Sam Dodwell
Samuel William Dodwell RI (1909 in Wandsworth, London – 1990 in Truro) was an English painter.
Life and work
Sam Dodwell discovered painting at an early age and at the age of 18, while visiting
In his late fifties, he suffered three major heart attacks. After then experimental open-heart surgery, predicted to give him four more years of life, he lived 23 years, during which he achieved his ambition. moving to Cornwall to take up a career as prolific painter.
He painted daily, his works inspired by regional subjects, in various media:
.During his career he exhibited at the
He was closely associated with the Mid-Cornwall Galleries at St Blazey Gate from their creation in 1980; he is commemorated at this venue by a Sam Dodwell Gallery. A major retrospective exhibition, including some 50 of his works, was staged there in February 2007.
References
- Work of artist who taught Prince Charles, Western Daily Press, Bristol, England, February 24, 2007
- Sam Dodwell RI, artist profile, MCG
- Play it again, Sam!: A Retrospective of the paintings of Sam Dodwell R.I.
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