Artists biography
- Name
- Sheila Robinson
- Lived
- 1925 - 1988
Born in Nottinghamshire, Sheila Robinson studied at the local Art School and then at the Royal College of Art where she came under the influence of Edward Bawden. An accomplished printmaker she developed to a high quality the cardboard-cut. On her marriage to Bernard Cheese she moved to Great Bardfield, where they worked on their own commissions and with Bawden. She brought up two children, undertook book illustration and regular work for the Post Office and BBC, before becoming a full-time lecturer in printmaking at the Royal College, after which she seriously curtailed her own work.
Artwork Description
- Artist
- Sheila Robinson
- Title
- Audley End Park
- Size
- 273 x 390 mm
- Technique
- Linocut
- Cat. No.
- 553
Audley End Park, adjacent to Saffron Walden, is a popular area for walking to, from, and around Audley End House. Done shortly after the artist had moved to the town with her two children, who are depicted in the print.