Ann Stokes

Ann Stokes ko Ann Mellis (21 Satumba 1922 - 21 Afrilu 2014) ƙwararren mai zane ne na yumbu ɗan Birtaniya da Scotland.

 Rayuwa 
An haifi Stokes a gabashin gabar tekun Scotland a Gullane a shekarar 1922. An haife ta a gidan sarauta domin mahaifinta Rabaran ne. 

A shekarar 1939, 'yar uwarta da mijinta Adrian Stokes, wanda marubuci ne kuma babban mai sukar fasaha, sun ƙaura zuwa St Ives inda za su kafa sabuwar makarantar fasaha. Ann ta tafi ta zauna tare da 'yar uwarta inda za ta haɗu da wasu masu fasaha waɗanda suka zama masu muhimmanci ga sabuwar makarantar.

A shekarar 1946 auren Adrian da 'yar uwarta ya gaza, kuma a shekara mai zuwa ya auri Ann. Wannan haramun ne a Birtaniya, don haka dole ne su yi tafiya zuwa Switzerland don neman wanda aka ba shi izinin aurensu bisa doka. 

A shekarar 1957 ta fara aikin tukwane kuma ta yi nazarin wannan fanni sosai, yayin da take gabatar da ayyukanta ga abokai a matsayin abin sha'awa tare da sayar da aiki a kowace shekara. 

Adrian ya mutu kuma bayan shekaru da yawa ta sake auri Ian Angus wanda masanin laburare ne kuma ƙwararre a fannin George Orwell . Za su yi wani ɓangare na shekara a Italiya inda Stokes ke da wani ɗakin studio. Sabon mijinta zai yi wa kansa nishaɗi wajen kula da zaitun. Sun yi farin ciki tare. 

An tattara kayan tukwane na Stokes a rayuwarta. Ta yi zane-zanen dabbobi kamar kada, kifi da tsuntsaye da kuma faranti masu fenti. Tasirinta sun haɗa da tukwanen Cretan na dā, tukwanen Bahar Rum da kuma aikin Alfred Wallis . [1] An zaɓe ta a matsayin tukwanen zamani na farko da ta baje kolin a Hayward Gallery a 1985 - kuma bayan shekaru talatin babu wani. [2]

 Manazarta 
Ann Stokes Hardcover – 1 Jun 2009. ASIN 1848220073.
Rukuni:Mutuwan 2014