Unity Spencer
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Unity Spencer | |
|---|---|
| Born | 24 May 1930 Hampstead, London, England |
| Died | 18 October 2017 |
| Occupation | Artist |
| Partner | Leslie Lambert |
| Children | 1 |
| Parent(s) | Stanley Spencer Hilda Carline |
Unity Spencer (24 May 1930 – 18 October 2017) was a British artist. She was the daughter of artists Stanley Spencer and Hilda Carline.
Biography
In 1961, she met Leslie Lambert (died 1971), and they had a son in 1963, but they never married.[1] In the last eighteen months of her life, she moved to live in Cowbridge, south Wales, with her son John and sister Shirin Spencer.[2] A BBC documentary, Stanley and His Daughters, shown after Unity's death, included interviews with both sisters in which they talked about their childhood and the decision to move in together.[3] Spencer died of kidney failure on 18 October 2017.[1][2] She was buried in Cookham, Berkshire, close to her mother.[2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedguardian - ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Will Taylor (11 November 2017). "Stanley Spencer's daughter, Unity, laid to rest in Cookham". Madenhead Advertiser. Retrieved 17 December 2017.
- ↑ Suzi Feay (2 February 2018). "Stanley and His Daughters, BBC4 — the colourful life of Stanley Spencer". Financial Times. Retrieved 5 February 2018.
