Adrian Allinson

Adrian Allinson
Born
Adrian Paul Allinson

(1890-01-09)9 January 1890
London, England
Died20 February 1959(1959-02-20) (aged 69)
London, England
EducationWycliffe College, Gloucestershire[1]
Slade School of Fine Art
Known forPainting, pottery, sculpture, engraving
Notable work"The Café Royal" (1915–16), posters for London Transport (1934–40)
SpouseClarke Buckland
FatherThomas Allinson
RelativesBertrand P. Allinson (brother)

Francesca Allinson

(sister)
ElectedRoyal Society of British Artists (1933)
Royal Institute of Oil Painters (1936)
Harvesting, used as part of the "Dig for Victory campaign during World War II

Adrian Paul Allinson ROI (9 January 1890 – 20 February 1959) was a British painter, potter and engraver known for his landscapes of Southern Europe and North Africa, and for a series of notable posters he made for London Transport.[2][3]

  1. ^ Thomas, Ronan. "Adrian Allinson 1890 – 1959". West End at War. Retrieved 3 June 2013.
  2. ^ "Mr. Adrian Allinson". The Times. 21 February 1959. p. 10. Retrieved 3 June 2013.
  3. ^ "Art Exhibitions". The Times. 6 November 1930. p. 12. Retrieved 4 June 2013. Mr. Adrian Allinson ... is exhibiting paintings, drawings, wood engravings, and pottery and stoneware at the Redfern Gallery