Eric Kennington
British artist
Died when: 72 years 32 days (865 months)Star Sign: Pisces
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Eric Henri Kennington RA (12 March 1888 – 13 April 1960) was an English sculptor, artist and illustrator, and an official war artist in both World Wars.
As a war artist, Kennington specialised in depictions of the daily hardships endured by soldiers and airmen.In the inter-war years he worked mostly on portraits and a number of book illustrations.
The most notable of his book illustrations were for T.E.Lawrence's Seven Pillars of Wisdom.Kennington was also a gifted sculptor, best known for his 24th East Surrey Division War Memorial in Battersea Park, for his work on the Shakespeare Memorial Theatre in Stratford-upon-Avon and for the effigy of Lawrence at Wareham in Dorset.
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