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Quentin Bell

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Quentin Beru

Aliases: Quentin Claudian Stephen Bell

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1910-08-19 (London)
Died
1996-12-16 (Sussex) age 86
Nationality
British, English
Languages
English
Residence History
London, Paris, Sussex

Career

Occupations
Art historian, Author, Artist, Potter, Painter, Sculptor
Active Years
1952-1975
Affiliations
Durham University, University of Leeds, University of Oxford, University of Hull, University of Sussex
Influenced By
Vanessa Bell, Clive Bell, Virginia Woolf, Bloomsbury Group
Influenced
Julian Bell, Cressida Bell, Virginia Nicholson

Education

Leighton Park School
Country: United Kingdom
Quaker school
University of Cambridge
Country: United Kingdom

Awards

James Tait Black Memorial Prize
1972
Work: Virginia Woolf: A Biography
Organization: University of Edinburgh
Result: 受賞
Duff Cooper Prize
1972
Work: Virginia Woolf: A Biography
Result: 受賞
Yorkshire Post Book of the Year Award
1972
Work: Virginia Woolf: A Biography
Organization: Yorkshire Post
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Virginia Woolf: A Biography

1972 Biography

Biography of his aunt Virginia Woolf, in 2 volumes.

Bloomsbury GroupFamilyLiterary history

Style & Themes

Literary Style
ScholarlyBiographical
Recurring Motifs
Bloomsbury GroupFamily historyArt

Legacy

Renowned expert on the Bloomsbury Group, especially for his biography of Virginia Woolf.

Archives

  • The Quentin Bell Collection at the Victoria University Library at the University of Toronto

Trivia

  • Nephew of Virginia Woolf.
  • Son of painter Vanessa Bell.
  • Worked as a potter after retirement.