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Trekkie Parsons
English artist and lithographer
Trekkie Parsons | |
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| Born | Marjorie Tulip Ritchie ()15 June Colony of Natal |
| Died | 24 July () (aged&#;93) Lewes, Sussex, England |
| Occupation(s) | Artist, lithographer |
| Spouses | Peter A. Brooker &#; &#; (m.&#;; div.&#;)&#;Ian Parsons &#; &#; (m.&#;)&#; |
| Partner(s) | Leonard Woolf (–; his death) |
Trekkie Ritchie Parsons (néeMarjorie Tulip Ritchie; 15 June – 24 July )[1] was an English artist and lithographer, perhaps best known as the (perhaps chaste)[2] lover of Leonard Woolf after his wife Virginia's death.
Background
Trekkie Ritchie Parsons was born Marjorie Tulip Ritchie, in in Durban, Colony of Natal. She studied at the Slade School of Fine Art in London.[3]
Her parents, Allan McGregor Ritchie (b.
Leonard woolf biography This is a wide-ranging biography of Leonard Woolf — , an important yet somewhat neglected figure in British life. He is in the unusual position of being overshadowed by his wife, Virginia Woolf, and his role in helping her is part of this study. He was born in London to a father who was a successful barrister but whose early death left the family in economic difficulty. Despite his secularism, there were surprisingly spiritual dimensions to his life. At Cambridge he was a member of the secret discussion group, the Apostles, as were his friends Lytton Stracheyand John Maynard Keynes, thus becoming part of the later Bloomsbury Group., Edinburgh) and Sarah Maria Tulip (b. , Stockton on Tees) married in Cumberland in When her sister Alice Ritchie (an author of children's books that Trekkie illustrated) was born in , the family had moved to Durban where Allan was a practising architect until about when he enlisted for war service.[3]
In , the family came to England, and Trekkie attended school at Tunbridge Wells before entering, in , the Slade School of Fine Art, to study with Philip Steer and Henry Tonks.[4] In , she married Peter (Percy Alfred) Brooker, a fellow student at the Slade School.
The marriage was short-lived, and in she married Ian Parsons, an editor at Chatto & Windus.[1]
During World War II, she worked as part of the Fire Service, for a while as a Land Girl, and finally for Intelligence.[3]
Known professionally as T. Ritchie,[3] she was the author and illustrator of Bells across the Sand—A Book of Rhymes with Pictures which was published by her husband's firm circa , lithographed throughout, and printed by Chiswick Press in the same style and size as Puffin Picture Books.
She also illustrated, and designed the cover for, The Three Rings by Barbara Baker (Hogarth Press, ), and designed the cover for the British edition of Newbery Medal winner Johnny Tremain (Chatto & Windus, ).
Leonard woolf biography wikipedia The son of a London barrister who was a member of the Reform synagogue, Woolf had ambivalent feelings about family and religious loyalties and, as a convinced rationalist, saw little virtue in any religion. Woolf's father died when he was 12, leaving his family in some difficulties. He attended St. Paul 's School and Cambridge on scholarships. As a classical student at Cambridge, he became friendly with a group of intellectuals who were to form the nucleus of London's famous "Bloomsbury Circle.Her lithographic technique is in the style of Barnett Freedman.
Sometime between the world wars, Trekkie's sister Alice introduced her to Leonard and Virginia Woolf, leading figures in the Bloomsbury group of writers, critics, and artists.[5] Two months after Virginia Woolf's death in , Leonard visited Alice, who was dying of cancer, at Trekkie's house.[2] He fell in love with Trekkie, and they began an unconventional relationship that lasted until his death in [5] She often spent the week with Leonard and the weekend with her husband.
She had holidays and acted as hostess for them both separately. She was Leonard's companion on trips to France, Greece, Israel, and Ceylon.[3] She wrote many letters to Leonard when they were apart, published in as Love Letters: Leonard Woolf and Trekkie Ritchie Parsons. Despite their declared love and companionship, Trekkie insisted that the two had not been lovers.[2] After his death, Leonard left Monk's House to Parsons who sold it to the University of Sussex.[6] During Trekkie and Leonard's relationship, Trekkie's husband Ian established a long liaison with his Chatto & Windus colleague Norah Smallwood, whom Trekkie despised.[2]
Trekkie died in , at age 93, in Lewes, England.[1][5]