Rodney Joseph Burn was born in London in 1899 to a wealthy family and attended Harrow School before joining the Army during World War I.

After the war he successfully continued his studies at the Slade School of Art and was featured in a dedicated article in the Burlington Magazine while he was still a student.

After finishing his studies he held several teaching posts at the Royal College of Art, Camberwell School of Art and City and Guild Schools before and after the Second World War.

In 1931 he was appointed Joint Director of painting and drawing at the Boston Museum School of Fine Arts, in America.

Examples of his works are held by the Tate Gallery, the British Museum and in galleries in Bristol and Brighton.

Reference Bibliography:
Buckman D., 2006, Artists in Britain since 1945, Vol 1, Art Dictionaries Ltd, Bristol

Glossary

  • 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.

  • Painting

    Work of art made with paint on a surface. Often the surface, also called a support, is a tightly stretched piece of canvas, paper or a wooden panel. Painting involves a wide range of techniques and materials, along with the artist's intellectual concerns effecting the content of a work.

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