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Evan Charlton (1904 - 1984)
Pencil, 22 x 15 in. (56 x 38 cm.)
Size:
Height – 56cm x Width – 38cm
Fine spots of foxing throughout some staining to margins and pinholes to corners
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Evan Charlton was born in London and studied at London University in
1923-27; then at the Slade School of Fine Arts in 1930-33. He began
teaching in Bristol in 1935 and became head of Cardiff School of Art in
1938-45. He was an official war artist in the Second World War. He took
part in a
number of group exhibitions, mainly in Wales, including Royal National
Eisteddfod, WAC and National Library of Wales in Aberstwyth. He held a
series of one man shows, including The Welsh Gallery in Abergavenny in
1973.A memorial show was held in 1985 by the National Museum of Wales
in Cardiff.
His work is represented in Glynn Vivian Art Gallery in Swansea and
National Museum of Wales.