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Elsie Few

1909–1980

Wrapping Paper 1977
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Elsie Evelyn Few, (4 February 1909 – 17 December 1980) was a Jamaican-born artist, who had a long career in Britain and was associated with the Euston Road School. Throughout her career Few produced oil paintings of landscapes but later in her life began using collage techniques to create abstract designs.

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