Glyn Warren Philpot - Artist Info

About Glyn Warren Philpot

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    Glyn Warren Philpot RA (5 October 1884 – 16 December 1937) was an English painter and sculptor, best known for his portraits of contemporary figures such as Siegfried Sassoon and Vladimir Rosing.

    Philpot was born in Clapham London, but the family moved to Herne in Kent shortly afterwards. He converted from Protestant to Catholic

    Philpot studied at the Lambeth School of Art *(now known as City and Guilds of London Art School) in 1900 where he was taught by Philip Connard, and at the Academie Julian* in Paris. He first exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1904 and was elected to that establishment in 1923. He was a member of the International Society from 1913 and in that year he was awarded the gold medal at the Carnegie Institute...

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