Attributed to Mary Fedden, no coa, private collection, medium: oil, measurements: 23"WX27"H framed, good condition Biography:Mary Fedden, OBE RA PPRWA was a British artist. Sometimes mistakenly described as the daughter of Roy Fedden (who was in fact her uncle, as was Romilly Fedden), Mary Fedden was born in Bristol where she attended the city's Badminton School. At the age of 16, she studied at the Slade School of Fine Arts, London from 1932 to 1936.Of her time at the Slade, she recalled, 'after Badminton, the Slade was like stepping from hell into heaven.'At the Slade, Fedden was a pupil of the theatre designer, Vladimir Polunin.When she finished her studies, she taught, painted portraits and created stage designs for Sadler's Wells Theatre. She then returned to Bristol where she painted and taught until World War II broke out. During the Second World War, Fedden served in the Women's Land Army and the Woman's Voluntary Service and as a driver for the NAAFI in Europe. She was also commissioned to create murals for the war effort.