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Alfred Munnings

British artist (1878-1959) · United Kingdom · On the map · Artists · Died at 80

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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1959Died17 July 19591947Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian OrderAward1944Knight BachelorAwardRoyal AcademicianAward1878Born8 October 1878

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Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order1947
Royal Academician1944
Knight Bachelor1944

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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.

Country
United Kingdom
Category
Artists
Type
Artist
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1878 to 1959 · aged 80