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Austin, Robert Sargent, 1895-1973 (British printmaker and draughtsman)

 Person

Biography/Historical Note

Printmaker and draughtsman, Robert Austin was born in Leicester. He studied at the Leicester School of Art and then at the Royal College of Art, 1914-16 and 1919-22, winning the Rome Scholarship in Engraving at the British School in 1922. He taught engraving at the Royal College of Art, 1927-44, becoming Professor in the Department of Graphic Design, 1948-55. He exhibited work with The Royal Watercolour Society (RWS), of which he was a member and President, The Royal Society of Painter-Printmakers (RE), of which he was a member; and the Royal Academy (RA), to which he was elected in 1949.

Nationality

English.

Education

Leicester School of Art, 1914-16. Royal College of Art, 1919-22.

Role within the BSR

Rome Scholar in Engraving, 1922-1925. Member of the Faculty of Engraving, 1929-?

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Artworks by Robert Sargent Austin, 1922 - 1947

 Series/Portfolio

Artworks by Robert Sargent Austin, 1922 - 1947

Reference number: SCH-PRI/027-047/441/448/452/463
Scope and Contents

Prints executed by Robert Sargent Austin, BSR Scholar in Engraving, 1922-1925.

Dates: Date Range Of Artworks: 1922 - 1947
Found in: British School at Rome Archive & Special Collections / SCH-PRI, British School at Rome Print Collection

Austin, Robert Sargent, 1921 - 1980, Academic year 1922-1925

 File

Austin, Robert Sargent, 1921 - 1980, Academic year 1922-1925

Reference number: AR-01.02.03/058.03
Scope and Contents Documents from this file include: application form; letter of communication of the award of the Rome Scholarship; correspondence between Austin and Evelyn Shaw (BSR Honorary General Secretary); financial arrangements; correspondence between Austin and Stanley Quick; hotel receipt; stipend account; letter to Austin concerning the 1923 exhibition held by Commendatore A. E. Tornelli; first year report; purchase receipt; application for the renewal of the scholarship for a third year; third year...
Dates: Record Keeping: 1921 - 1980; Academic year 1922-1925
Found in: British School at Rome Archive & Special Collections / AR, British School at Rome Administrative Archive / Awards and Funding Bodies records / Scholarships and Awards. Fine Arts / Rome Scholarship in Engraving

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