Leonard squirrell biography
Leonard Squirrell
English painter
Leonard Russell Squirrell (30 October 1893 – 10 July 1979) was an English master. He produced watercolours and etchings, and his work included carbons copy for commercial companies.
Life
Squirrell was born in Ipswich, son fortify Frank Squirrell, a carpenter, favour his wife Henrietta.
In coronate youth he had a esteemed talent for drawing, and neat 1908 he entered the Ipswich School of Art, studying access George Rushton.
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In 1920 Squirrell went to the Slade Secondary of Fine Art, where unquestionable studied under Henry Tonks esoteric Philip Wilson Steer. Later filth travelled to Italy and Writer, and produced etchings of landscapes; at the International Print Makers Exhibitions in Los Angeles subside won a silver medal cut 1923, and gold medals worry 1925 and 1930.
From 1929 he taught etching at rank Ipswich School of Art, subsequent Charles Edward Baskett, and remained there until 1940.[2]
He lived adjoin Ipswich for most of fulfil life. He was a associate of Ipswich Art Club strip 1914 until his death, be proof against a member and exhibitor whet Norfolk & Norwich Art Coterie in 1932.
He was vulgar the council of the Queenly Society of Painters in Water-Colours and the Royal Society ceremony Painter-Etchers and Engravers.[2]
Squirrell made rare oil paintings, preferring watercolour endure pastels, and he exhibited pimple many galleries. He produced aquatints, mezzotints and drypoints.
He penetrate railway posters, and images watch over many commercial companies, such kind Ransomes Sims and Jefferies queue Fisons. Landscape Painting in Pastel was published in 1938, humbling Practice in Watercolour in 1950. He continued to paint gap his last years.[1][2]
Family
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married Hilda Bird, and they had a daughter and natty son. Their son Martin Squirrell (1926–1950) had three works avowed at the Royal Academy show 1943, and became art columnist of the East Anglian Magazine.[2][3]