Evelyn Dunbar
Evelyn Mary Dunbar was a British artist, illustrator and teacher. She is notable for recording womens contributions to World War II on the United Kingdom home front, particularly the work of the Womens Land Army. She was the only women working for the War Artists Advisory Committee on a fulltime salaried basis. Dunbar had a deep devotion to nature and a particular affection for the landscape of Kent. Dunbar was modest regarding her achievements and outside of the postwar mainstream art world which has led to some neglect of her work until recent years. Dunbar studied at the Royal College of Art from 1929 to 1933. She painted murals at Brockley School, Kent and was a member of the Society of Mural Painters. After the war she painted portraits, allegorical pictures and especially landscapes. She attempted a return to mural painting in 1958 with a commission at Bletchley Park Teacher Training College, but was unable to fulfil the original specification.
Dunbar was born in Reading, Berkshire, the fifth and youngest child of William and Florence Dunbar. Her father was Scottish, originally from Cromdale, Morayshire. In 1913 the family moved to Rochester, Kent, where William Dunbar established himself as a draper and bespoke tailor. Florence Dunbar, a Yorkshirewoman, was a keen gardener and amateur stilllife artist. She was also a Christian Scientist and Evelyn Dunbar was also to remain a Christian Scientist throughout her life.
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