Biography/Historical Note

Painter and engraver, born in Birmingham. Studied at the Birmingham College of Art before transitioning to the Royal College of Art. In the later 1930s, he worked on the archaeological team under the auspices of the Oriental Institute of Chicago at Sakkarah, Egypt. Cowern won the Rome Scholarship in Engraving at the British School, staying in Italy from 1937-39. During the Second World War, Cowern served first the Pilgrim's Trust in recording British landscapes, before serving the Army, being employed, among other things, to paint camouflage. Cowern later became an associate of the Royal Academy in 1957 and an Academician in 1968. He taught, from the 1950s onwards, at the Brighton College of Art and in the Brighton Polytechnic. Cowern is especially known for his depictions of landscpaes from his varied and wide travels: Britain, Egypt, Greece, Italy.

Nationality

British.

Education

Birmingham College of Art (1929-31) and Royal College of Art (1931-35).

Role within the BSR

Rome Scholar in Engraving, 1937-1939.

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