Jean Cooke

Jean Cooke (also Jean Bratby)
Born
Jean Esme Oregon Cooke

(1927-02-18)18 February 1927
South London, England
Died6 August 2008(2008-08-06) (aged 81)
Birling Gap, East Sussex, England
NationalityBritish
EducationCentral School of Arts and Crafts, Camberwell College of Arts, Goldsmiths College, Royal College of Art
Known forPainting
SpouseJohn Bratby
Patron(s)Bethel Solomons, Brinsley Ford

Jean Esme Oregon Cooke RA (18 February 1927 – 6 August 2008) was an English painter of still lifes, landscapes, portraits and figures. She was a lecturer at the Royal Academy and regularly exhibited her works, including the summer Royal Academy exhibitions. She was commissioned to make portraits by Lincoln College and St Hilda's College, Oxford. Her works are in the National Gallery, Tate and the Royal Academy collections. In the early years of her marriage, she signed her works Jean Bratby.


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