Bea Orpen

Bea Orpen
Born
Beatrice Esther Orpen

7 March 1913
Lisheens, Carrickmines, County Dublin, Ireland
Died12 July 1980(1980-07-12) (aged 67)
Cottage Hospital, Drogheda
NationalityIrish
Alma materDublin Metropolitan School of Art
Known forpainting and graphic design
Styleabstract
SpouseChalmers Edward FitzJohn ('Terry') Trench
AwardsRHA First Prize for Life Drawing (1933), RHA First Prize for Painting from life (1934), First Prize in decorative composition (1936)
ElectedHonorary member to Royal Hibernian Academy

Bea Orpen HRHA (7 March 1913 – 12 July 1980) was an Irish landscape and portrait painter and teacher. She aided in the establishment of the Drogheda Municipal Gallery of Art.[1][2]

  1. ^ "Bea Orpen HRHA". The Model. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 2 August 2015.
  2. ^ "Orpen, Bea". National Irish Visual Arts Library. Retrieved 2 August 2015.