William Rothenstein
Painting, Visual Artist
1872 – 1945
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Who was William Rothenstein?
Sir William Rothenstein was an English painter, printmaker, draughtsman and writer on art. He is best known for his work as a war artist in both World Wars and as a portrait artist. More than 200 of his portraits of famous people are in the National Portrait Gallery collection. He co-founded the Carfax Gallery that held exhibitions of works of the Camden Town Group. Rothenstein was a Principal at the Royal College of Art from 1920 to 1935 and was knighted in 1931.
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- Born
- Jan 29, 1872
Bradford - Siblings
- Nationality
- United Kingdom
- Education
- Slade School of Fine Art
- Lived in
- Bradford
- Died
- Feb 14, 1945
London
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on July 23, 2013
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