Eric Kennington | |
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_-_circa_1925_-_10401.jpg) Eric Kennington R.A. (1888-1960) (chalk drawing, circa 1925) by William Rothenstein | |
| Born | Eric Henri Kennington 12 March 1888 Chelsea, London, England |
| Died | 13 April 1960 (aged 72) Reading, Berkshire, England |
| Education | Lambeth School of Art |
| Known for | Painting, sculpture |
| Parent | Thomas Benjamin Kennington (father) |
Eric Henri Kennington RA (12 March 1888 – 13 April 1960) was an English sculptor, artist and illustrator, and an official war artist in both of the world wars.
As a war artist, Kennington specialised in depictions of the daily hardships endured by soldiers and airmen. In the inter-war years he worked mostly on portraits and a number of book illustrations. The most notable of his book illustrations were for T. E. Lawrence's Seven Pillars of Wisdom. Kennington was also a gifted sculptor, best known for his 24th Division War Memorial in Battersea Park, for his work on the Shakespeare Memorial Theatre in Stratford-upon-Avon and for the effigy of Lawrence at Wareham in Dorset.[1]
- ^ Ian Chilvers (2004). The Oxford Dictionary of Art. Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-860476-9.