Anne Olivier Bell
English art scholar, member of Bloomsbury Group and Monuments Men,
Anne Olivier Bell (née Popham; 22 June 1916 – 18 July 2018) was an art scholar. She was part of the Bloomsbury Group. She was best known for editing the diaries of Virginia Woolf. As a member of the Monuments Men, she was responsible for the protection of cultural artefacts in Europe during the Second World War.
Anne Olivier Bell | |
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| Born | Anne Olivier Popham June 22, 1916 London |
| Died | July 18, 2018 (aged 102)[1] Firle, East Sussex |
| Occupation | Art scholar, editor |
| Nationality | English |
| Period | 1945—1947 (Monuments Men); 1972–1984 (editor) |
| Subject | Bloomsbury group |
| Spouse | Quentin Bell (b. 1910, d. 1996) |
| Relatives | Virginia Nicholson (daughter) Cressida Bell (daughter) Julian Bell (son)[1] |
Bell died on 18 July 2018 in Firle, East Sussex, aged 102.[1]
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- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Charles Saumarez Smith (19 July 2018). "Anne Olivier Bell obituary". The Guardian. Retrieved 21 July 2018.
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