Unity Spencer (24 May 1930 – 18 October 2017) was a British artist. She was the daughter of artists Stanley Spencer and Hilda Carline.
Unity Spencer | |
|---|---|
| Born | 24 May 1930 Hampstead, London, England |
| Died | 18 October 2017 |
| Occupation | Artist |
| Partner | Leslie Lambert |
| Children | 1 |
| Parent(s) | Stanley Spencer Hilda Carline |
Biography
editUnity Spencer was born on 24 May 1930 in Hampstead, London, the second daughter of Stanley Spencer and his wife Hilda Carline, both artists.[1] She was educated at the Badminton School, Wimbledon School of Art and the Slade School of Fine Art.[1] Following the break-up of the Spencers' marriage by the mid-1930s, Unity lived with her mother, while her elder sister, Shirin, was sent to live with a relative, and the sisters grew up apart.[2] She had one-person shows at Lauderdale House in Highgate in 1993, the Boundary Gallery in St John's Wood in 2001, and the Fine Art Society in Bond Street in 2015.[1]
In 1961, she met Leslie Lambert (died 1971), and they had a son in 1963, but they never married.[1] In the last eighteen months of her life, she moved to live in Cowbridge, south Wales, with her son John and sister Shirin Spencer.[3] A BBC documentary, Stanley and His Daughters, shown after Unity's death, included interviews with both sisters in which they talked about their childhood and the decision to move in together.[4]
Spencer died of kidney failure on 18 October 2017.[1][3] She was buried in Cookham, Berkshire, close to her mother.[3]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e Lambirth, Andrew (23 November 2017). "Unity Spencer obituary". The Guardian. Retrieved 17 December 2017 – via www.theguardian.com.
- ^ Michael Hodges (4 February 2018). "Why Stanley Spencer tore apart his family for a lesbian muse". Radio Times.
- ^ a b c Will Taylor (11 November 2017). "Stanley Spencer's daughter, Unity, laid to rest in Cookham". Madenhead Advertiser. Retrieved 17 December 2017.
- ^ Suzi Feay (2 February 2018). "Stanley and His Daughters, BBC4 — the colourful life of Stanley Spencer". Financial Times. Retrieved 5 February 2018.
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