(b London, 11 May 1889; d Bournemouth, Hampshire, 11 July 1946). English painter, book illustrator, writer, photographer, and designer. Nash was one of the most individual British artists of his ...
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(b Birmingham, 5 Dec. 1890; d London, 19 Aug. 1957). British painter. He gave up an apprenticeship as a lithographer to devote himself to painting, studying under Sickert and at the Slade School.
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Mythology and religion help us to come to terms with death by providing powerful examples of how to live and die: the lives of the gods, the crucifixion of Christ, the sacrifices of the saints, and ...
Painter, stage and costume designer, mural and ceramics artist and teacher, born in London. He studied at Harrow School of Art, 1940–6, then Royal College of Art, 1948–51. Had first solo show at ...
Born in 1891 in Cookham, he initially studied art at the local Technical Institute in Maidenhead and then was fortunate enough to become a student at the Slade School of Art in London with ...
(b Amsterdam, 3 Mar. 1631; d at sea, 16 Nov. 1672). Dutch painter, active mainly in Amsterdam. He joined the Dutch East India Company in 1661 and made two voyages to the Indies, on the second of which ...
British painter and theatre designer, born at Maybole, Ayrshire. After working for five years as an engineer in a factory, he studied at *Glasgow School of Art, 1932–7. He formed an inseparable ...
British painter. He was born at Greenock, Scotland, of Irish and Scottish parents and was brought up in Ulster. He studied at Belfast College of Art, 1928–31, and the *Royal Academy, 1931–5. In 1937–9 ...