Edward Bawden (1903 – 1989)
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WALLPAPER 'SAHARA' 1928 Edward Bawden (1903 – 1989) P6194 © Estate of Edward Bawden
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CONSTUCTING A BLOCKHOUSE, HALLUIN 1940 Edward Bawden (1903 – 1989) P143 © Estate of Edward Bawden
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JEDDA, THE BRITISH CONSULATE 1944 Edward Bawden (1903 – 1989) P145 © Estate of Edward Bawden
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WALLPAPER 'NAPKIN AND LILY' 1928 Edward Bawden (1903 – 1989) P6531 © Estate of Edward Bawden
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A DRY MOAT 1948 Edward Bawden (1903 – 1989) P103 © Estate of Edward Bawden
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WALLPAPER 'RIVIERA' 1929 Edward Bawden (1903 – 1989) P6195 © Estate of Edward Bawden
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INDIAN ELEPHANT 1989 Edward Bawden (1903 – 1989) P5950 © Estate of Edward Bawden
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OUR FAMILY I 1989 Edward Bawden (1903 – 1989) P5710 © Estate of Edward Bawden
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CATHEDRAL OF ST. GEORGE. ADDIS ABABA 1941 Edward Bawden (1903 – 1989) P144 © Estate of Edward Bawden
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THE ROCKET 1964 Edward Bawden (1903 – 1989) P5719 © Estate of Edward Bawden
Edward Bawden was born in Braintree, Essex. He studied at Cambridge School of Art and at the Royal College of Art where he was taught by the artist Paul Nash. He was a great friend of Eric Ravilious and together they painted murals, Bawden admiring Ravilious' elegance and fastidious taste, Ravilious admiring the professionalism with which Bawden worked on every job: book illustrations, lino-cuts and the quirky, wryly humorous drawing he produced all his life. Though never really a Surrealist, Bawden had a love of fantasy that often made his compositions oddly out of sync with the world, as he himself put it "fantasy is a serious matter". He was appointed an Official War Artist and was posted to France to record the retreat from Dunkirk and later travelled throughout Europe, Africa and the Middle East. After the war he practised as a designer covering everything from menu-cards to shipboard interiors.
Glossary
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Drawing
The depiction of shapes and forms on a flat surface chiefly by means of lines although colour and shading may also be included. Materials most commonly used are pencil, ink, crayon, charcoal, chalk and pastel, although other materials, including paint, can be used in combination.