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Sorrell, Alan, 1904-1974 (British painter and illustrator)

 Person

Biography/Historical Note

Muralist, teacher and illustrator with a strong interest in early history, best remembered for his archaeological illustrations and his detailed reconstructions of Roman Britain. He trained at the Southend Municipal School of Art (1919-22) and then attended the Royal College of Art (1924-27). After his Rome Scholarship (1928-30), in 1931 he became Senior Assistant Instructor of Drawing at The Royal College of Art, retaining the post until 1948.In 1937 he was elected member of the Royal Watercolour Society. During WWII he volunteered for the RAF but was transferred as a Camouflage Officer to the Air Ministry in 1941. During his postwar career he mainly collaborated as illustrator with a number of archaeologists, such as W. F. Grimes, Kathleen Kenyon and Mortimer Wheeler.

Nationality:

English.

Education:

Southend Municipal School of Art, 1919-1922. Royal College of Art, 1924-1927.

Role within the BSR:

Rome Scholar in Painting, 1928-1930.

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Sorrell, Alan Ernest, 1927 - 1975, Academic year 1928-1930

 File

Sorrell, Alan Ernest, 1927 - 1975, Academic year 1928-1930

Reference number: AR-01.02.01/043.10
Scope and Contents Documents from this file include: Sorrell's resume; application form; letter of communication of the award of the Rome Scholarship; correspondence between Sorrell and Shaw; newspaper cuttings (1933; 1949; 1950); final report; financial arrangements; application for the renewal of the scholarship for a second year; letter regarding the renewal of the scholarship for the second year; newspaper cuttings; correspondence between Shaw and George A. Macmillan; exhibition brochure (1933); magazine...
Dates: Record Keeping: 1927 - 1975; Academic year 1928-1930