About Alma Ramsey
Lived 1907 – 1993 (aged 85–86). Alma Ramsey was an artist.
Alma Ramsey later Alma Ramsey-Hosking (1907–1993) was a British artist and sculptor.
Biography Ramsey was born in Tunbridge Wells in Kent and studied at the Bournemouth School of Art. She studied at the Royal College of Art in London from 1927 to 1930 where she was taught by both Gilbert Ledward and Henry Moore which fostered Ramsey's interest in creating sculpture by direct carving. Throughout her subsequent career Ramsey was a prolific participant in group exhibitions and also had several solo shows. Both the Herbert Art Gallery and Leamington Art Gallery plus the Oxford City and County Museum hold examples of her work. Ramsey was the mother of Sarah Hosking (arts administrator).
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Who was Alma Ramsey?
English artist
When was Alma Ramsey born?
Alma Ramsey was born in 1907 in Tunbridge Wells.
When did Alma Ramsey die?
Alma Ramsey died in 1993.
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Alma Ramsey was an artist.
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