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Alfreda Benge

b. 1940

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Born 1940. Alfreda Benge is an Austrian and British painter, illustrator, songwriter, poet and writer.

Alfreda "Alfie" Benge (born 1940) is an Austrian-born lyricist and illustrator. She is married to musician Robert Wyatt, and the two have collaborated for more than fifty years. Benge has illustrated album covers for Wyatt and other musicians, including Annette Peacock, Fred Frith, and Gorky's Zygotic Mynci. She has contributed lyrics for Bertrand Burgalat, and for Brazilian singer Monica Vasconcelos, and has illustrated two children's books.

Biography

Benge was born in Klagenfurt, Austria to a Polish mother, and came to the UK in 1947. Her stepfather, Ronald Benge, was a prominent librarian who established library schools in developing countries.

Benge studied painting at Camberwell Art School, graphics at the London School of Printing and film at the RCA. She acts as muse and manager, as well as lyricist and artist. Benge originally wrote poems which Wyatt set to music, and then began writing lyrics directly. She has also written lyrics for French musician/producer Bertrand Burgalat, and for Brazilian singer Monica Vasconcelos. She has provided cover artwork for all of Wyatt's solo albums since Rock Bottom in 1974, as well as for albums by other musicians including Annette Peacock, the album Gravity by Fred Frith, Alice by Klimperei and Spanish Dance Troupe by Gorky's Zygotic Mynci.

Benge has also illustrated two children's books written by Scottish poet and musician Ivor Cutler.

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1940, Klagenfurt am Wörthersee
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Alfreda Benge was born in 1940 in Klagenfurt am Wörthersee.

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Alfreda Benge is a painter, illustrator, songwriter, poet and writer.

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Alfreda Benge is Austrian and British.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Alfreda Benge

· Wikidata: Q3611315

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