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{{Short description|English artist and teacher}}
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| name = Paul Bird
| name = Paul Bird
| birth_date = {{birth date|1923|2|13|df=y}}
| birth_date = {{birth date|1923|2|13|df=y}}
| birth_place = London, England, UK
| birth_place = London, England
| death_date = {{death date and age|1993|5|5|1923|2|13|df=y}}
| death_date = {{death date and age|1993|5|5|1923|2|13|df=y}}
| death_place = London, England, UK
| death_place = London, England
| nationality = British
| nationality = British
| field = Painting, drawing
| field = Painting, drawing
| training = {{ubl|Bath School of Art|Institute of Education|}}
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'''Paul Bird''' (13 February 1923 - 5 May 1993) was an English artist and teacher who had a long and varied career.
'''Paul Bird''' (13 February 1923 – 5 May 1993) was an English artist and teacher who had a long and varied career.


==Biography==
==Biography==
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After the war, Bird studied at the [[UCL Institute of Education|Institute of Education]] in London, where his lecturers included [[Nikolaus Pevsner]], before returning to [[Bath, Somerset|Bath]] to teach art at the Bath Art Secondary School.<ref name="Indie">{{cite web|author=Patrick Reyntiens|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/obituary-paul-bird-2322420.html|title=Obituary: Paul Bird|publisher= The Independent|date=11 May 1993|accessdate=14 March 2017}}</ref> In the early 1950s, Bird taught for a time as Head of Painting at the [[Bretton Hall College of Education| Bretton Hall Training College]]. In 1953 he joined the [[Community of the Resurrection]] at [[Mirfield]] in Yorkshire. Bird lived as a lay member of the Anglo-Catholic community there for eight years. When he left Mirfield, Bird joined the teaching staff at the [[Royal College of Art]] under [[Robin Darwin]]. There he taught drawing in the Film and Television School on a part-time basis before taking a full-time role as the vice-principal of the [[Central School of Art and Design]].<ref name="Indie"/> Bird worked at the Central from 1961 until 1983. From 1983 until the last year of his life, Bird presented an influential series of summer school lectures on ''The Art of Seeing''.<ref name="BuckmanVol1"/>
After the war, Bird studied at the [[UCL Institute of Education|Institute of Education]] in London, where his lecturers included [[Nikolaus Pevsner]], before returning to [[Bath, Somerset|Bath]] to teach art at the Bath Art Secondary School.<ref name="Indie">{{cite web|author=Patrick Reyntiens|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/obituary-paul-bird-2322420.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220525/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/obituary-paul-bird-2322420.html |archive-date=25 May 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|title=Obituary: Paul Bird|publisher= The Independent|date=11 May 1993|accessdate=14 March 2017}}</ref> In the early 1950s, Bird taught for a time as Head of Painting at the [[Bretton Hall College of Education| Bretton Hall Training College]]. In 1953 he joined the [[Community of the Resurrection]] at [[Mirfield]] in Yorkshire. Bird lived as a lay member of the Anglo-Catholic community there for eight years. When he left Mirfield, Bird joined the teaching staff at the [[Royal College of Art]] under [[Robin Darwin]]. There he taught drawing in the Film and Television School on a part-time basis before taking a full-time role as the vice-principal of the [[Central School of Art and Design]].<ref name="Indie"/> Bird worked at the Central from 1961 until 1983. From 1983 until the last year of his life, Bird presented an influential series of summer school lectures on ''The Art of Seeing''.<ref name="BuckmanVol1"/>
==References==
==References==
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Latest revision as of 04:39, 14 November 2024

Paul Bird
Born(1923-02-13)13 February 1923
London, England
Died5 May 1993(1993-05-05) (aged 70)
London, England
NationalityBritish
Education
  • Bath School of Art
  • Institute of Education
Known forPainting, drawing

Paul Bird (13 February 1923 – 5 May 1993) was an English artist and teacher who had a long and varied career.

Biography

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A Temple Showing Remains of a Japanese Lookout Post on the Roof (1945) (Art.IWM ART LD 5096)

Bird was born in London and studied at the Bath School of Art under Clifford Ellis. In Bath, Bird met the elderly Walter Sickert who became a major influence on him. During World War Two, Bird served in the Royal Navy and was deployed to the Far East and India.[1] While on active service, Bird continued to paint and submitted a number of works to the War Artists' Advisory Committee, WAAC. WAAC eventually purchased a small number of these pictures and they are now held in the Imperial War Museum and the British Government Art Collection.[2][3]

After the war, Bird studied at the Institute of Education in London, where his lecturers included Nikolaus Pevsner, before returning to Bath to teach art at the Bath Art Secondary School.[4] In the early 1950s, Bird taught for a time as Head of Painting at the Bretton Hall Training College. In 1953 he joined the Community of the Resurrection at Mirfield in Yorkshire. Bird lived as a lay member of the Anglo-Catholic community there for eight years. When he left Mirfield, Bird joined the teaching staff at the Royal College of Art under Robin Darwin. There he taught drawing in the Film and Television School on a part-time basis before taking a full-time role as the vice-principal of the Central School of Art and Design.[4] Bird worked at the Central from 1961 until 1983. From 1983 until the last year of his life, Bird presented an influential series of summer school lectures on The Art of Seeing.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b David Buckman (1998). Artists in Britain Since 1945 Vol 1, A to L. Art Dictionaries Ltd. ISBN 0 95326 095 X.
  2. ^ Imperial War Museum. "War artists archive: Paul Bird". Imperial War Museum. Retrieved 14 March 2017.
  3. ^ Government Art Collection. "Pagodas in Buddhist Monastery Shattered by Blast". Department for Culture, Media and Sport. Retrieved 14 March 2017.
  4. ^ a b Patrick Reyntiens (11 May 1993). "Obituary: Paul Bird". The Independent. Archived from the original on 25 May 2022. Retrieved 14 March 2017.
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