Edward Bawden
English painter (1903-1989) · United Kingdom · On the map · Artists · Died at 86
Edward Bawden, was an English painter, illustrator and graphic artist, known for his prints, book covers, posters, and garden metalwork furniture. Bawden taught at the Royal College of Art, where he had been a student, worked as a commercial artist and served as a war artist in World War II.
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In an Air Raid Shelter, Dunkirk - Bombs are dropping. (IWM ART LD239)
Ravenna - Royal Engineers' working party collecting material for bridge repairs and road making at the Porta Cybo (IWM ART LD4967)
Brick House in Great Bardfield
Bawden's Ferry across the River Lea tile at Tottenham Hale tube station
Queen Victoria tile at Victoria tube stationAwards
About this person
He was a fine watercolour painter but worked in many different media. He illustrated several books and painted murals in both the 1930s and 1960s. He was admired by Edward Gorey, David Gentleman and other graphic artists, and his work and career is often associated with that of his contemporary Eric Ravilious.
