Anna Airy (1882-1964) was an
English etcher. She was born in
Greenwich,
London, daughter of
engineer Wilfrid Airy and Anna
née Listing, and granddaughter of
Astronomer Royal George Biddell Airy. She attended the
Slade School of Art where she was taught by
Henry Tonks and
Philip Wilson Steer. She drew her subject matter from London criminals and lowlife. She published
The Art of Pastel.
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