Malcolm Osborne

Malcolm Osborne
CBE
Malcolm Osborne CBE
Born	1 August 1880; Frome, Somerset, England
Died	22 September 1963 (aged 83)
Nationality	British
Education	Merchant Venturers' Technical College,; Royal College of Art
Known for	landscapes, urban views, portraits

Malcolm Osborne CBE RA PPRE (1 August 1880 – 22 September 1963) was a British original printmaker known for his intaglio prints of landscapes, urban views and portraits.

Chronology

1 August 1880 born at Frome, Somerset,^[1] the fourth son of Alfred Arthur Osborne (1847–1910), Schoolmaster, and his wife Sarah Elizabeth née Biggs,(1843-1907). He grew up in Frome and moved to Streatham, London with his elder brother Harold in the early 1900s.
educated at the Merchant Venturers' Technical College, Bristol
1901 to 1906, he studied etching and engraving under Frank Short at the Royal College of Art, in South Kensington, London.^[1]
1904 published his first etching
World War I served in Artists' Rifles and 60th Division in France, Salonika and Palestine
11 June 1918, he was elected Associate Engraver of Royal Academy.
1924 succeeded Short as the Head of the etching and engraving school when Short retired.
13 Apr 1926 elected full member of the Royal Academy
1927 Kensington, London married Amy Margaret Stableford (1884–1964).
1938-1962 held the position of President Royal Society of Painter-Etchers and Engravers (now the Royal Society of Painter-Printmakers)^[2]
1948 awarded Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
1 January 1956 elected Senior member of the Royal Academy
22 September 1963 died Kensington, London, England

Bibliography

Print Collector's Quarterly, XII, 1925, pp. 285–313. Entries: 86
Malcolm Charles Salaman (introduction) (1929) The Etchings of Malcolm Osborne, R.A., R.E., incl. 12 leaves of plates (Modern Masters of Etching, no. 21) London: The Studio Ltd.; New York: William Edwin Rudge OCLC 556936 OCLC 877568110 OCLC 752179179

Memberships and awards

Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
Member of the Royal Academy (R.A.)
President of the Royal Society of Painter-Printmakers (P.R.E.)

Students

Edward Bouverie Hoyton was born at Lewisham in south London in 1900. He studied etching under Malcolm Osborne and Stanley Anderson at Goldsmiths' College, New Cross, south London.
Geoffrey Wedgwood
James Henry Govier
James T.A. Osborne

References

^ ^a ^b Bury, Stephen (21 June 2012). Benezit Dictionary of British Graphic Artists and Illustrators. OUP USA. p. 177. ISBN 978-0-19-992305-2.
^ Hennessy, Elizabeth (23 July 1992). A Domestic History of the Bank of England, 1930-1960. Cambridge University Press. p. 151. ISBN 978-0-521-39140-5.

External links

www.artistarchive.com Catalogue listing of over 100 prints by Osborne including the Salaman listing, with a description of most and some images..
Profile on Royal Academy of Arts Collections

[:0-1] Bury, Stephen (21 June 2012). Benezit Dictionary of British Graphic Artists and Illustrators. OUP USA. p. 177. ISBN 978-0-19-992305-2.

[2] Hennessy, Elizabeth (23 July 1992). A Domestic History of the Bank of England, 1930-1960. Cambridge University Press. p. 151. ISBN 978-0-521-39140-5.

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