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Myfanwy Piper

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Librettist and art critic (1911-1997)

United KingdomArtistsLived 1911 to 1997 · aged 85
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Mary Myfanwy Piper was a British art critic and opera librettist. She was the founder of the periodical Axis, which was devoted to abstract art.

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Gravestone of Myfanwy and John Piper at St Mary the Virgin's Church, FawleyGravestone of Myfanwy and John Piper at St Mary the Virgin's Church, Fawley

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Mary Myfanwy Piper was a British art critic and opera librettist. She was the founder of the periodical Axis, which was devoted to abstract art. She collaborated with the composer Benjamin Britten on several of his operas, with composer Alun Hoddinott on most of his operatic works, and was a friend of the poet John Betjeman, who wrote poems addressing her.

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United Kingdom
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Artists
Type
Artist
Status
deceased
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Lived 1911 to 1997 · aged 85
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