About Joan Abse
Lived 1926 – 2005 (aged 78). Joan Abse was a British art historian and writer.
Joan Abse (née Mercer; 11 September 1926 – 13 June 2005) was an English author and art historian. She was the wife of Welsh poet and physician Dannie Abse.
Joan Mercer was born in St Helens, Lancashire, on 11 September 1926. They had three children. Richard Ellmann, who reviewed Abse's book for The New York Times, wrote, "What especially animates Joan Abse's book is her keen interest in Ruskin's effort to blend his artistic and social sympathies."
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Who was Joan Abse?
British art historian, writer (1926-2005)
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Joan Abse was born on 11 September 1926 in St Helens.
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Joan Abse died on 13 June 2005 in Bridgend.
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Joan Abse was an art historian and writer.
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Joan Abse was British.
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