Sketch for the Coronation Procession from Admiralty Arch

Leonard Rosoman (1913 - 2012)

Pen and ink on paper

1953

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  • About the work
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    Country: UK
    City: London
    Place: Government Art Collection
  • About the artist
    Born in London in 1913, Leonard Rosoman studied at Durham University, the Royal Academy Schools (1935–36) and the Central School of Arts and Crafts (1937–38). He served in the Second World War, becoming an Official War Artist in 1944, painting scenes ofthe Pacific on board an aircraft carrier. In 1947 Rosoman began teaching at Camberwell School of Art, before moving to Edinburgh in 1948 to teach at the College of Art. From 1956 he taught at the Royal College of Art, London. He was elected an Associate of the Royal Academy in 1960 and a full Academician in 1970. Rosoman was awarded an OBE in 1981. In 2003, his 90th birthday was celebrated with an exhibition at the Fine Art Society, London.
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    Artist
    Leonard Rosoman (1913 - 2012)
    Title
    Sketch for the Coronation Procession from Admiralty Arch
    Date
    1953
    Medium
    Pen and ink on paper
    Dimensions
    height: 48.00 cm, width: 66.00 cm
    Acquisition
    Commissioned from the artist, April 1953
    Inscription
    Not signed; Inscribed extensively with colour notes
    GAC number
    2465