Papers of John and Myfanwy Piper 1882-1990s

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Papers of John and Myfanwy Piper 1882-1990s

105 boxes

eng,

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SNAC Resource ID: 6300634

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Piper family.

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Evans, Myfanwy

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Piper, John

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John Piper was a major figure in modern British art. He was a painter in oils and water colour, designed stained glass, ceramics and for the stage, made prints and devised ingenious firework displays. In addition to this he was also a gifted photographer of buildings and landscapes. Piper also wrote poetry, art criticism and several guidebooks on landscape and architecture. Piper was born at Epsom, Surrey on 13 December 1903 and educated at Epsom College. He joined his f...