Eric William Ravilious, 1903-1942
Main details
Reference number | 1996/5105 |
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Name | Eric William Ravilious |
Preferred name | Eric Ravilious |
Born | 1903 |
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Completeness | 15% |
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Biography
Attribute Value Biography Eric Ravilious was born in London. He studied at the Eastbourne School of Art (1919-22), then the Design School at the Royal College of Art (1922-5) where Paul Nash was his tutor.
He designed wood engravings for book illustrations, as well as book jackets, and jointly with Edward Bawden and Cyril Mahoney painted the murals for Morley College, London (1928-30).
A design tutor at the Royal College of Art (1930-8), he worked on porcelain, glass, furniture and textile designs. In 1937, he executed the wall decoration for the British Pavilion at the Paris Exhibition. During the late 1930s, he increasingly turned to water-colour painting and colour lithography.
The Crafts Council organised a major exhibition of his work in 1986.
Although his work appeared in a series of books published by London Transport two major works 'Greenwich Pier' and 'Greenwich Observatory', intended for use on posters, were never used. Appointed an official war artist in 1940, Ravilious was killed on active service in Iceland.Education Royal College of Art, 1922-1925Eastbourne School of Art, 1919-1922Employment Designed illustrations for London Transport, 01/01/1933 - 31/12/1936Role Artist,