Bradshaw, Brian, 1923-2016 (British painter, etcher and draftsman)
Biography/Historical Note
Printmaker and painter, born in Bolton, Lancashire. Studied at Bolton and Manchester Schools of Art, then moving to the Royal College of Art. Bradshaw served the Royal Signals for five years in the Second World War. In 1951, Bradshaw won the Rome Scholarship in Engraving, during which he spent a first year travelling exstensively through Europe and a second producing work in Rome.Returning to Britain in 1953, he moved to Snowdon in Wales where much of the groundwork for his style and his approach to landscape painting was developed. Later, in 1960, Bradshaw moved to South Africa, where he was appointed Professor of Fine Art at Rhodes University, Grahamstown. There, he founded the Grahamstown Group of Painters, influencing such students as Robert Brooks, Noel Hodnett, Neil Rodger, Penny Siopis and Christopher Till.
Nationality
English.
Education
Bolton Art School (1939-42), Manchester Art School (1947-48), Royal College of Art (1948-51).
Role within the BSR
Rome Scholar in Engraving, 1951-1953.
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Artworks by Brian Bradshaw, 1951 - 1953
Artworks by Brian Bradshaw, 1951 - 1953
Prints executed by Brian bradshaw, Rome Scholar in Engraving, 1951-1953.