Evan Charlton

Evan Charlton
Born 1904 (1904)
London
Died 1984 (aged 79–80)
Porthkerry, South Glamorgan
Nationality British
Education Slade School of Art
Known for Painting

Evan Charlton (1904–1984) was a British artist who painted both conventional portraits and surrealist landscapes.[1]

Biography

A Parachute Factory (1943) (Art.IWM ART LD 2908)

Charlton, whose mother was Welsh, was born in London and attended University College, London between 1923 and 1927 where he studied chemistry.[2] He studied art at the Slade School of Art between 1930 and 1933 before taking a teaching post at the West of England College of Art in Bristol. Charlton left Bristol in 1938 when he was appointed the Head of the Cardiff School of Art.[1] During World War Two, Charlton worked as a war artist with a series of short-term contracts from the War Artists' Advisory Committee to paint industrial scenes and also some portraits. After the War, Charlton was appointed HM Inspector (Art) for Wales in 1945, a post he held until his retirement in 1966.

Retirement allowed Charlton to paint full-time and he was able to contribute to a number of exhibitions, including at the Royal West of England Academy, the New English Art Club and the Welsh Arts Council.[3] Charlton died in Porthkerry, South Glamorgan.[4] A memorial exhibition of his work was held at the National Museum of Wales in Cardiff in 1985.[5]

References

  1. 1 2 Frances Spalding (1990). 20th Century Painters and Sculptors. Antique Collectors' Club. ISBN 1 85149 106 6.
  2. ↑ Peter W Jones & Isabel Hitchman (2015). Post War to Post Modern:A Dictionary of Artists in Wales. Gomer Press. ISBN 978 184851 8766.
  3. ↑ Martin Tinney Gallery (2011). "Evan Charlton 1904-1984". Martin Tinney Gallery. Retrieved 29 February 2016.
  4. ↑ David Buckman (1998). Artists in Britain Since 1945 Vol 1, A to L. Art Dictionaries Ltd. ISBN 0 95326 095 X.
  5. ↑ Liss Llewellyn Fine Art. "Biography:Evan Charlton". Liss Llewellyn Fine Art. Retrieved 29 February 2016.


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