Anne Olivier Bell | |
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Born | Anne Olivier Popham 22 June 1916 London, England |
Died | 18 July 2018[1] Firle, England | (aged 102)
Occupation | Art scholar, editor |
Nationality | English |
Period | 1945—1947 (Monuments Men); 1972–1984 (editor) |
Subject | Bloomsbury Group |
Spouse | Quentin Bell (b. 1910, d. 1996) |
Relatives | Virginia Nicholson (daughter) Cressida Bell (daughter) Julian Bell (son)[1] |
Anne Olivier Bell MBE (née Popham; 22 June 1916 – 18 July 2018) was an English art scholar. She was part of the Bloomsbury Group and best known for editing the diaries of Virginia Woolf. As a member of the Monuments Men, she was responsible for the protection of cultural artefacts in Europe during the Second World War and earned the military rank of Major.