Malcolm Osborne

Malcolm Osborne CBE RA PPRE (1 August 1880 22 September 1963) was a British original printmaker known for his intaglio prints of landscapes, urban views and portraits.

Malcolm Osborne

CBE
Born(1880-08-01)1 August 1880
Frome, Somerset, England
Died22 September 1963(1963-09-22) (aged 83)
NationalityUnited Kingdom British
EducationMerchant Venturers' Technical College,
Royal College of Art
Known forlandscapes, urban views, portraits

Chronology

  • 1 August 1880 born at Frome, Somerset,[1] the fourth son of Alfred Arthur Osborne (1847–1910), Schoolmaster, and his wife Sarah Elizabeth née Biggs,(1843-1907). He grew up in Frome and moved to Streatham, London with his elder brother Harold in the early 1900s.
  • educated at the Merchant Venturers' Technical College, Bristol
  • 1901 to 1906, he studied etching and engraving under Frank Short at the Royal College of Art, in South Kensington, London.[1]
  • 1904 published his first etching
  • World War I served in Artists' Rifles and 60th Division in France, Salonika and Palestine
  • 11 June 1918, he was elected Associate Engraver of Royal Academy.
  • 1924 succeeded Short as the Head of the etching and engraving school when Short retired.
  • 13 Apr 1926 elected full member of the Royal Academy
  • 1927 Kensington, London married Amy Margaret Stableford (1884–1964).
  • 1938-1962 held the position of President Royal Society of Painter-Etchers and Engravers (now the Royal Society of Painter-Printmakers)[2]
  • 1948 awarded Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
  • 1 January 1956 elected Senior member of the Royal Academy
  • 22 September 1963 died Kensington, London, England

Bibliography

  • Print Collector's Quarterly, XII, 1925, pp. 285–313. Entries: 86
  • Malcolm Charles Salaman (introduction) (1929) The Etchings of Malcolm Osborne, R.A., R.E., incl. 12 leaves of plates (Modern Masters of Etching, no. 21) London: The Studio Ltd.; New York: William Edwin Rudge OCLC 556936 OCLC 877568110 OCLC 752179179

Memberships and awards

Students

References

  1. Bury, Stephen (21 June 2012). Benezit Dictionary of British Graphic Artists and Illustrators. OUP USA. p. 177. ISBN 978-0-19-992305-2.
  2. Hennessy, Elizabeth (23 July 1992). A Domestic History of the Bank of England, 1930-1960. Cambridge University Press. p. 151. ISBN 978-0-521-39140-5.
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