Papers, 1930-1957

Munnings, Alfred J. (Alfred James), Sir, 1878-1959

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Epithet: KCVO, PRA British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000496.0x000124 English painter. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Royal Academy of Arts, Piccadilly, London, to Sir Sydney Cockerell, 1947 Jul. 10. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270612995 ...

Sickert, Walter, 1860-1942

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British painter and etcher. From the description of Autograph letters signed (4), three with initials : [London], to Sir Arthur Wing Pinero, [1932 June 11]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270664366 Walter Sickert, painter and etcher, was born in Munich, Germany, and moved to London, England, with his family in 1868. He studied at the Slade, where he became a pupil of Whistler and later was influenced by Degas. He painted theater and music hall scenes, 1889-1899, did many etc...

Thomas, Dylan, 1914-1953

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Dylan Thomas was a Welsh poet who first achieved recognition with "Eighteen Poems" (1934). He wrote both prose and radio plays, including "Portrait of the Artist as a Young Dog" (1940), "Deaths and Entrances" (1946), "Under Milkwood" (1954), and "Adventures in the Skin Trade" (1955). From the description of Dylan Thomas collection. [1935-1953]. (University of Victoria Libraries). WorldCat record id: 660196437 Welsh author Dylan Thomas occupies a controversial place among 20t...

Epstein, Jacob, 1880-1959

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Jacob Epstein was born on 10 November 1880 in New York. While working in a bronze foundry, he studied sculptural modelling at evening classes. In 1902, he went to Paris to study at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts and the Academie Julian. He moved to London in 1905, where he settled permanently, becoming a British subject in 1911. Among his major works is a figure of Christ in bronze, made during the First World War, which was bought by Apsley Cherry-Garrard. Epstein was knighted in 1954 and died in Lon...

Machew, Arthur, 1863-1947.

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John, Augustus, 1878-1961

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The Welsh artist Augustus John was a successful painter and draftsman, and a well known bohemian figure. He was in great demand as a portraitist, although his works were often controversial. During WWI he was employed by the Canadian government as a war artist in France. John visited the United States as a guest of the Carnegie Institute in 1923. In 1942 King George VI awarded him the Order of Merit for services to art. From the description of Letters, 1917-ca. 1957. (Getty Research ...

Lewis, Wyndham, 1882-1957

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Wyndham Lewis was an artist, novelist, and critic, who was born in Canada but lived for many years in England. He was a leader of the Vorticist movement. From the guide to the Wyndham Lewis collection, 1877-1975, (Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library) English author and painter. From the description of Letters, 1921-1934. (University of Iowa Libraries). WorldCat record id: 233126882 Author and artist Wyndham Lewis was b...

Earp, T. W. (Thomas Wade), 1892-

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