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Leonard Squirrell

1893 – 1979

(1893 - 1979) English painter and etcher

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Lived 1893 – 1979 (aged 85–86). Leonard Squirrell was a British painter, etcher and graphic artist.

Leonard Russell Squirrell (30 October 1893 – 10 July 1979) was an English artist. He produced watercolours and etchings, and his work included images for commercial companies.

Life Squirrell was born in Ipswich, son of Frank Squirrell, a carpenter, and his wife Henrietta. In his youth he had a noted talent for drawing, and in 1908 he entered the Ipswich School of Art, studying under George Rushton. He remained there until 1916.

In 1920 Squirrell went to the Slade School of Fine Art, where he studied under Henry Tonks and Philip Wilson Steer. Later he travelled to Italy and France, and produced etchings of landscapes; at the International Print Makers Exhibitions in Los Angeles he won a silver medal in 1923, and gold medals in 1925 and 1930. From 1929 he taught etching at the Ipswich School of Art, succeeding Charles Edward Baskett, and remained there until 1940.

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Birth century
Died
1979
Education
Slade School of Fine Art
Also known as
Leonard Russell Squirrell, Russell Squirrell Leonard

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Who was Leonard Squirrell?

(1893 - 1979) English painter and etcher (1893–1979)

When was Leonard Squirrell born?

Leonard Squirrell was born on 30 October 1893.

When did Leonard Squirrell die?

Leonard Squirrell died in 1979.

What was Leonard Squirrell's occupation?

Leonard Squirrell was a painter, etcher and graphic artist.

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Leonard Squirrell was British.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Leonard Squirrell

· Wikidata: Q19980754

· DBpedia: Leonard Squirrell

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