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Edna Guy
Edna Guy
Born	10 July 1897; Sutton, England
Died	1969 (aged 71–72)
Nationality	British
Alma mater	Academie Julian; Spenlove School; Slade School of Fine Art;
Known for	Marine painting

Edna W Guy (10 July 1897 – 1969) was a British marine artist and a notable oil painter.^[1]

Biography

Guy was born at Sutton in Surrey and was trained as an artist in South Africa by John Amschewitz during 1920 before continuing her training in Paris at the Academie Julian throughout 1921 and 1922.^[2]^[3] After a break Guy returned to full-time study in 1934 at the Spenlove School where Reginald Eves taught her.^[1] Guy enrolled in the Slade School of Fine Art in 1936 where she was taught by Randolph Schwabe.^[2]^[3] Guy was a member of the Royal Watercolour Society and also exhibited with the Royal Society of Marine Artists.^[3] She also exhibited paintings at the Royal Academy in London, with the Society of Women Artists and the National Society of Painters, Sculptors and Engravers.^[1] Guy exhibited extensively abroad, notably in Paris at both the Paris Salon and at the Salon de la Marine.^[2]

^ ^a ^b ^c Grant M. Waters (1975). Dictionary of British Artists Working 1900–1950. Eastbourne Fine Art.
^ ^a ^b ^c Royal Society of Marine Artists (1996). A Celebration of Marine Art - Sixty Years of the Royal Society of Marine Artists. Bounty Books. ISBN 978-0-7537-2468-2.
^ ^a ^b ^c David Buckman (2006). Artists in Britain Since 1945 Vol 1, A to L. Art Dictionaries Ltd. ISBN 0-953260-95-X.