Sir Walter Westley RussellCVORA (31 May 1867 – 16 April 1949) was a British painter and art teacher. He became a member of the Royal Academy of Arts in 1926 and served as Keeper of the Royal Academy Schools from 1927 to 1942.[1]
He was elected an Associate Member of the Royal Academy on 22 April 1920, becoming a full Academician on 23 February 1926 and a Senior Academician on 1 January 1943.[3] He served as Keeper of the Royal Academy Schools from October 1927 (he was appointed at the General Assembly on 28 June 1927),[3] leading the school through a period when it was abolishing the Visitor system in favour of permanent staff. He retired in 1942, becoming Honorary Keeper from Michaelmas Day until the end of the year. He also became a member of the Society of Painters in Water Colours in 1930 and was a trustee of the National Gallery (appointed in 1927) and of the Tate Gallery (appointed 1934).
Monnington, W. T.; rev. Ben Whitworth (May 2004). "Russell, Sir Walter Westley (1867–1949)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/35887. Retrieved 4 February 2010. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
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walter, westley, russell, 1867, april, 1949, british, painter, teacher, became, member, royal, academy, arts, 1926, served, keeper, royal, academy, schools, from, 1927, 1942, born, 1867, 1867forest, gate, essex, englanddied14, april, 1949, 1949, aged, kensingt. Sir Walter Westley Russell CVO RA 31 May 1867 16 April 1949 was a British painter and art teacher He became a member of the Royal Academy of Arts in 1926 and served as Keeper of the Royal Academy Schools from 1927 to 1942 1 Sir Walter Westley RussellBorn 1867 05 31 31 May 1867Forest Gate Essex EnglandDied14 April 1949 1949 04 14 aged 81 Kensington London EnglandMovementPainter Contents 1 Life and career 2 Works 3 Footnotes 4 References 5 External linksLife and career editRussell was born in Forest Gate Essex in 1867 and studied at the Westminster School of Art under Professor Frederick Brown He exhibited five works at the Royal Academy between 1891 and 1904 including The Pierrots Tea Time and a portrait He exhibited at New English Art Club from 1893 He was a teacher and then Assistant Professor at the Slade School of Fine Art between 1895 and 1927 As a landscape painter he worked mainly in Yorkshire Norfolk and Sussex He also painted portraits and genre pictures He was one of 150 artists chosen to represent Britain at the 1912 Venice Biennale Exhibition His work was also part of the painting event in the art competition at the 1928 Summer Olympics 2 During World War I he was a lieutenant in the Royal Engineers and was mentioned in dispatches He was elected an Associate Member of the Royal Academy on 22 April 1920 becoming a full Academician on 23 February 1926 and a Senior Academician on 1 January 1943 3 He served as Keeper of the Royal Academy Schools from October 1927 he was appointed at the General Assembly on 28 June 1927 3 leading the school through a period when it was abolishing the Visitor system in favour of permanent staff He retired in 1942 becoming Honorary Keeper from Michaelmas Day until the end of the year He also became a member of the Society of Painters in Water Colours in 1930 and was a trustee of the National Gallery appointed in 1927 and of the Tate Gallery appointed 1934 Russell was appointed a Commander of the Royal Victorian Order in 1931 4 and was knighted in 1935 5 He married Lydia Burton 1881 1944 in 1900 and they had no children He died at his home in Kensington London in 1949 Works editRussell s works include A View of Poole Harbour The Morning Room c 1907 Barber s Shop 1909 Donkeys and Kites 1909 Carting Sand 1910 The Blue Dress 1911 Mr Minney 1920 Mrs David Jagger c 1925 Alice c 1926 The Amber Beads 1926 Cordelia 1930 The Farmyard 1934 High Tide Blakeney 1938 Studland Beach c 1943 Footnotes edit Brian Stewart amp Mervyn Cutten 1997 The Dictionary of Portrait Painters in Britain up to 1920 Antique Collectors Club ISBN 1 85149 173 2 Walter Westley Russell Olympedia Retrieved 27 July 2020 a b Sir Walter Westley Russell R A Royal Academy of Arts Collections Royal Academy Retrieved 4 February 2010 No 33675 The London Gazette Supplement 30 December 1930 p 7 No 34180 The London Gazette 16 July 1935 p 4600 References editMonnington W T rev Ben Whitworth May 2004 Russell Sir Walter Westley 1867 1949 Oxford Dictionary of National Biography online ed Oxford University Press doi 10 1093 ref odnb 35887 Retrieved 4 February 2010 Subscription or UK public library membership required External links edit nbsp Media related to Walter Westley Russell at Wikimedia Commons 57 artworks by or after Walter Westley Russell at the Art UK site Sir Walter Russell at Tate Online Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Walter Westley Russell amp oldid 1178532300, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
