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Paul Nash Paul Nash
Paul Nash 1889-1946, English painter and wood engraver. He studied at the Slade School of Art, London. Nash worked at the front as official artist in both World Wars. He helped to form Unit One, an English avant-garde group of artists and architects. Nash's paintings of the English landscape were... Read more
Unit One Unit One
Unit One. A group of eleven avant-garde British artists formed in 1933. Its birth was announced in a letter to The Times by Paul Nash, published on 12 June of that year. The members were the painters John Armstrong (1893–1973), John Bigge (1892–1973), Burra, Hillier (who replaced ... Read more
Sir Walter Nash Sir Walter Nash
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Institute of Contemporary Arts Institute of Contemporary Arts
Institute of Contemporary Arts (ICA), London. Cultural centre founded by Roland Penrose and Herbert Read in 1947 to encourage new developments in the arts and cater for some of the functions fulfilled by the Museum of Modern Art in New York, organizing exhibitions, lectures, films, concerts,... Read more
Edward Bawden Edward Bawden
Bawden, Edward (1903–1989). British water-colour painter, illustrator, and designer of posters, wallpaper, tapestries, and theatre decor, born at Braintree, Essex. From 1919 to 1922 Bawden studied at Cambridge School of Art, and from 1922 to 1925 at the Royal College of Art, where his... Read more
Eric Ravilious Eric Ravilious
Ravilious, Eric (1903–1942). British watercolour painter, printmaker, and designer, born in London. He had his main training at the Royal College of Art (1922–5), where he was influenced by his teacher Paul Nash and became a lifelong friend of his fellow student Edward Bawden. In... Read more
Cumberland Market Group Cumberland Market Group
Cumberland Market Group. A small group of painters formed in London towards the end of 1914, with Robert Bevan, Harold Gilman, and Charles Ginner as the core members; all three had belonged to the recently defunct Camden Town Group and were at this time members also of its successor, the London... Read more
Buckingham Palace Buckingham Palace
Buckingham Palace , residence of British sovereigns from 1837, in Westminster metropolitan borough, London, England, adjacent to St. James's Park. Built (1703) by the duke of Buckingham, it was purchased (1761) by George III and was remodeled (1825) by John Nash; the eastern facade was added in... Read more
Beau Nash Beau Nash
Beau Nash (Richard Nash), 1674-1761, Englishman of fashion. As master of ceremonies at Bath he was the recognized leader of society. He maintained his luxurious mode of living by gambling until gaming was forbidden in 1745. He died a poor pensioner.... Read more
John Henry Nash John Henry Nash
John Henry Nash 1871-1947, American printer and bibliophile, b. Woodbridge, Canada. After learning the printer's trade, he emigrated to the United States in 1894. He eventually became professor of typography at the Univ. of Oregon. Nash published finely crafted editions of several works, including ... Read more

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