Edward Bawden Enter a
feeling, not
a gallery.
Choose a mood and the room itself answers — the light cools or warms, the air changes pace, and only the works that carry that feeling step forward from the dark. Everything else recedes into shadow.
Edward Bawden
Edward Bawden: A Life in Art Born: March 10, 1903, Braintree, Essex, England Died: November 21, 1989 Nationality: English Known for: Painting, Illustration, Graphic Art, Prints, Book Covers, Posters, Garden Metalwork Furniture Early Life and Education Bawden's early life was shaped by a solitary childhood spent drawing and exploring nature. His parents, Methodist Christians, encouraged his artistic inclinations
. He attended Braintree High School and later the Friends’ School at Saffron Walden. From 1919 to 1921, he studied at Cambridge School of Art. In 1922, he received a scholarship to the Royal College of Art School of Design in London, where he studied illustration until 1925. It was here that he met Eric Ravilious, forming a significant artistic partnership. During this period, Bawden demonstrated early talent with commi…