Malcolm Osborne
Malcolm Osborne (1 August 1880 – 22 September 1963) was a British original printmaker known for his intaglio prints of landscapes, urban views and portraits.
Malcolm Osborne
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- Name
- Malcolm Osborne
- 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
- Nationality
- United Kingdom
- Occupation
- printmaker · etcher · graphic artist
- Languages
- English
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• 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
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Malcolm Osborne lived from 1880 to 1963 and was a graphic artist and etcher. The birth of Malcolm Osborne is recorded in 1880, and the death in 1963.
Chronology
Chronology
• 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
Students
• Geoffrey Wedgwood • James Henry Govier • James T.A. Osborne
Memberships and awards
• Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) • Member of the Royal Academy (R.A.) • President of the Royal Society of Painter-Printmakers (P.R.E.)
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Notes from the source article
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- 1.Bury, Stephen. Benezit Dictionary of British Graphic Artists and Illustrators. OUP USA. 177. 2012-06-21. 978-0-19-992305-2.
- 2.Hennessy, Elizabeth. A Domestic History of the Bank of England, 1930-1960. Cambridge University Press. 151. 1992-07-23. 978-0-521-39140-5.
Bibliography printed in the source article · 2
- Print Collector's Quarterly, XII, 1925, pp. 285–313. Entries: 86
- Malcolm Charles Salaman (introduction) (1929) The Etchings of Malcolm Osborne, R.A., R.E., incl. 12 leaves of plates (Modern Masters of Etching, no. 21) London: The Studio Ltd.; New York: William Edwin Rudge
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