Page loaded successfully. Showing biography for Roland Vivian Pitchforth.
Roland Vivian Pitchforth BIOGRAPHY
1895 Wakefield, North Yorkshire, Englandd - 1982. Known for: Watercolor paintings of marine scenes, waterscapes, figures, landscapes, teaching.
Roland Pitchforth was born in Wakefield, North Yorkshire. He studied at Wakefield School of Art 1912-14, Leeds School of Art 1914-15 and 1919-20 (served in the Wakefield Battery, Royal Garrison... Read full biography
Roland Pitchforth was born in Wakefield, North Yorkshire. He studied at Wakefield School of Art 1912-14, Leeds School of Art 1914-15 and 1919-20 (served in the Wakefield Battery, Royal Garrison Artillery 1915-19), and the Royal College of Art 1920-5, also visiting Paris. He was a member of the... Read full biography
Roland Pitchforth was born in Wakefield, North Yorkshire. He studied at Wakefield School of Art 1912-14, Leeds School of Art 1914-15 and 1919-20 (served in the Wakefield Battery, Royal Garrison Artillery 1915-19), and the Royal College of Art 1920-5, also visiting Paris. He was a member of the London Artists' Association 1928-32 and the London Group from 1929. His first one-man exhibition at the London Artists' Association was held in 1928 and thereafter he held further shows at the Lefevre,... Read full biography
Roland Pitchforth was born in Wakefield, North Yorkshire. He studied at Wakefield School of Art 1912-14, Leeds School of Art 1914-15 and 1919-20 (served in the Wakefield Battery, Royal Garrison Artillery 1915-19), and the Royal College of Art 1920-5, also visiting Paris. He was a member of the London Artists' Association 1928-32 and the London Group from 1929. His first one-man exhibition at the London Artists' Association was held in 1928 and thereafter he held further shows at the Lefevre, Redfern, Collings and Leicester galleries. He exhibited regularly at the Royal Academy from 1941, becoming a full member in 1953. A retrospective exhibition was held at Wakefield Art Gallery in 1943. At the war's end, Pitchforth acquired a lung... Read full biography
Roland Pitchforth was born in Wakefield, North Yorkshire. He studied at Wakefield School of Art 1912-14, Leeds School of Art 1914-15 and 1919-20 (served in the Wakefield Battery, Royal Garrison Artillery 1915-19), and the Royal College of Art 1920-5, also visiting Paris. He was a member of the London Artists' Association 1928-32 and the London Group from 1929. His first one-man exhibition at the London Artists' Association was held in 1928 and thereafter he held further shows at the Lefevre, Redfern, Collings and Leicester galleries. He exhibited regularly at the Royal Academy from 1941, becoming a full member in 1953. A retrospective exhibition was held at Wakefield Art Gallery in 1943. At the war's end, Pitchforth acquired a lung infection and spent 1945-46 convalescing in South Africa before returning to London in 1948. From this period he took to working exclusively i... Read full biography
Artist Biography
Biography page for Roland Vivian Pitchforth ((1895 - 1982)), known for Watercolor paintings of marine scenes, waterscapes, figures, landscapes, teaching. Showing 1 biographical entries and 0 sample artworks.
Roland Vivian Pitchforth - Artist Info
About Roland Vivian Pitchforth
Biography
Roland Pitchforth was born in Wakefield, North Yorkshire. He studied at Wakefield School of Art 1912-14, Leeds School of Art 1914-15 and 1919-20 (served in the Wakefield Battery, Royal Garrison Artillery 1915-19), and the Royal College of Art 1920-5, also visiting Paris.
He was a member of the London Artists' Association 1928-32 and the London Group from 1929. His first one-man exhibition at the London Artists' Association was held in 1928 and thereafter he held further shows at the Lefevre, Redfern, Collings and Leicester galleries. He exhibited regularly at the Royal Academy from 1941, becoming a full member in 1953. A retrospective exhibition was held at Wakefield Art Gallery in 1943.
At the war's end, Pitchforth acquired...But wait, there's more...
Displaying 1,346 of 1,330 characters.
Subscriber Members, please Sign In for full artist biographies and all services.
For non-paying users, good news! Full text bios for all artists are available every Friday.
If you are not currently a member, please See Details about membership.