Lawrence Atkinson
{{Short description|English artist, musician and poet}}
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Lawrence Atkinson (1873–1931) was an English artist, musician and poet.
Early life
Atkinson was born at Chorlton upon Medlock, near Manchester, on 17 January 1873.Wyndham Lewis and Vorticism. Tate Gallery, London, 1956, p. 27. He began by moving to Paris and studying musical composition, but moved back to London and began to paint, apparently painting mainly landscapes in a style influenced by Matisse and the Fauves (almost all of these works are lost).
Vorticism
His style changed radically when he was introduced to the work of Wyndham Lewis and the vorticists. He also wrote poetry, in a Modernist style.
Death
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External links
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- [http://modjourn.org/render.php?id=1188500759609375&view=mjp_object Wheels at The Modernist Journals Project]
- {{cite web|title=Lawrence Atkinson: a little gallery|url=https://richardawarren.wordpress.com/lawrence-atkinson-a-little-gallery/|website=richardwarren.wordpress.com|accessdate=29 September 2016|date=30 July 2011}}
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Category:Writers from Manchester
Category:Musicians from Manchester
Category:19th-century English painters
Category:English male painters
Category:20th-century English painters
Category:20th-century English male artists
Category:19th-century English male artists
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