Carrington, Joanna (1931–2003)

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Carrington, Joanna (1931–2003)

English painter. Name variations: (pseudonym) Reginald Pepper. Born Nov 6, 1931, in Hampstead, England; died Nov 13, 2003; dau. of Noel Carrington (artist); niece of Dora Carrington (artist); studied with Cubist Fernand Léger in Paris; m. Mick Pilcher (designer); m. Christopher Mason (painter, writer, filmmaker), 1966; children: Sophie.

Called "one of the most distinctive and original painters of her generation," had 1st solo show at the Establishment Club's gallery in Soho (1962); taught at Hornsey and Byam Shaw schools of art; began a series of landscapes, still lifes and glowing interiors (1979).

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