Rupert Shephard
Rupert Shephard | |
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Born | Islington, London, England | 12 February 1909
Died | 16 March 1992 London, England | (aged 83)
Education | Slade School of Fine Art |
Known for | Painting, drawing |
Spouse | |
Relatives | Caitlin Thomas (sister-in-law) |
Rupert Norman Shephard (12 February 1909 – 16 March 1992) was an English painter, illustrator and art teacher.[1]
Early life
Shephard was born in Islington, the son of an engineer and a charity worker, who were both Quakers and keen amateur artists. He attended Repton School, before studying at the Slade School of Fine Art from 1926 to 1929.
After graduating from the Slade, Shephard taught at Raynes Park County School whilst painting at night and often in pubs and music halls.
World War II
From 1940 to 1943, Shephard worked as an industrial draughtsman but continued to paint and submitted several paintings, on industrial production topics, to the War Artists' Advisory Committee, WAAC. These included a series of five pictures, Women in Industry and a scene inside an aircraft repair workshop.[3] In the spring of 1945, WAAC offered Shephard a full-time contract with the Ministry of War Transport, which he completed with a number of scenes painted in London.[4]
Later life
From 1946 to 1948 Shephard taught at the
Collections holding works by Rupert Shephard include the
Shephard's painting Portrait of Mrs Marie Lydia Grant was burned by demonstrators during the Rhodes Must Fall protests at the University of Cape Town, UCT, in February 2016.[10] One other painting, Portrait of JP Duminy, was removed from UCT in 2016.[11]Bibliography
- 1954 Capescapes (verse illustrated with lino-cuts),
- 1966 Passing Scenes: Eighteen Images of Southern Africa (Stourton Press,London)
- 1977 Cockcrow and other Verses
- 1977 Reissue of Passing Scenes: Eighteen Images of Southern Africa
References
- ISBN 1-85149-106-6.
- ^ a b c Sally Hunter (May 2005). "Shephard, Rupert Norman (1909-1992)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography; OUP 2004; online edn. Retrieved 19 November 2013.
- ^ Imperial War Museum. "War Artists archive - Rupert Shephard". Imperial War Museum. Retrieved 19 November 2013.
- ISBN 978-0-300-10890-3.
- ^ Grant M. Waters (1975). Dictionary of British Artists Working 1900-1950. Eastbourne Fine Art.
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- ISBN 0-95326-095-X.
- ^ 32 artworks by or after Rupert Shephard, Art UK. Retrieved 20 November 2013.
- ^ British Museum. "British Museum, Search the Collection - Rupert Shephard". British Museum. Retrieved 21 November 2013.
- ^ GroundUp, 9 June 2017
- ^ Dossier Art under threat at University of Cape Town - South African Art Times, 2017
External links
- 32 artworks by or after Rupert Shephard at the Art UK site