Mary Farmer

Mary Farmer
Farmer around age 20
Born(1940-08-06)6 August 1940
Newbury, Berkshire, England
Died1 February 2021(2021-02-01) (aged 80)
Boston, Lincolnshire, England
NationalityBritish
EducationSydenham High School
SpouseTerry Moores (1949–2014)
WebsiteArtFacts Profile

Mary Farmer (6 August 1940 – 1 February 2021) was a UK-based weaver of tapestries and rugs, she led developments in tapestry in the late 20th century with a number of roles across higher education culminating in Course Director at the Royal College of Art. Her client list included royalty, government departments, major corporations, museum collections and private collectors.[1]

A 2023 Government Art Collection event featured her work, both with the tapestry Buzz On[2] at the reception by Admiralty Arch, London and a collection of works presented.[3] The Tapestry Buzz On is now (2024) at the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, Whitehall[4] and the other two commissioned works in this series, Buzz on II[5] and Buzz On III[6] moved to the British Embassy in Rome, Italy in 2023. An early rug is in the collection of the V&A.[7]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference :0 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Farmer, Mary. "Buzz on". Government Art Collection.
  3. ^ Knott, Stephen (24 November 2023). "Mary Farmer at the Government Art Collection". Crafts Study Centre. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
  4. ^ Farmer, Mary. "Buzz On". Government Art Collection. Retrieved 23 July 2024.
  5. ^ Farmer, Mary. "Buzz on II". Government Art Collection.
  6. ^ Farmer, Mary. "Buzz on III". Government Art Collection.
  7. ^ Farmer, Mary (1960–1969). "Quadruple and Three". Retrieved 11 February 2024.