Henrion, Daphne Hardy (1917–2003)
Henrion, Daphne Hardy (1917–2003)
English sculptor. Name variations: Daphne Hardy. Born Daphne Hardy, Oct 20, 1917, in Amersham, Buckinghamshire, England; died Oct 31, 2003, in England; dau. of Major Clive Hardy, diplomat and translator at the International Court of Justice, The Hague; studied at Royal Academy Schools in London, 1934–37; m. F.H.K. (Henri) Henrion (German-born graphic designer), 1947 (died 1990); children: Max, Paul and Emma.
Grew up in The Hague; was fluent in French, Dutch and German; shared a house in Provence with Arthur Koestler and appears under the initial G in his Scum of the Earth, an account of their escape from the Germans; trans. and titled his Darkness at Noon for English publication (1941); her portraits, which were influenced by Roman and Italian traditions, include Koestler, Laurie Lee, Enzo Sereni (The Parachutisst) and victims of Belsen in Belsen I and Belsen II; also known for terracotta busts of children.