Talk:Graham Sutherland/Sources

The following facts presented in the article are backed up by the indicated sources.

Born 1903, died 1980. [1]
Most important painter of the Neo-romanticism in 20th century Britain. [1]
Early works are chiefly engravings and etchings. [1]
These were strongly influenced by the Blakean aspects of the works of Samuel Palmer, Edward Calvert and others. [1]
Began painting circa 1935. [1]
Early paintings are landscapes, often of scenes in Wales. [1]
Converted to Catholicism in 1926. [1]
Was an "offical war artist" from 1941. [1]
In 1946 he was asked to produce a painting of the crucifixion of Jesus. [1]
His 1962 tapestry Christ in Glory may be the largest tapestry ever made. He made it for the new cathedral in Coventry. [1]
In 1963 he produced a second crucifixion, for St. Aidan's in East Acton. [1]
Later in life, Sutherland also was successful with realistic portraits, including of [1]
- William Somerset Maugham (1949)
- Winston Churchill (1954) – commissioned by Parliament, eventually destroyed by Churchill's widow.
- Helena Rubinstein (1957)

[edit] Sources

[1] Murray, P. & L. (1996). Dictionary of art and artists, p. 512. London: Penguin Books. ISBN 0-14-051300-0.