James Ardern Grant

James Ardern Grant (1887–1973), was an English printmaker, painter and teacher, who worked mostly in portraiture.[1]

James Ardern Grant
Born1887
Liverpool
Died1973 (aged 85–86)
NationalityBritish
Education
Known forPortrait painter, printmaker

Biography

Grant was born in Liverpool and studied at the Liverpool School of Art and the Académie Julian in Paris before returning to England.[2][3] Grant was a member of the Sandon Studios in Liverpool and did some teaching at the Liverpool School of Art, but moved to London after his marriage in 1913.[3][4] In London, Grant became vice-principal of the Central School of Arts and Crafts. In 1932 Grant was elected a Fellow of Royal Society of Painter-Printmakers and was a member, and later president, of the Pastel Society.[2]

In April 1944, during the Second World War, Grant had a single portrait commission approved by the War Artists' Advisory Committee.[5] Grant's portraits of Alexander Fleming and Lamorna Birch are in the collection of the National Portrait Gallery, London.[6] Throughout his career Grant exhibited extensively at the Royal Academy, Chenil Gallery, the New English Art Club, the Royal Society of Arts and has works in the collections of the Walker Art Gallery in Liverpool and of the Whitworth Art Gallery in Manchester.[2]

References
  1. Grant M. Waters (1975). Dictionary of British Artists Working 1900-1950. Eastbourne Fine Art.CS1 maint: uses authors parameter (link)
  2. David Buckman (1998). Artists in Britain Since 1945 Vol 1, A to L. Art Dictionaries Ltd. ISBN 0 95326 095 X.
  3. Brian Stewart & Mervyn Cutten (1997). The Dictionary of Portrait Painters in Britain up to 1920. Antique Collectors' Club. ISBN 1 85149 173 2.
  4. Frances Spalding (1990). 20th Century Painters and Sculptors. Antique Collectors' Club. ISBN 1 85149 106 6.
  5. Imperial War Museum. "Correspondence with artists, James Grant". Imperial War Museum. Retrieved 7 June 2017.
  6. National Portrait Gallery. "James Ardern Grant". National Portrait Gallery. Retrieved 7 June 2017.
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