Isabel Nicholas

Isabel Rawsthorne
Photograph by John Deakin c.1966–67.
Born
Isabel Nicholas

(1912-07-10)10 July 1912
London, England, United Kingdom
Died27 January 1992(1992-01-27) (aged 79)
Essex, England, United Kingdom
Other names
  • Isabel Delmer
  • Isabel Lambert
  • Isabel Rawsthorne
EducationLiverpool College of Art, Royal Academy
Known forpainting, drawing and ballet/opera design
Spouses
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    (m. 1936; div. 1947)​
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    (m. 1947; died 1951)​
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    (m. 1955; died 1971)​

Isabel Rawsthorne (born Isabel Nicholas, 10 July 1912 – 27 January 1992), also known at various times as Isabel Delmer and Isabel Lambert,[1] was a British painter, scenery and costume designer, and occasional artists' model. During the Second World War she worked in black propaganda. She was part of an artistic bohemian society that included Jacob Epstein, Alberto Giacometti and Francis Bacon.[2]

  1. ^ Thorpe, Vanessa (13 February 2021). "What's in a surname? The female artists lost to history because they got married". The Guardian. Retrieved 14 February 2021.
  2. ^ Jacobi, Carol (18 February 2021). Out of the Cage: The Art of Isabel Rawsthorne. London: The Estate of Francis Bacon Publishing. ISBN 978-0-500-97105-5.