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Edwin La Dell was a British printmaker, lithographer, illustrator and painter active during the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s. == Life & career == Edwin La Dell, A.R.A., was born in Coventry, Warwickshire on 7 January 1914, the son of Thomas La Dell, a Sheffield-born bookbinder, and Ellen (née Boardman).〔England & Wales, FreeBMD Birth Index, 1837-1915, Warwickshire, Vol 6d, page 1452〕 He was christened Thomas (after his father and grandfather) Edwin (following a family tradition on his mother's side), but appears always to have been known as Edwin.〔England & Wales Christening Records, 1530-1906. Stoke, Warwickshire, England; Date Range: 1913 - 1917; Film Number: 1067550〕 After attending Sheffield School of Art, in 1935 he won a scholarship to study at the Royal College of Art under John Nash; he later became head of the Department of Lithography at the College from 1948 until his death in 1970. He was elected to the Royal Academy of Arts on 24 April 1969. La Dell was appointed as an official war artist during the Second World War, working on both public murals and camouflage,〔 but his best known works are those from the post-war era, in particular the lithographs he created for the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II, for the School Prints scheme,〔 for Lyons Tea Rooms and his own series of Oxford, Cambridge, Kent and New York. His work was exhibited throughout the world during this period under the auspices of the British Council. La Dell's work is currently held in many collections, including those of the Royal Academy〔 and the Government Art Collection. (Thomas) Edwin La Dell died on 27 June 1970, aged 56.〔England & Wales, Death Index, 1916-2007. Registration district Maidstone, Kent, Volume 5f, page 1449〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Edwin La Dell」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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