Hugh CassonSir Hugh Casson, 'St. Albans Cathedral' proof print (c.1980)c.1980
c.1980
About the Item
- Creator:Hugh Casson (1910 - 1999, British)
- Creation Year:c.1980
- Dimensions:Height: 11.03 in (28 cm)Width: 13.78 in (35 cm)
- Medium:
- Movement & Style:
- Period:
- Condition:
- Gallery Location:London, GB
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU79538831772
Hugh Casson
Sir Hugh Casson was educated at Eastbourne College, St John’s College Cambridge and the Bartlett School of Architecture. He was trained in the 1930s in the early modernist style, and also taught at the Cambridge School of Architecture. After employment as a camoufleur during World War II 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, Casson undertook designs for the 1953 coronation, designed the interior of the Royal Yacht Britannia, and taught the Prince of Wales to paint in watercolors. 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. Casson published several illustrated books, of which Casson’s Oxford and Casson’s Cambridge are probably the best known. A limited-edition series of prints were produced from the paintings.
You May Also Like
Mid-19th Century Realist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Paper, Watercolor, Gouache
Early 20th Century Realist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Paper, Charcoal
Mid-20th Century Realist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Paper, Watercolor
Mid-20th Century Realist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Paper, Watercolor
Mid-20th Century Realist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Watercolor, Paper
Mid-20th Century Realist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Watercolor, Paper
2010s Realist Landscape Prints
Marble
Early 20th Century Realist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Paper, Watercolor
19th Century Realist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Watercolor
Thomas EllisonThe Market Place Venice - British Victorian art watercolour painting Italy, circa 1900
19th Century Realist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Watercolor
Edward RichardsonSwiss Rhine Landscape - British Victorian art watercolour painting riverscape, 1859
More From This Seller
View All20th Century Realist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Gouache
1940s Realist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Charcoal
Late 19th Century Realist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Watercolor
20th Century Realist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Watercolor
Late 20th Century Realist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Watercolor
1830s Realist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Watercolor