Raymond Teague Cowern
Raymond Teague Cowern | |
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| Born | 12 July 1913 Birmingham, West Midlands, England |
| Died | 1986 (aged 72–73) |
| Known for | Painting |
Raymond Teague Cowern Royal Academy in 1968.[1]
Biography
Cowern was born and educated in
At the start of World War Two, Cowern joined the British Army and, after training in Norwich and at Farnham, served as an intelligence officer and then as a Field Security Officer with the
Recording Britain project during the War in 1940.[4] For Recording Britain, he painted and etched images of historic buildings at risk of destruction in Suffolk, Worcestershire and Herefordshire.[4] A number of these drawings are now in the collection of the Victoria and Albert Museum
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After the war, Cowern worked continually as a painter and illustrator and for many years he lived in
Royal Academy in 1957 and became a full member of the Academy in 1968.[6] The Royal Academy hosted an exhibition of his work in 2004.[7]
References
- ^ a b c Grant M. Waters (1975). Dictionary of British Artists Working 1900-1950. Eastbourne Fine Art.
- ^ ISBN 0-95326-095-X.
- ^ a b c "Cowern, Raymond Teague (Oral history)". Imperial War Museums. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
- ^ ISBN 978-1-85177-661-0.
- ^ "Fourth Edition of the Handbook" (PDF). The Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago. 1935. Retrieved 22 January 2020.
- ^ Royal Academy. "Raymond Cowern, RA". The Royal Academy. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
- ^ "Raymond Teague Cowern (1913-1986)". The British Council. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
Further reading
- All the Etchings of R T Cowern; A Final Flowering of the Modern British Etching Tradition by Elizabeth Harvey-Lee, 1996, Grillford Limited, Milton Keynes.
- Two Birmingham Painters-Etchers: R T Cowern, H A Freeth, 1988, Exhibition Catalogue, Birmingham Museum Art Gallery
External links
- 2 artworks by or after Raymond Teague Cowern at the Art UK site
- Works by Cowern in the Victoria & Albert Museum collection
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