Margaret Blundell

Margaret Leah Blundell
Margaret Leah Blundell
Born	1907; Wallasey, England
Died	1996 (aged 88–89); Bangor, Wales
Nationality	British
Education	Cheltenham Ladies' College
Alma mater	Cheltenham School of Art; Liverpool School of Art;
Known for	Painting, murals

Margaret Leah Blundell (1907–1996) was a British artist, notable as a mural painter, commercial artist and printmaker.

Biography

Blundell was born in 1907 at Wallasey, Cheshire (now Merseyside), and attended Cheltenham Ladies' College before going on to study at the Cheltenham School of Art and then, from 1925, at the Liverpool School of Art.^[1]^[2] Subsequently, Blundell produced illustrations for magazines and catalogues and also created murals for shops and hotels. Her mural commissions included one for the cafeteria at Lewis's store in Manchester, for the Pleasure Beach Company at Blackpool, for the Daniel Neal chain of shops, for Heal's department store, for the liner RMS Caronia and for LMS hotels.^[1] Her murals were featured in the Architects' Journal and Building News.^[1] Illustrations by Blundell were featured in the Radio Times and in catalogues for WHSmith and for both Barkers and Lewis's department stores.^[2] Throughout her painting career, Blundell exhibited with the Royal Society of British Artists, the Society of Wood Engravers, the Royal Cambrian Academy and at the Walker Art Gallery in Liverpool.^[1]^[2]

Blundell lived at Rhydwyn on Anglesey in north Wales for several years and died at nearby Bangor.^[1]

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Sara Gray (2019). British Women Artists. A Biographical Dictionary of 1000 Women Artists in the British Decorative Arts. Dark River. ISBN 978-1-911121-63-3.
^ ^a ^b ^c David Buckman (2006). Artists in Britain Since 1945 Vol 1, A to L. Art Dictionaries Ltd. ISBN 0-953260-95-X.