Glyn Philpot

Self-portrait of Glyn Philpot, 1908

Glyn Warren Philpot (5 October 1884 – 16 December 1937) was an English artist, best known for his portraits of contemporary figures such as Siegfried Sassoon and Vladimir Rosing.

Philpot was born in Clapham London, but the family moved to Herne in Kent shortly afterwards. Although homosexual, Philpot was a practising Christian who converted to Roman Catholicism.

Philpot studied at the Lambeth School of Art (now known as City and Guilds of London Art School) in 1900, and at the Academie Julian in Paris. He first exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1904 and was elected to that establishment in 1923. He was a member of the International Society from 1913 and in that year he was awarded the gold medal at the Carnegie Institute, Pittsburgh. Some of his later work was considered controversial in its time because of the explicit sexual imagery, and this led to a loss of popularity which caused him financial hardship. Philpot was married to painter Vivian Forbes.[1]

Exhibitions have been held at The Tate Gallery (1938), The Ashmolean Museum, The National Portrait Gallery, of which he was a founder member in 1911, and Pallant House Gallery.

He was a member of the International Society of Sculptors, Painters and Gravers.[2]

Works

References

  1. ↑ Freyberg, Annabel (20 June 1999). "Monday Book: A charmed life tinged with pain". The Independent. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
  2. ↑ "The International Society of Sculptors, Painters and Gravers". Mapping the Practice and Profession of Sculpture in Britain and Ireland 1851-1951. Glasgow University. Retrieved 31 May 2013.
  3. ↑ "Artwork - John Henry Whitley [ 1866-1935 Speaker ] - UK Parliament". Retrieved 1 May 2012.

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