Annie Walke or Anne Fearon Walke was an English artist.
10 Facts About Annie Walke
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Annie Walke was a member of the Newlyn School and other artists' organizations and created portraits and religious works for churches.
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Annie Walke's work has been exhibited in England, Paris, America and South Africa.
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Annie Walke exhibited her paintings at the Royal Academy and other venues in London.
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Annie Walke married Nicolo Bernard "Ber" Walke, already an Anglican priest, in 1911 while he was a curate at Polruan where she had established a studio.
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Bernard Annie Walke was appointed St Hilary Church's vicar in 1912, but not instituted to the living until 1913.
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Annie Walke remained at their home and continued painting until about 1950.
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Annie Walke was a member of the Royal Society for the Encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce, Newlyn Society of Artists and the St Ives Society of Artists.
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Annie Walke was a member of the Newlyn School, an artist colony in the Newlyn area of Cornwall.
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One of Annie Walke's works for the church was a Joan of Arc painting that was placed just inside the south door of the church.