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Primrose Roper

1908 – 1978

English painter and gardener

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Lived 1908 – 1978 (aged 70). Primrose Roper was a painter and gardener.

Primrose Harley became Primrose Roper and Primrose Codrington (19 April 1908 – 22 April 1978) was a British painter and gardener. As an artist she was known for her paintings and murals.

Life Harley was born on Primrose Day 19 April 1908, at 25 Harley Street, St Marylebone, the London home of her parents Vaughan Harley (1864–1923) and Mary 'Ming' née Blagden (1869–1936). Harley studied at Chelsea Polytechnic, where she was taught by Graham Sutherland, and then attended the East Anglian School of Painting and Drawing under Cedric Morris. She completed a set of murals for Dorland Hall, the then headquarters of British European Airways in Regent Street in central London. During her artistic career Harley exhibited at the Royal Academy in London, with the New English Art Club, the London Group and with the Society of Women Artists.

In 1936 Harley married Lt-Col John Alfred Codrington (1898–1991) a career soldier who had a lifelong interest in plants. They divorced in 1942 and she later married the landscape gardener Lanning Roper (1912–1983) in 1952 and worked with him on his landscaping projects.

Harley died on 22 April 1978 at her home in Chelsea.

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Chelsea College of Art and Design
Also known as
Primrose Harley, Primrose Codrington

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Frequently asked questions

Who was Primrose Roper?

English painter and gardener

When was Primrose Roper born?

Primrose Roper was born on 19 April 1908 in Marylebone.

When did Primrose Roper die?

Primrose Roper died on 22 April 1978 in London.

What was Primrose Roper's occupation?

Primrose Roper was a painter and gardener.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Primrose Roper

· Wikidata: Q18734059

· DBpedia: Primrose Harley

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