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Hugh Casson
Hugh Casson King's College, Cambridge from the Backs proof print

c. 1990

About the Item

Sir Hugh Casson (1910-1999) King's College from the Backs 22 x 41cm Unsigned proof print Sir Hugh Casson was educated at Eastbourne College, St John’s College Cambridge and the Bartlett School of Architecture. Trained in the 1930s in the early modernist style, he taught at the Cambridge School of Architecture. After employment as a camoufleur during World War 2 by the Air Ministry, in 1948 he was appointed as director of architecture for the Festival of Britain. A close friend of the Royal Family, he undertook designs for the 1953 coronation, designed the interior of the Royal Yacht Britannia (“The overall idea was to give the impression of a country house at sea”), and taught the Prince of Wales to paint in watercolours. Amongst his architectural achievements are the Elephant House at London Zoo, the 1978 redevelopment of Bristol Docks, the Raised Faculty Building for The University of Cambridge, and a building for the Royal College of Art. He published a number of illustrated books, of which Casson’s Oxford and Casson’s Cambridge are probably the best known. A limited edition series of prints was produced from the paintings. King's College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge in Cambridge, England. Formally The King's College of Our Lady and Saint Nicholas in Cambridge, the college lies beside the River Cam and faces out onto King's Parade in the centre of the city.
  • Creator:
    Hugh Casson (1910 - 1999, British)
  • Creation Year:
    c. 1990
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 8.67 in (22 cm)Width: 16.15 in (41 cm)
  • Period:
  • Condition:
    Never previously framed.
  • Gallery Location:
    London, GB
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU79539483412
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