- William Bowyer (artist)
William Bowyer RA (born
25 May ,1926 ) is a contemporary British portrait and landscape painter, who works in a traditional manner.Life and work
William Bowyer was born in
Leek ,Staffordshire . He studied atBurslem School of Art and theRoyal College of Art ,London , where his tutors includedRuskin Spear andCarel Weight . [http://www.royalacademy.org.uk/academicians/painters/william-bowyer-ra,168,AR.html "William Bowyer RA"] Royal Academy. Retrieved22 January ,2007 ]In 1963, he won the City of London Art Award. 1971–82, he was Head of Fine Art at Maidstone College of Art. In 1988, the National Portrait Gallery acquired his portraits of miners´ leader,
Arthur Scargill , and cricketer,Viv Richards . The same year theMCC commissioned him to paint the bi-centenary game at Lord's.Buckman, David. "Dictionary of Artists in Britain since 1945", p.174. Art Dictionaries, Bristol, 2006]Although a regular exhibitor in club and group shows, and the Royal Academy Summer Exhibition, his first London solo show was not until 1983, when a retrospective was held at
Messum's gallery.His work is "modern traditional" figurative painting. Strong influences come from predecessors such as
John Constable andJ.M.W. Turner . Landscapes concentrate on theRiver Thames and theSuffolk coast. His love of cricket also leads to subject matter. [http://www.newenglishartclub.co.uk/artists_pages/bowyer_william.asp?art=1 "William Bowyer",] New English Art Club. Retrieved22 January ,2007 ]Ken Howard RA has commented:He was elected an Associate of the Royal Academy of Arts (ARA) in 1973 and a Royal Academician (RA) in 1981. His memberships include the
Royal Institute of Painters in Water Colours and theRoyal Society of Portrait Painters . He was Honoured Secretary (President) of theNew English Art Club for 30 years.His work is in collections including the Royal Academy of Arts, the
Arts Council of Great Britain ,Vancouver Art Gallery , Canada, Huffman and Boyle,New Jersey , the Museum atLord's Cricket Ground , and The Prince of Wales Collection.He is the father of artists, Jason Bowyer and Francis Bowyer. He lives in London and
Walberswick ,Suffolk .ee also
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Federation of British Artists
*Landscape art Notes and references
External links
* [http://www.bowyerfineart.co.uk/ Official web site]
* [http://www.bowyerfineart.co.uk/old_web/w-port-1.htm Official web site - gallery of images]
* [http://www.newenglishartclub.co.uk/shop/artist.asp?aID=42 William Bowyer at the NEAC, includes images of paintings]
* [http://www.npg.org.uk/live/search/person.asp?LinkID=mp07979&role=art William Bowyer's work at the National Portrait Gallery]
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