John Edgar Platt

ARTIST

Platt, John Edgar

1886 – 1967

Wood engraver and painter, born at Leek, Staffordshire. He studied at the Royal College of Art, 1905-08, and went on to become principal of both Leicester College of Art and Blackheath School of Art. He won a gold medal at the International Print Makers’ Exhibition, 1922. He exhibited at the RA, NEAC, RE and with the British Council. During World War II he was an Official War Artist. His work is held by the British Museum, Imperial War Museum, Victoria and Albert Museum and the Tate. He wrote for a number of publications including The Studio and The Artist and produced several books on the art of the colour woodcut.

He worked equally successfully in oil, watercolour and wood engraving, usually confining himself to a small scale; he often worked en plein air, a method he successfully employed to respond directly to his subject. His panels are frequently annotated with notes about the weather and light conditions.

Selected Literature: Hilary Chapman, The Colour Woodcuts of John Edgar Platt, 1999.

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John Edgar Platt

ARTIST

Platt, John Edgar

1886 – 1967

Wood engraver and painter, born at Leek, Staffordshire. He studied at the Royal College of Art, 1905-08, and went on to become principal of both Leicester College of Art and Blackheath School of Art. He won a gold medal at the International Print Makers’ Exhibition, 1922. He exhibited at the RA, NEAC, RE and with the British Council. During World War II he was an Official War Artist. His work is held by the British Museum, Imperial War Museum, Victoria and Albert Museum and the Tate. He wrote for a number of publications including The Studio and The Artist and produced several books on the art of the colour woodcut.

He worked equally successfully in oil, watercolour and wood engraving, usually confining himself to a small scale; he often worked en plein air, a method he successfully employed to respond directly to his subject. His panels are frequently annotated with notes about the weather and light conditions.

Selected Literature: Hilary Chapman, The Colour Woodcuts of John Edgar Platt, 1999.

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John Edgar Platt (1886 - 1967)

A Near Miss
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John Edgar Platt (1886 - 1967)

Pilchard Boats, Cornwall, November 1922
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Apple Gatherers, circa 1912
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John Edgar Platt (1886 - 1967)

A British Naval Convoy at St Anthony’s Lighthouse, Falmouth, circa 1942
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John Edgar Platt (1886 - 1967)

View of Stody Church, Norfolk,
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Glandford Church, Norfolk, wit
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John Edgar Platt (1886 - 1967)

Sunset with Part of the British Fleet Coming into Shore, circa 1942