Bernard Dunstan
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Bernard Dunstan Royal Academician.[4]
Life and work
Bernard Dunstan was born in
Teddington, Middlesex, in 1920.[5] He studied at Byam Shaw School of Art in 1939, then at the Slade School of Fine Art in London from 1939 to 1941. In 1947 he was elected a member of the New English Art Club, and was president of the Royal West of England Academy from 1979 to 1984.[6]
In 1968 he was made a full member of the Royal Academy.
Dunstan taught at the Royal West of England Academy in
Ravensbourne College of Design and Communication) from 1959 to 1964, and City and Guilds of London Art School
from 1964 to 1969.
Artists whose influence inform his painting include
His works are represented in the
National Portrait Gallery, the Royal Collection, Windsor, and the Museum of London
. He has written a number of books on painting, including Painting Methods of the Impressionists (1976).
Personal life
Dunstan was married to fellow painter and Royal Academician Diana Armfield,[8] who survived him. He is the father of the physicist Professor David Dunstan.[9]
He died on 20 August 2017, aged 97.[10][11]
References
- ^ "Remembering Bernard Dunstan (1920-2017)". NEAC | New English Art Club. Archived from the original on 12 February 2023.
- ^ Masters, Christopher (10 September 2017). "Bernard Dunstan obituary". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 12 February 2023.
- ^ "Bernard Dunstan | Chris Beetles". Chris Beetles Gallery. Archived from the original on 12 February 2023.
- ^ Interview from Royal Academy Magazine, Spring 2006 Archived 30 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Biography, Royal Academy Archived 5 January 2008 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ RWA website Archived 4 April 2008 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ RWA website
- ^ RA website
- ^ "Staff: Centre for Materials Research, Queen Mary, University of London". Archived from the original on 6 May 2011. Retrieved 2 August 2011.
- ^ Bernard Dunstan
- TheGuardian.com. 10 September 2017.
External links
- Biography and images, University of the West of England
- Profile on Royal Academy of Arts Collections
- 49 artworks by or after Bernard Dunstan at the Art UK site
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