About Diana Holman-Hunt
Lived 1913 – 1993 (aged 79). Diana Holman-Hunt was a historian, art critic and memoirist.
Diana Holman-Hunt (25 October 1913 – 10 August 1993) was an English memoir writer and art critic.
Holman-Hunt was the granddaughter of painter William Holman Hunt, a founder of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood in 1848. Her first marriage was to Villiers A'Court (Bill) Bergne, and her second to David Cuthbert. Her son Paul Bergne was a leading British expert on Central Asia.
Published books My Grandmothers and I (1960) – her unusual childhood with two eccentric grandmothers, both highly stationed in British society. My Grandfather, His Wives and Loves (1969) – her grandfather William Holman Hunt. Latin Among Lions (1974) – the Chilean painter Álvaro Guevara.
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Who was Diana Holman-Hunt?
British art critic (1913-1993)
When was Diana Holman-Hunt born?
Diana Holman-Hunt was born on 25 October 1913.
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Diana Holman-Hunt died on 10 August 1993.
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Diana Holman-Hunt was a historian, art critic and memoirist.
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