Albert Rutherston
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Albert Daniel Rutherston (1881–1953), painter of figures and landscape, book illustrator and designer of posters and stage sets, was born in Bradford
, Yorkshire of German Jewish decent. Rutherston was the younger brother of the painter Sir William Rothenstein but changed his name in 1914 due to anti German feeling around the time of the outbreak of the First World War.
Rutherston was a pupil at Bradford Grammar School
and from 1898 to 1902 he attended Slade School of Art.
Rutherston started as a realist painter but changed to a more decorative style around 1910, the year of his first one man exhibition at the Carfax Gallery.
Rutherston served in the Army in Palestine
between 1916–19.
Rutherston then wrote the book "Decoration in the Art of the Theatre" published in 1919 and edited the Contemporary British Artists series between 1923–27.
In 1927 Rutherston illustrated the Thomas Hardy
book Yuletide In A Younger World, and designed posters and tickets for the London Underground
. He then held the post of Ruskin Master of Drawing in Oxford
from 1929 to 1948. He also designed stage sets for Harley Granville-Barker
's productions.
Albert Daniel Rutherston died at Ouchy-Lausanne, Switzerland
on 14 July 1953.
Bradford
Bradford lies at the heart of the City of Bradford, a metropolitan borough of West Yorkshire, in Northern England. It is situated in the foothills of the Pennines, west of Leeds, and northwest of Wakefield. Bradford became a municipal borough in 1847, and received its charter as a city in 1897...
, Yorkshire of German Jewish decent. Rutherston was the younger brother of the painter Sir William Rothenstein but changed his name in 1914 due to anti German feeling around the time of the outbreak of the First World War.
Rutherston was a pupil at Bradford Grammar School
Bradford Grammar School
Bradford Grammar School is a co-educational, independent school in Frizinghall, Bradford, West Yorkshire. Headmaster, Stephen Davidson is a member of the Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference . The school was founded in 1548 and granted its Charter by King Charles II in 1662...
and from 1898 to 1902 he attended Slade School of Art.
Rutherston started as a realist painter but changed to a more decorative style around 1910, the year of his first one man exhibition at the Carfax Gallery.
Rutherston served in the Army in Palestine
Palestine
Palestine is a conventional name, among others, used to describe the geographic region between the Mediterranean Sea and the Jordan River, and various adjoining lands....
between 1916–19.
Rutherston then wrote the book "Decoration in the Art of the Theatre" published in 1919 and edited the Contemporary British Artists series between 1923–27.
In 1927 Rutherston illustrated the Thomas Hardy
Thomas Hardy
Thomas Hardy, OM was an English novelist and poet. While his works typically belong to the Naturalism movement, several poems display elements of the previous Romantic and Enlightenment periods of literature, such as his fascination with the supernatural.While he regarded himself primarily as a...
book Yuletide In A Younger World, and designed posters and tickets for the London Underground
London Underground
The London Underground is a rapid transit system serving a large part of Greater London and some parts of Buckinghamshire, Hertfordshire and Essex in England...
. He then held the post of Ruskin Master of Drawing in Oxford
Oxford
The city of Oxford is the county town of Oxfordshire, England. The city, made prominent by its medieval university, has a population of just under 165,000, with 153,900 living within the district boundary. It lies about 50 miles north-west of London. The rivers Cherwell and Thames run through...
from 1929 to 1948. He also designed stage sets for Harley Granville-Barker
Harley Granville-Barker
Harley Granville-Barker was an English actor-manager, director, producer, critic and playwright....
's productions.
Albert Daniel Rutherston died at Ouchy-Lausanne, Switzerland
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
on 14 July 1953.