Researching Anthea Alley
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 407 people with the Alley surname? In that year Alley was ranked number 3172 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Anthea means "Lady of flowers" and is of Greek origin.
Records of Anthea Alley on Ancestry
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Anthea Alley and the Alley Family Tree
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| Did you know that there are currently 355 people with the Alley surname in the UK? Alley is now ranked number 3706 for popularity in the UK. |
Alley Family History Databases
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| Did you know that there are currently 18229 people with the Alley surname in the USA? Alley is ranked number 151 for popularity in the USA. |
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Some Famous People called Anthea Alley
Anthea Alley
Anthea Alley (1927–1993) was a British sculptor and artist.
She was born in Malaya in 1927, and lived in Australia and South Africa during the Second World War. In 1944 she moved to London with her family and studied painting at the Regent Street Polytechnic, Chelsea College of Art and the Royal College of Art. From 1957 she concentrated on sculpture art, producing welded pieces alongside assemblage paintings. In 1960, Alley held her first one-person show at the Molton Gallery and in 1961 she received a John Moores painting prize.
She was married to Ronald Alley, Keeper of the Modern Collection at the Tate Gallery, London.
Examples of her work is in the permanent collection of the Tate Gallery, the Arts Council and Birmingham Art Gallery.
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