William Kermode
William Kermode | |
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Born | 1895 |
Died | 1959 Ashford, Kent, England |
William A. Kermode MC (1895–1959) was an Australian artist. He illustrated Henry Williamson's The Patriot's Progress, published in 1930. The illustrations were linocuts, an unusual medium.
William Kermode was born in
Biography
William A. Kermode was born in Hobart, Tasmania, where his family were among the early landowners. He probably came to England in 1911.
He fought in the British Army, during the First World War 1914–18 and was awarded the Military Cross for Gallantry.
In the
He died aged 64 in Ashford Hospital, Kent.[2]
Education and career
Kermode studied at
Kermode wrote on the subject of colour linocuts applied to advertising and made a number of independent linocuts in monochrome from about 1920, in small editions. He published Drawing on Scraperboard for Beginners in 1938. A fact of Kermode's work, as yet undocumented and largely ignored, is the variety of birding covers and dust wrappers which he designed, some from linocut and many bearing the simple initial "K".[3] Sybil Andrews attended a lecture and demonstration by William Kermode on wood-block printing at Heatherley's School of Art, London in the 20s.[8] A short obituary following his death and written by Owen Rowley appeared on page 12 of The Times on Thursday 5 February 1959.
The Life Saver
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The Life Saver is a limited edition (of 25) original linocut measuring 16"x12" signed in pencil by William Kermode. It is recorded in the National Gallery of Australia, alongside some of his other work, although no copy of it exists there. It is also recorded at being exhibited at the 7th International Print Makers Exhibition 2 March- 4 April at the Los Angeles Museum in 1926.[9] A copy is known to be owned privately.
References
- ISBN 9780356024554; quoting The Times, obituary 6 February 1959
- ^ The Times Digital Archive
- ^ a b National Art Library Reading Room (Victoria & Albert Museum)
- ^ "Artist: William A Kermode – Poster and poster artwork collection, London Transport Museum". Ltmcollection.org. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
- ^ Henry Williamson Society
- ^ Norfolk Library & Information Service
- ^ British Library Catalogue
- ISBN 978-0853318668
- ^ National Gallery of Australia