Jean Cooke Intră în o
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Jean Cooke
Jean Cooke (1927–2008): Ungardening – A Quiet Revolution Jean Cooke was born in London on February 18, 1927, to Arthur Oregon Cooke and his wife. Arthur owned a shop in Blackheath, London where he sold hardware supplies and groceries. Until she was about 6+1⁄2 years old, Cooke spent a lot of time in her father’s shop. Her mother saw little value in education and kept her out of school until then. Her mother had an artistic spirit, crea
ting “beautiful colours to decorate the walls by subtly mixing odd touches of paint.” As a young girl she drew, painted and modeled figures and heads in plasticine. She attended Blackheath High School. Early Artistic Training & Influences Cooke began her art studies in 1943 at Central School of Arts and Crafts. She studied life drawing under Bernard Meninsky, textile design, and illustration at the Central School until 1945. Cooke th…