About Mary Groom
Lived 1903 – 1958 (aged 55). Mary Groom was a British artist, carver and illustrator.
Mary Elizabeth Groom (17 December 1903 – 21 December 1958) was a British artist, notable for her work as a printmaker and for the books she illustrated in the 1930s for the Golden Cockerel Press.
Biography Groom was born at Corringham in Essex to a master mariner and his wife. Groom's prints featured areas of black outlined in white but with great attention to detail.
Groom was a member of the Society of Wood Engravers, exhibiting some 18 prints with them, and also of a breakaway group, the English Wood Engraving Society.
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Who was Mary Groom?
British artist (1903 -1958)
When was Mary Groom born?
Mary Groom was born on 17 December 1903 in Corringham.
When did Mary Groom die?
Mary Groom died on 21 December 1958 in Norwich.
What was Mary Groom's occupation?
Mary Groom was an artist, carver and illustrator.
What nationality was Mary Groom?
Mary Groom was British.
Sources & further reading
· DBpedia: Mary Elizabeth Groom
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