Peter Lanyon

Peter Lanyon was a British painter, glider pilot, ceramicist, artist and sculptor (1918–1964). He was born at St Ives and died at Taunton.

Also recorded as George Peter Lanyon.

Peter Lanyon in brief

Born
1918
Died
1964
Known for
painter, glider pilot, ceramicist, artist and sculptor
Place of birth
St Ives
Contents

Identity and origins

The authorities additionally record the heading George Peter Lanyon. His recorded language was English.

One child is recorded: Andrew Lanyon.

Recognition and collections

Work by Peter Lanyon is held by Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, Minneapolis Institute of Art, Tate and National Gallery of Victoria.

Catalogued works

45 works under this name are catalogued by Wikidata Query Service, The Art Institute of Chicago and Wellcome Collection. Their recorded dates run from 1903 to 2019.

Mullion Bay, dated 1954, held by National Gallery of Victoria, inventory 3080-4. Landscape with Cross, dated 1957, held by Minneapolis Institute of Art, inventory 80.54.1. Landscape: Towednack, Cornwall, dated 1939, held by Yale Center for British Art, inventory B1984.31.2. Penwith, dated 1948, held by Yale Center for British Art, inventory B1991.41.2. Witness, dated 1961, held by David Bowie's art collection. Inshore Fishing, dated 1953, held by David Bowie's art collection. Trevalgan, dated 1951, held by David Bowie's art collection. Rosewall, dated 1940, held by David Bowie's art collection. Dry Summer Thunder, dated 1951, held by David Bowie's art collection. Zennor Bird, dated 1950, held by David Bowie's art collection. Bantam On Guard, dated 1953, held by David Bowie's art collection. River Severn In The Mist, dated 1961, held by David Bowie's art collection. Ginger Hill, dated 1961, held by National Galleries Scotland, inventory GMA 2290. Solo Flight, dated 1960, held by National Galleries Scotland, inventory GMA 2742. Porthleven, dated 1951, held by National Gallery, inventory N06151. Zennor Storm, dated 1958, held by Tate, inventory T03209. Thermal, dated 1960, held by Tate, inventory T00375. Lost Mine, dated 1959, held by Tate, inventory T06467. Headland, dated 1948, held by Tate, inventory T06466. Wreck, dated 1963, held by Tate, inventory T03693. Caravan Camp, dated 1964, held by Carnegie Museum of Art, inventory 2005.69. Cliff Pool, dated 1958, held by Yale University Art Gallery, inventory 1961.42. Bird Wind, dated 1955, held by San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, inventory 80.425. Shy Deep, dated 1959, held by Fitzwilliam Museum, inventory PD.27-1984. Godrevy Rock, dated 1962, held by National Gallery of Canada, inventory 15002. Saracinesco, dated 1957, held by Cleveland Museum of Art, inventory 1962.54. Airscape, dated 1961, held by Q2148186, inventory 1996.11.29. Bocastle, dated 1956, held by Q2148186, inventory 1996.11.31. Sky, dated 1956, held by Buffalo AKG Art Museum, inventory 1971:4.16. Lulworth, dated 1956, held by Buffalo AKG Art Museum, inventory K1958:6. Dark Beach, dated 1962, held by The Suter Te Aratoi o Whakatū, inventory 392. Isle of Purbeck, dated 1958, held by Princeton Art Museum, inventory y1962-127. Orange and Blue Fishing Boat, dated 1936, held by Q1251321, inventory TRURI : 2001.12.3. The Yellow Runner, dated 1946, held by Abbot Hall Art Gallery, inventory AH 2861/92. Corsham Towers, dated 1951, held by Victoria Art Gallery, inventory BTVAG : P : 2009.1. Bojewyan Farm, dated 1951, held by British Council, inventory P345. The Green Mile, dated 1952. Bicyclist in Penwith, dated 1952, held by Arts Council Collection, Southbank Centre, inventory AC 240. Greystone, dated 1953, held by Ashmolean Museum, inventory WA2001.176. Moor Cliffe, Kynance, dated 1953, held by Arts Council Collection, Southbank Centre, inventory AC 307. Third Doll, dated 1960, graphite, with erasing, and graphite frottage, on ivory japanese paper, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 1960.210. 81–14–87, dated 1964, oil on linen, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 1964.175. Eucalol, dated 1977, acrylic on canvas, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 1988.142. Refuge and renewal : migration and British art / Peter Wakelin., dated 2019, held by Wellcome Collection. Burroughs Wellcome & Co, Private Letter Book 14, dated June - September 1903, held by Wellcome Collection.

In public collections

Work associated with this heading is recorded in 13 named public collections.

David Bowie's art collection: 8 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Tate: 7 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. British Council: 5 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Arts Council Collection, Southbank Centre: 4 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. The Box: 4 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Yale Center for British Art: 2 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. National Galleries Scotland: 2 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. National Gallery: 2 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Q2148186: 2 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Buffalo AKG Art Museum: 2 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. The Art Institute of Chicago: 3 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. The Cleveland Museum of Art: 1 recorded object, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Wellcome Collection: 2 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue.

Literature

13 scholarly publications naming this subject were located in the registry of record.

Lanyon, Peter, Oxford Art Online, 2003. Lanyon, Peter, Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011. The Drawings of Peter Lanyon, 2018. Lanyon, (George) Peter, (8 Feb. 1918–31 Aug. 1964), Professional Artist since 1933, Who Was Who, 2007. Poem for a Painter: Peter Lanyon, English, 1956. Temporal Trends in the Incidence of Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis: A Nationwide Cohort Study From England 2003–2018, HemaSphere, 2022. Re-thinking human interactions with the oceans, Royal Society Open Science, 2024. Primary Production, an Index of Climate Change in the Ocean: Satellite-Based Estimates over Two Decades, Remote Sensing, 2020. Valuing the health benefits of nature-based recreational physical activity in England, Environment International, 2024. WEST CORNWALL IN THE LANDSCAPE ABSTRACTION OF THE ST IVES SCHOOL, Sovremennye Issledovaniâ Socialʹnyh Problem, 2014. A Transcriptional Signature of Fatigue Derived from Patients with Primary Sjögren's Syndrome., PLoS ONE, 2015. The Role of Rural Heterogeneity in Knowledge Mobilisation and Sociotechnical Transitions: Reflections from a Study on Electric Vehicles as an Alternative Technology for Cornwall, UK, European Countryside, 2019. Pain and depression are associated with both physical and mental fatigue independently of comorbidities and medications in primary Sjögren’s syndrome, RMD Open, 2019.

Digitised editions and texts

1 digitised item associated with this heading is catalogued by Internet Archive.

Peter Lanyon (1991) — Internet Archive.

Scholarly footprint

Bibliographic registers publish measured figures for this heading: 8 language editions of the general reference literature carrying an article (Wikimedia (language editions)). A count of publications is evidence of attention, not of standing, and is given here only as a measure.

Evidence base

This article draws on 8 independent source lineages. Copies and mirrors of the same underlying record were collapsed into a single witness, so 8 means 8 genuinely separate publishers of record. 11 further registers were consulted and returned nothing for this heading.

In detail

Peter Lanyon studied at Clifton College. the recorded working language is English.

The field of work recorded is painting. The authority associates the name with modernism.

Membership is recorded of Gorsedh Kernow.

Work by Peter Lanyon is recorded in the collections of Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, Minneapolis Institute of Art, Tate, National Gallery of Victoria and San Francisco Museum of Modern Art.

Chronology

  1. 1918Peter Lanyon born at St Ives.
  2. 1939Landscape: Towednack, Cornwall (Yale Center for British Art).
  3. 1948Penwith (Yale Center for British Art).
  4. 1953Inshore Fishing (David Bowie's art collection).
  5. 1954Mullion Bay (National Gallery of Victoria).
  6. 1957Landscape with Cross (Minneapolis Institute of Art).
  7. 1961Witness (David Bowie's art collection).
  8. 1964Peter Lanyon died at Taunton.
  9. 1991Peter Lanyon digitised by Internet Archive.

Sources

Each source is named with the standing the house places on it, so the evidence can be weighed rather than taken on trust.

  1. 1.

    Lanyon, (George) Peter, (8 Feb. 1918–31 Aug. 1964), Professional Artist since 1933, Who Was Who, 2007

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  2. 2.

    Lanyon, Peter, Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  3. 3.

    Lanyon, Peter, Oxford Art Online, 2003

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  4. 4.

    Poem for a Painter: Peter Lanyon, English, 1956

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  5. 5.

    The Drawings of Peter Lanyon, 2018

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  6. 6.

    Directory of Open Access Journals lists 18 articles naming Peter Lanyon.

    open access index · Unverified

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  7. 7.

    Internet Archive, 1 digitised item catalogued under Peter Lanyon as creator.

    digital repository · Unverified

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  8. 8.

    The Art Institute of Chicago, collection records associated with Peter Lanyon.

    museum collection · Unverified · The Art Institute of Chicago

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  9. 9.

    The Cleveland Museum of Art, open access collection records associated with Peter Lanyon.

    museum collection · Unverified · The Cleveland Museum of Art

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  10. 10.

    Wellcome Collection catalogue records 2 works naming Peter Lanyon.

    museum collection · Unverified · Wellcome Collection

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  11. 11.

    Wikidata, structured authority record Q869919: Peter Lanyon

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikimedia Foundation

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  12. 12.

    “Peter Lanyon”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia

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