Henry Bird - Witchmark

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Henry Bird, born in Northampton, was a painter and muralist who studied at Northampton School of Art and won a scholarship to the Royal College. Early among his public works was the Rood Screen decoration for Earls Barton Church painted in 1934. He became head scene painter at the 'Old Vic' and Sadlers Wells. “The Muses Contemplating Northampton” was painted for the Guildhall in 1949 and a decorative scheme painted at the Institute of Commonwealth Studies, London University. In the early '50s he took up a teaching post at Northampton School of Art and a number of local decorative schemes date from this period, including work in the chapel at St Crispin's Hospital and for the dining room and chapel at Danetre Hospital, Daventry; mural decorations at Denton Church, 1974; “Ecton; Seven Ages”, 1976, was in the sitting room at the Ecton Conference Centre. The Royal Theatre's safety curtain was painted in 1977/8 and is an impressive piece of work, with much to occupy the theatregoer during the interval. Other work is in permanent collections in the National Library of Wales, and in Carlisle, Brighton and Northampton galleries. He exhibited widely in London and the Provinces. He was a member of the Art Workers' Guild and the Society of Mural Painters.

The dimensions:

24 x 56cm

Medium:

Chalk and Charcoal (framed)

The reserve price is £80.

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