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John Bolam Art

English, 1922-2009

John Bolam was born in 1922 in Amersham, Buckinghamshire. He originally studied painting at the Hornsey School of Art and furniture design at High Wycombe School of Art. He subsequently became a member of the Great Bardfield group of artists. Close friends and colleagues from that time included Michael Rothenstein, Edward Bawden, John Aldridge and Edward Middleditch. From 1970–83, Bolam was Head of the School of Art at Cambridge College of Arts and Technology. He is seen by many as following in the path of the neo-Romantics, most notably John Piper and Graham Sutherland, but his imagery subsequently evolved independently. Bolam was also strongly influenced by French artists such as Braque and Degas as well as the English landscape, especially the Chilterns.

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Abstract Harvest Festival - Mid 20th Century Mixed Media by John Bolam
Abstract Harvest Festival - Mid 20th Century Mixed Media by John Bolam

Abstract Harvest Festival - Mid 20th Century Mixed Media by John Bolam

By John Bolam

Located in Watford, Hertfordshire

John Bolam was born in 1922 in Amersham, Buckinghamshire. He originally studied painting at Hornsey School of Art and furniture design at High Wycombe School of Art. He subsequently became a member of the Great Bardfield group of artists (named after the village in Essex where many of the members settled). Close friends and colleagues from that time included Michael Rotherstein, Edward Bawden, John Aldridge and Edward Middleditch...

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1960s Abstract John Bolam Art

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Abstract Piece - Mid 20th Century Mixed Media Watercolor by John Bolam
Abstract Piece - Mid 20th Century Mixed Media Watercolor by John Bolam

Abstract Piece - Mid 20th Century Mixed Media Watercolor by John Bolam

By John Bolam

Located in Watford, Hertfordshire

John Bolam was born in 1922 in Amersham, Buckinghamshire. He originally studied painting at Hornsey School of Art and furniture design at High Wycombe School of Art. He subsequently became a member of the Great Bardfield group of artists (named after the village in Essex where many of the members settled). Close friends and colleagues from that time included Michael Rotherstein, Edward Bawden, John Aldridge and Edward Middleditch...

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1960s Abstract John Bolam Art

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Mixed Media, Watercolor

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