Shrewsbury School, Shropshire

Location

Country: UK
City: London
Place: Government Art Collection

Richard Bawden, printmaker and designer, was born in Braintree, Essex, the son of Edward Bawden (1903-89) the celebrated painter and illustrator. Richard studied at Chelsea, St Martin’s and Winchester Schools of Art, before going to the Royal College of Art, London in 1958- 62. A versatile artist, Bawden has designed restaurant murals, swimming pool mosaics, furniture, textile and poster designs, including poster commissions for London Underground. He has exhibited in solo and mixed exhibitions throughout the UK and abroad, and regularly submits work to the Royal Academy’s Summer Exhibition. Bawden is a member of several distinguished organisations including the Royal Society of Printmakers, the Society of Designer- Craftsmen and an Associate of the Royal Watercolour Society. In 1996 his 60th birthday was marked by major exhibitions of his work at Gainsborough’s House in Sudbury, and the John Russell Gallery in Ipswich, Suffolk.

Places

England, Shropshire

Subjects

topography, tree, boy, path, school, church

Materials & Techniques

lithograph

Artist

Richard Bawden (1936 - 2024)

Title

Shrewsbury School, Shropshire

Series Title

Public Schools Series

Edition

5/100

Date

Medium

Lithograph

Acquisition

Purchased from Editions Alecto, May 1965

Inscription

below image: 5/100 / Richard Bawden

GAC number

7009