Leslie Arthur Wilcox | |
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Born | Leslie Arthur Wilcox 13 March 1904 |
Died | 11 January 1982 Rustington, Sussex, England | (aged 77)
Occupation | Artist |
Children | 2, including Ingram Wilcox |
Leslie Arthur Wilcox, RI, RSMA (13 March 1904 – 11 January 1982) was an English artist known mainly for his marine works in oils. He was also a watercolourist, illustrator, poster artist, marine model-maker and author. He was for some years Honorary Secretary of the Royal Society of Marine Artists and a member of the Royal Institute of Painters in Water Colours. His works are in many collections around the world, including the National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, and the Royal Collection. He wrote and illustrated two books on maritime history: Mr Pepys' Navy and Anson's Voyage.[1]