Roy Beverley Abell (21 January 1931 – 30 June 2020) was an English Midlands-based artist. He was born in Small Heath, Birmingham and had a distinguished career as a painter and as an art teacher.[1] He studied at the Birmingham College of Art and at the Royal College of Art in London, returning to Birmingham to teach at his former college from 1957 to 1982.[2] He was made head of the painting school[3] in 1974 and served as a member of the West Midlands Arts - Fine Arts Panel.[1] In 1957 he was included as one of the 'Young Artists of Promise' in Jack Beddington's book.[4]
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| Full name | Roy Beverley Abell | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 21 January 1931 Small Heath, Birmingham | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 30 June 2020 Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Leg break | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Abell's paintings were a response to the visual world around him, painting using both oils and watercolour. His subjects were vast and wide-ranging, however his principal subjects were figurative and landscape, most particularly the wild landscapes of Spain, England, Scotland, Wales and especially the rugged coast of Pembrokeshire.[1]
Abell exhibited in many solo and joint exhibitions across the country and his work is represented in public collections all over the UK: Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery, Amgueddfa Cymru – Museum Wales[5] and Arts Council of Great Britain. Abell received a number of commissions during his career, most notably one of the six Alexander Howden Jubilee Awards - Great British Achievements in 1977.[1]
Abell was also a cricketer, a right-handed batsman and leg-break bowler. Abell played for Warwickshire Second XI from 1960 to 1968,[6] and played one first-class match for Warwickshire in 1967.[1][6][7] He took four wickets against Cambridge University on debut at the advanced age of 36.
He was the first bowler to take 1,000 wickets in the Birmingham League.[8]
References
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- ^ "Roy Abell". Ian Dodgson. Retrieved 2 September 2017.
- ^ Norbury, Amy (23 November 2017). "The home of original art in the Midlands". J'Aime. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
- ^ Beddington, Jack (1957). Young Artists of Promise. The Studio. pp. 20, 107, 121.
- ^ "Abell, Roy - Mountain Stream". Art Collections Online. National Museum Wales. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
- ^ a b "Roy Abell". www.cricketarchive.com. Retrieved 2 September 2017.
- ^ "Roy Abell". www.espncricinfo.com. Retrieved 2 September 2017.
- ^ "Home". Moseley Cricket Club. Retrieved 2 September 2020.