John Tunnard
John Samuel Tunnard | |
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 Zennor Churchyard | |
| Born | John Samuel Tunnard 7 May 1900 Sandy, Bedfordshire, England |
| Died | 12 December 1971 (aged 71) |
| Nationality | English |
| Known for | Painter |
| Movement | modernism |
John Samuel Tunnard
Life
Tunnard was born in Sandy, Bedfordshire, and educated at Charterhouse School. He studied design at the Royal College of Art (1919โ1923). In 1926, he married a fellow student, Mary May Robertson.
During the 1920s he worked in various textile design jobs in
In 1931 he exhibited at the
During World War II he considered himself a conscientious objector, although, as no man born earlier than 1 July 1900 was required for call-up, an occasion for formally registering his objection never arose. Nevertheless, feeling morally obliged to make a contribution, he worked briefly as a fisherman in 1939, then as an auxiliary coastguard for the duration of the war.
From 1945 to 1965 he taught at the Penzance School of Art. He exhibited again at the Royal Academy in 1960, and was elected as an Associate in 1967. He died in Penzance in 1971.[1]
Work
Tunnard's early works were considered fairly conventional. His first major exhibition, held in 1932 at the
Tunnard was given a show at the Guggenheim Jeune gallery in 1938. In her autobiography,
Tunnard's work, along with that of painter
Interest in his work diminished after his death in 1971. In 2000, there was a centenary exhibition at Durham University.
A major retrospective at Pallant House Gallery in Chichester in Spring 2010 entitled 'John Tunnard: Inner Space to Outer Space', explored the themes of abstraction, music and surrealism, nature and landscape, and science and space travel in his work. The exhibition was curated by Simon Martin.[4]
References
The Haywood Gallery exhibition, and the Arts Councils book/catalogue.
- ^ a b Alan Windsor, "Tunnard, John Samuel (1900โ1971)", Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004 accessed 3 July 2007
- ^ Peggy Guggenheim Collection, Venice
- ^ Out of this Century: Confessions of an Art Addict, Peggy Guggenheim, published by Andre Deutsch, London. 2005, p190.
- ^ "John Tunnard: Inner Space to Outer Space". press release. Pallant House Gallery. Archived from the original on 14 October 2011. Retrieved 14 September 2011.
Further reading
- John Tunnard: His Life and Work by Alan Peat and Brian A. Whitton
External links
- 42 artworks by or after John Tunnard at the Art UK site
- Tate Gallery, London
- Peggy Guggenheim Collection
- National Portrait Gallery London
- British Government art collection
- British Council collection
- Centenary exhibition (2000)
- Pallant House Gallery, Chichester
- Profile on Royal Academy of Arts Collections
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