Malcolm Osborne

• Name — Malcolm Osborne • Honorific Suffix — CBE • Born — 1 August 1880 • Birthplace — Frome, Somerset, England • Died — 22 September 1963 • Education — Merchant Venturers' Technical College, Royal College of Art • Known for — landscapes, urban views, portraits

• 1 August 1880 born at Frome, Somerset, the fourth son of Alfred Arthur Osborne (1847–1910), Schoolmaster, and his wife Sarah Elizabeth née Biggs,(1843-1907). He grew up in Frome and moved to Streatham, London with his elder brother Harold in the early 1900s. • educated at the Merchant Venturers' Technical College, Bristol • 1901 to 1906, he studied etching and engraving under Frank Short at the Royal College of Art, in South Kensington, London. • 1904 published his first etching • World War I served in Artists' Rifles and 60th Division in France, Salonika and Palestine • 11 June 1918, he was elected Associate Engraver of Royal Academy. • 1924 succeeded Short as the Head of the etching and engraving school when Short retired. • 13 Apr 1926 elected full member of the Royal Academy • 1927 Kensington, London married Amy Margaret Stableford (1884–1964). • 1938-1962 held the position of President Royal Society of Painter-Etchers and Engravers (now the Royal Society of Painter-Printmakers) • 1948 awarded Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) • 1 January 1956 elected Senior member of the Royal Academy • 22 September 1963 died Kensington, London, England