Anthony Gross

Anthony Gross
CBE RA
Captain Anthony Gross, an Official War Artist
Born
Anthony Imre Alexander Gross

19 March 1905
Dulwich, London, England
Died8 September 1984(1984-09-08) (aged 79)
Le Boulvé, France
EducationSlade School of Fine Art, Central School of Art and Crafts, École des Beaux-Arts, Academia de San Fernando, Académie Julian
Known forprintmaking, engraving, etching, painting, animation
Spouse(s)Marguerite Florenty
(m. 1930–1984, his death) ; 2 children
Military career
Allegiance United Kingdom
Service / branch British Army
Years of service1941–1945
RankCaptain
Unit9th Army
The Battle of Egypt, 1942- Inside an Armoured Command Vehicle in Action (1942)
Battle of Arakan, 1943- Overlooking Japanese Positions at Rathedaung (1943)
British Troops and Vehicles on the Deck of a US Landing Ship Tank (1944)

Anthony Imre Alexander Gross CBE RA (19 March 1905 – 8 September 1984) was a British printmaker, painter, war artist and film director of Hungarian-Jewish, Italian, and Anglo-Irish descent.[1]

  1. ^ Thomas, Ronan; West End at War: Anthony Gross. Retrieved 8 April 2012