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Alfred Munnings

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British artist (1878-1959)

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Sir Alfred James Munnings, is known as having been one of England's finest painters of horses, and as an outspoken critic of Modernism. Engaged by Lord Beaverbrook's Canadian War Memorials Fund after the Great War, he earned several prestigious commissions, which made him wealthy.

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1947Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order
1944Royal Academician
1944Knight Bachelor

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Sir Alfred James Munnings, is known as having been one of England's finest painters of horses, and as an outspoken critic of Modernism. Engaged by Lord Beaverbrook's Canadian War Memorials Fund after the Great War, he earned several prestigious commissions, which made him wealthy. Between 1912 and 1914 he was a member of the Newlyn School of artists. His work was part of the Olympic art competitions held in 1928, 1932, and 1948.

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United Kingdom
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Artists
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Artist
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deceased
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Lived 1878 to 1959 · aged 80
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