Anthony Rossiter, 1926-2000

• Biography

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  Biography	Anthony Rossiter studied at Chelsea Polytechnic 1947-1951. His first important commission was for two posters for London Transport. In 1959 he had his first solo exhibition at the Galerie de Seine in Paris, and was elected a member of The Society of Industrial Artists in 1962. In 1964 he had a large exhibition at Frost and Reed's in Bristol. From 1960 until 1983 he was a lecturer at the Royal West of England Academy in Bristol. His autobiography was published by Gollancz in 1966, and in 1969 the Lincolnshire Association held a retrospective exhibition of his work. He is a writer and painter. Among the museums and galleries which hold his work are the Victoria And Albert Museum, Smithsonian Institute, and the Ashmolean Museum. (Riddell 1994)
  Education	Chelsea Polytechnic, 1947-1951
  Employment	Designed posters for London Transport, 1955-1974
  Role	Artist,