Richard Eurich
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Richard Ernst Eurich, OBE
, RA
(14 March 1903 – 1992) was an English artist and landscape painter, of German Jewish
descent, born in Bradford
, West Yorkshire
. He was the second of five children of Dr Friederich Wilhelm Eurich, Professor of forensic medicine and bacteriologist who was famous for his research into the disease anthrax. Richard attended Bradford Grammar School
from 1918 to 1921, moving to the Bradford School for Arts and Crafts in 1922. After the Bradford Art School, he continued his training at the Slade School of Art until 1926. His paintings feature landscapes, harbour views and industrial marine scenes.
In 1934 he settled in the New Forest, later living in Southampton
. Following exhibitions at the Goupil and Refern Galleries, he exhibited at the Royal Academy
in 1937, becoming a Royal Academician in 1953. During World War II
Eurich received an honorary commission as a Captain in the Royal Marines and worked as an official war artist
. From 1949 to 1967 he taught at Camberwell Art School, returning to Bradford in 1951 for a retrospective exhibition at Cartwright Hall
. A major touring retrospective organised by Bradford Art Galleries followed in 1973. In 1984 he received an OBE and in 1989 Honorary Doctor of Letters from Bradford University. A year before his death in 1992, Richard exhibited at the Imperial War Museum
.
Order of the British Empire
The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is an order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by George V of the United Kingdom. The Order comprises five classes in civil and military divisions...
, RA
Royal Academy
The Royal Academy of Arts is an art institution based in Burlington House on Piccadilly, London. The Royal Academy of Arts has a unique position in being an independent, privately funded institution led by eminent artists and architects whose purpose is to promote the creation, enjoyment and...
(14 March 1903 – 1992) was an English artist and landscape painter, of German Jewish
History of the Jews in Germany
The presence of Jews in Germany has been established since the early 4th century. The community prospered under Charlemagne, but suffered during the Crusades...
descent, born in Bradford
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...
, West Yorkshire
West Yorkshire
West Yorkshire is a metropolitan county within the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England with a population of 2.2 million. West Yorkshire came into existence as a metropolitan county in 1974 after the passage of the Local Government Act 1972....
. He was the second of five children of Dr Friederich Wilhelm Eurich, Professor of forensic medicine and bacteriologist who was famous for his research into the disease anthrax. Richard attended 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...
from 1918 to 1921, moving to the Bradford School for Arts and Crafts in 1922. After the Bradford Art School, he continued his training at the Slade School of Art until 1926. His paintings feature landscapes, harbour views and industrial marine scenes.
In 1934 he settled in the New Forest, later living in Southampton
Southampton
Southampton is the largest city in the county of Hampshire on the south coast of England, and is situated south-west of London and north-west of Portsmouth. Southampton is a major port and the closest city to the New Forest...
. Following exhibitions at the Goupil and Refern Galleries, he exhibited at the Royal Academy
Royal Academy
The Royal Academy of Arts is an art institution based in Burlington House on Piccadilly, London. The Royal Academy of Arts has a unique position in being an independent, privately funded institution led by eminent artists and architects whose purpose is to promote the creation, enjoyment and...
in 1937, becoming a Royal Academician in 1953. During World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
Eurich received an honorary commission as a Captain in the Royal Marines and worked as an official war artist
War artist
A war artist depicts some aspect of war through art; this might be a pictorial record or it might commemorate how "war shapes lives." War artists have explored a visual and sensory dimension of war which is often absent in written histories or other accounts of warfare.- Definition and context:A...
. From 1949 to 1967 he taught at Camberwell Art School, returning to Bradford in 1951 for a retrospective exhibition at Cartwright Hall
Cartwright Hall
Cartwright Hall is the civic art gallery in Bradford, West Yorkshire, England, situated about a mile from the city centre in the Manningham district....
. A major touring retrospective organised by Bradford Art Galleries followed in 1973. In 1984 he received an OBE and in 1989 Honorary Doctor of Letters from Bradford University. A year before his death in 1992, Richard exhibited at the Imperial War Museum
Imperial War Museum
Imperial War Museum is a British national museum organisation with branches at five locations in England, three of which are in London. The museum was founded during the First World War in 1917 and intended as a record of the war effort and sacrifice of Britain and her Empire...
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