Glynn Boyd Harte was one of the most eclectic British artists of the 20th Century. A prolific illustrator and painter, his bold, saturated use of colour transformed mundane objects and places, making the everyday extraordinary.
New in the archive, his images are available for licensing via Bridgeman Artists' Copyright Service.
A legacy of artists
Boyd Harte was born in Lancashire, His father was a commericial artist and his grandfather owned a lithographic printing works. After graduating from the Royal College of Art he established a flourishing career as an illustrator, poster designer and painter.
Still Lifes and Cityscapes
Working in London and Paris, Boyd Harte was best known for his whimsical images of local hotspots and seasonal produce. His architectural illustrations of London shops and Paris boulangeries are instantly recognisable to those living in the area.
In Boyd Harte's Guardian obituary, Patrick O'Connor described him as: "One of the most brilliant and influential illustrators and painters to emerge in the post-pop world of London in the early s."
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Glynn Boyd Harte was born in Rochdale in His father was a commercial artist and art teacher, and his grandfather a lithographic printer. The front garden path of their home was paved with old litho stones. Glynn grew up making toy theatres and playing the piano in local productions of Gilbert and Sullivan. He attended Rochdale Grammar School and Rochdale School of Art. When he arrived in London at St Martin's School of Art as a student of illustration, the "far horizons" began to materialise, and he proceeded to the Royal College of Art (), where his tutors included Brian Robb, Edward Bawden, Paul Hogarth and Peter Blake. Illustration was enjoying a revival, with a rich vein of irony and a love of technical perfection which guided Boyd Harte's work. At his Degree Show, Jonathan Gili spotted a drawing of a Staffordshire cottage which led to the publication by Warren Editions of a charmingly black-humoured book entitled 'Murderers' Cottages' (). With an exhibition at the Thumb Gallery, introduced by Tom Stoppard, Boyd Harte was launched. His work as a book illustrator included a de luxe edition of John Betjeman's 'Metr
Who remembers Glynn Boyd Harte ()? Doreen Fletcher told me that it was his superlative coloured pencil drawings that inspired her essays in this medium. I remember seeing his work at the Francis Kyle Gallery and being fascinated by his chic still lifes of radishes, wine glasses and packets of Gauloise Bleu on intricate woven French tablecloths. For years, I cherished postcards of these images on my book shelf. Neil Jennings has organised a small show of Glynn Boyd Harte&#;s drawings, watercolours and lithographs, PACKETS & PLACES, at the Art Workers&#; Guild in Bloomsbury from Sunday 22nd until Friday 4th October, which offers the welcome opportunity to reacquaint yourself with this flamboyant master of the crayon, who died too soon in The Reuters & Press Association Building, 85 Fleet St Upper St sub-station, Angel, Islington Images copyright © Estate of Glynn Boyd Harte Display artist/maker: Born: , UK, England, Lancashire, Rochdale Died: Painter, illustrator and printmaker. Son of a commercial artist. Studied at Rochdale School of Art and St Martin's before specialising in illustration at the Royal College of Art. He graduated from the latter in He became a popular figure in the literary and artistic scene of s London and consequently produced portraits of Tom Stoppard, Brian Eno and even the elderly Duncan Grant. A number of publishing ventures followed including 'Weekend In Dieppe' () and 'Temples of Power: Architecture of Electricity in London' (, edited by Gavin Stamp, Cygnet Press) for which he won the Francis William Award for Illustration. He travelled widely including visits to America and Russia and resided in both London and Normandy, the latter locality providing inspiration for his book 'Mr Harte's Holiday'. He and his wife, Caroline Bullock, were deeply involved in the Art Workers Guild with Glynn serving as Guild Master in He produced detailed, realist work in watercolour, pencil and tempera but was above all excited by the potential of colour Jayanti tamm biography of christopher Jayanti Tamm Amy placed the brown package along with the rest of the mail on the circu lar coffee table. She expected her five-year-old to grab and pull the parcel, but Janie remained in Missing: christopher. Park ye eun biography of christopher Park Ye Eun joins Hearts from Brighton & Hove g: christopher. Eugen sandow biography of christopher Born Friedrich Wilhelm Muller, on April 2, , he became one of the most popular and influential men of his age throughout the world through his activities that gave rise to the modern Missing: christopher. Pretty boy floyd biography petty morrison Born in Adairsville, Bartow County, Georgia, United States of America on 3 Feb to Walter Lee Floyd and Mamie Helena Echoles. Charles Arthur "Pretty Boy" Floyd married Mattie Pearl Missing: petty morrison. Umashankar joshi biography in gujarati yahoo Umashankar Joshi Birth Centenary Celebration Committee A committee has been formed to celebrate the centenary year to pay tribute to Umashankar Joshi's life and work. [More] This . Etienne russo biography books The Amazon books editors got together and chose Biographies & Memoirs to Read in a Lifetime. We want to know what books you would choose. Add titles below, and vote on the Missing: etienne russo.
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