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John Tunnard

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John Samuel Tunnard (7 May 1900 – 12 December 1971) was an English Modernist designer and painter. [1]

40 relations: Abstract art, Bedfordshire, Biomorphism, Cadgwith, Central School of Art and Design, Charterhouse School, Christopher Tunnard, Coast guard, Conscientious objector, Constructivism (art), Cornwall, Designer, Durham University, Entomology, Graham Sutherland, Henry Moore, Herbert Read, Humphrey Spender, Joan Miró, John Betjeman, John Lewis Partnership, Julian Trevelyan, London, Manchester, Modernism, National Portrait Gallery, London, Neo-romanticism, Paul Klee, Peggy Guggenheim, Peggy Guggenheim Collection, Royal Academy of Arts, Royal College of Art, Sandy, Bedfordshire, Satellite, Spaceflight, Still life, Surrealism, The London Group, The Redfern Gallery, World War II.

Abstract art

Abstract art uses a visual language of shape, form, color and line to create a composition which may exist with a degree of independence from visual references in the world.

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Bedfordshire

Bedfordshire (abbreviated Beds.) is a county in the East of England.

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Biomorphism

Biomorphism models artistic design elements on naturally occurring patterns or shapes reminiscent of nature and living organisms.

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Cadgwith

Cadgwith (Porthkajwydh, meaning cove of the thicket) is a village and fishing port in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom.

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Central School of Art and Design

The Central School of Art and Design was a public school of fine and applied arts in London, England.

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Charterhouse School

Charterhouse is an independent day and boarding school in Godalming, Surrey.

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Christopher Tunnard

Arthur Coney Tunnard (1910 in Victoria, British Columbia – 1979), later known as Christopher Tunnard, was a Canadian-born landscape architect, garden designer, city-planner, and author of Gardens in the Modern Landscape (1938).

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Coast guard

A coast guard or coastguard is a maritime security organization of a particular country.

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Conscientious objector

A conscientious objector is an "individual who has claimed the right to refuse to perform military service" on the grounds of freedom of thought, conscience, or religion.

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Constructivism (art)

Constructivism was an artistic and architectural philosophy that originated in Russia beginning in 1913 by Vladimir Tatlin.

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Cornwall

Cornwall (Kernow) is a county in South West England in the United Kingdom.

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Designer

A designer is a person who designs.

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Durham University

Durham University (legally the University of Durham) is a collegiate public research university in Durham, North East England, with a second campus in Stockton-on-Tees.

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Entomology

Entomology is the scientific study of insects, a branch of zoology.

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Graham Sutherland

Graham Vivian Sutherland OM (24 August 1903 – 17 February 1980) was an English artist who is notable for his work in glass, fabrics, prints and portraits.

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Henry Moore

Henry Spencer Moore (30 July 1898 – 31 August 1986) was an English artist.

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Herbert Read

Sir Herbert Edward Read, DSO, MC (4 December 1893 – 12 June 1968) was an English art historian, poet, literary critic and philosopher, best known for numerous books on art, which included influential volumes on the role of art in education.

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Humphrey Spender

John Humphrey Spender (19 April 1910 – 11 March 2005) was a British photographer, painter, and designer.

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Joan Miró

Joan Miró i Ferrà (20 April 1893 – 25 December 1983) was a Spanish painter, sculptor, and ceramicist born in Barcelona.

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John Betjeman

Sir John Betjeman (28 August 190619 May 1984) was an English poet, writer, and broadcaster who described himself in Who's Who as a "poet and hack".

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John Lewis Partnership

The John Lewis Partnership PLC (JLP) is a British company which operates John Lewis department stores, Waitrose supermarkets, its banking and financial services, and other retail-related activities.

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Julian Trevelyan

Julian Otto Trevelyan (20 February 1910 – 12 July 1988) was a British artist and poet.

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London

London is the capital and most populous city of England and the United Kingdom.

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Manchester

Manchester is a city and metropolitan borough in Greater Manchester, England, with a population of 530,300.

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Modernism

Modernism is a philosophical movement that, along with cultural trends and changes, arose from wide-scale and far-reaching transformations in Western society during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

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National Portrait Gallery, London

The National Portrait Gallery (NPG) is an art gallery in London housing a collection of portraits of historically important and famous British people.

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Neo-romanticism

The term neo-romanticism is used to cover a variety of movements in philosophy, literature, music, painting, and architecture, as well as social movements, that exist after and incorporate elements from the era of Romanticism.

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Paul Klee

Paul Klee (18 December 1879 – 29 June 1940) was a Swiss German artist.

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Peggy Guggenheim

Marguerite "Peggy" Guggenheim (August 26, 1898 – December 23, 1979) was an American art collector, bohemian and socialite.

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Peggy Guggenheim Collection

The Peggy Guggenheim Collection is a modern art museum on the Grand Canal in the Dorsoduro sestiere of Venice, Italy.

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Royal Academy of Arts

The Royal Academy of Arts (RA) is an art institution based in Burlington House on Piccadilly in London.

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Royal College of Art

The Royal College of Art (RCA) is a public research university in London, in the United Kingdom.

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Sandy, Bedfordshire

Sandy is a small market town and civil parish in Bedfordshire, England.

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Satellite

In the context of spaceflight, a satellite is an artificial object which has been intentionally placed into orbit.

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Spaceflight

Spaceflight (also written space flight) is ballistic flight into or through outer space.

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Still life

A still life (plural: still lifes) is a work of art depicting mostly inanimate subject matter, typically commonplace objects which are either natural (food, flowers, dead animals, plants, rocks, shells, etc.) or man-made (drinking glasses, books, vases, jewelry, coins, pipes, etc.). With origins in the Middle Ages and Ancient Greco-Roman art, still-life painting emerged as a distinct genre and professional specialization in Western painting by the late 16th century, and has remained significant since then.

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Surrealism

Surrealism is a cultural movement that began in the early 1920s, and is best known for its visual artworks and writings.

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The London Group

The London Group is a society based in London, England, created to offer additional exhibiting opportunities to artists besides the Royal Academy of Arts.

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The Redfern Gallery

The Redfern Gallery (established 1923) is an art gallery specialising in contemporary British art.

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World War II

World War II (often abbreviated to WWII or WW2), also known as the Second World War, was a global war that lasted from 1939 to 1945, although conflicts reflecting the ideological clash between what would become the Allied and Axis blocs began earlier.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Tunnard

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