol) is a Public university, public research university, located in and around Bristol, England, UK. With more than 39,912 students and 4,300 staff, it is the largest provider of hi ...

between 1941 and 1943. She subsequently attended other art schools on a part-time basis. After

World War II World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War II, Allies and the Axis powers. World War II by country, Nearly all of the wo ...

ended, Allcock worked as a film animator producing cinema adverts and short pieces for the Ministry of Information. Influenced by

Stanley Spencer Sir Stanley Spencer, CBE Royal Academy of Arts, RA (30 June 1891 – 14 December 1959) was an English painter. Shortly after leaving the Slade School of Art, Spencer became well known for his paintings depicting Biblical scenes occurring as if ...

, who was a distant relative and who she frequently visited at his home in

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, Allcock became a full-time artist and concentrated on painting portraits of children. 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. Between 1978 and 1986, Allcock was a regular exhibitor at the

Royal Academy The Royal Academy of Arts (RA) is an art institution based in Burlington House in Piccadilly London, England. Founded in 1768, it has a unique position as an independent, privately funded institution led by eminent artists and architects. Its ...

Summer Exhibitions in London. Allcock also exhibited with the

Royal West of England Academy The Royal West of England Academy (RWA) is Bristol's oldest art gallery, located in Clifton, Bristol, near the junction of Queens Road and Whiteladies Road. Situated in a Grade II* listed building, it hosts five galleries and an exhibition prog ...

and at the Beaux Arts Gallery in Bath and elsewhere in Britain. She died in

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in May 2001 at the age of 77.Probate: Allcock, Annette, 02 July 2001
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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Allcock, Annette 1923 births 2001 deaths 20th-century English painters Alumni of the University of the West of England, Bristol English children's book illustrators English women children's book illustrators People from Bromley 20th-century English women painters