Anthony Eyton
{{Short description|British artist (born 1923)}}
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| birth_name = Anthony John Plowden Eyton
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| birth_place = Teddington, Middlesex, England
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Anthony John Plowden Eyton {{Post-nominals|country=GBR|size=100%|OBE|RA|RCamA|RWA|RWS|}} (born 17 May 1923) is a British artist and member of the Royal Academy of Arts.
Eyton turned 100 on 17 May 2023.{{Cite news |date=2023-05-17 |title=Birthdays today |newspaper=The Times |language=en |url=https://www.thetimes.com/culture/film/article/birthdays-today-0xsbrgzbx |access-date=2023-05-17 |issn=0140-0460}}
Early life and education
Eyton was born in Teddington, Middlesex, and studied fine art at University of Reading under James Anthony Betts before leaving for the Army during the Second World War (1942–1947). After demobilisation, he immediately resumed his studies, this time at Camberwell School of Arts until 1950. In 1951, he travelled to Italy after winning an Abbey Major Scholarship to British School at Rome.
Art practice
Eyton is a figurative painter working in what could be termed the post-Impressionist tradition. He has exhibited extensively throughout Britain at leading galleries such as the Royal Academy, the Tate Gallery, the South London Gallery, the Hayward Gallery and the Imperial War Museum. He has won many awards, including the John Moores Prize in 1972. He was elected an Associate Royal Academician (A.R.A) in 1976, a full member in 1986 and a Senior R.A. in 1998. Among his many significant commissions was the 1994 invitation by the Tate Gallery to work in the Bankside Power Station prior to it becoming Tate Modern. Based in London, he has continued to work and exhibit into his eighties and beyond. Examples of Eyton's painting are held in major public and private collections throughout the world.[http://www.royalacademy.org.uk/academicians/painters/anthony-eyton-ra,151,AR.html Royal Academy biography of Anthony Eyton] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090316033521/http://www.royalacademy.org.uk/academicians/painters/anthony-eyton-ra%2C151%2CAR.html |date=March 16, 2009 }}
Eyton was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2023 Birthday Honours for services to painting and the art community.{{London Gazette|issue=64082|supp=y|page=B12|date=17 June 2023}}
Teaching
Eyton began teaching at Camberwell in 1955 and continued there as a part-time tutor until the 1980s. He was Head of Painting at St. Lawrence College, Kingston, Ontario in 1969 and taught at the Royal Academy Schools from 1964 to 1999.[http://www.mulberrygallery.com/anthonyeyton.html Anthony Eyton Biography at Mulberry Gallery] {{Archive url|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110621004025/http://www.mulberrygallery.com/anthonyeyton.html|date=2011-06-21}}
Publications
Anthony Eyton - Studio pictures (2017) Miriquidi Books {{ISBN|978-0-9934111-4-4}}
External links
- {{Art UK bio}}
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20090316033521/http://royalacademy.org.uk/academicians/painters/anthony-eyton-ra%2C151%2CAR.html Royal Academy website page]
- [http://www.tate.org.uk/servlet/ArtistWorks?cgroupid=999999961&artistid=1075&page=1 Tate Collection website page]
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Category:Alumni of Camberwell College of Arts
Category:Alumni of the University of Reading
Category:British Army personnel of World War II
Category:British men centenarians
Category:Post-impressionist painters