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Lawrence Gowing

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English artist (1918-1991)

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Sir Lawrence Burnett Gowing was an English artist, writer, curator and teacher. Initially recognised as a portrait and landscape painter, he quickly rose to prominence as an art educator, writer, and eventually, curator and museum trustee. He was described as a prominent member of the "English Establishment".

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Ordre des Arts et des Lettres
Commander of the Order of the British Empire

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Sir Lawrence Burnett Gowing was an English artist, writer, curator and teacher. Initially recognised as a portrait and landscape painter, he quickly rose to prominence as an art educator, writer, and eventually, curator and museum trustee. He was described as a prominent member of the "English Establishment". As a student of art history he was largely self-taught.

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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 1918 to 1991 · aged 72
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