Anna Airy

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexFemale
Full nameAnna•Airy (-Pocock)
Used nameAnna•Airy
Born6 June 1882 in Greenwich, England (GBR)
Died23 October 1964 in Playford, England (GBR)
NOC Great Britain

Biography

Anna Airy studied at the Slade School of Fine Arts in London from 1899-1903, specializing in portraits and genre and floral pictures. Her works are exhibited at the British Museum, the Victoria & Albert Museum, and the Imperial War Museum. She was one of the first women officially commissioned as a war artist in World War I, and was the granddaughter of famous astronomer George Biddell Airy.

The title of the painting The Lucky Tipster was later changed to The Half-Wit and then to The Happy Nit-Wit. It was painted in oil on canvas measuring 92.5 x 73.6 cm. It is possible that the reference to sports was initially only made by the title, but was lost through the renaming.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1928 Summer Olympics Art Competitions GBR Anna Airy
Painting, Paintings, Open (Olympic) AC
1932 Summer Olympics Art Competitions GBR Anna Airy
Painting, Paintings, Open (Olympic) AC