Richard Bawden

{{Short description|English painter, printmaker and designer (1936–2024)}}

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| name = Richard Bawden

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| birth_date = {{Birth date|1936|3|18|df=y}}

| death_date = {{Death date and age|2024|5|31|1936|3|18|df=y}}

| nationality = British

| known_for = Painting, printmaking, illustration, design

| notable_works = The Birdwatcher II, London Transport posters, etched church windows

| training = Royal College of Art

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Richard Bawden (18 March 1936 – 31 May 2024) was an English painter, printmaker and designer with a graphic, linear quality. His work includes book illustration, murals, etched glass church windows and doors, posters, mosaic and furniture.{{cite web|url=https://www.royalwatercoloursociety.co.uk/artists/38-richard-bawden/biography/|title=Richard Bawden biography|website=Royal Watercolour Society|accessdate=29 March 2019}}

His work is in the collections of London Transport,{{cite web|url=https://www.ltmuseumshop.co.uk/posters/print-to-order/industrial-archaeology#selection=pto_finish:Matt__970;pto_frame:Black__965;pto_size:Small__961;pto_mount:With+Mount__973|title=Industrial archaeology, by Richard Bawden, 1969|website=Ltmuseumshop.co.uk|accessdate=29 March 2019}} the Tate Gallery{{cite web|url=https://www.tate.org.uk/art/artists/richard-bawden-708|title=Richard Bawden born 1936|website=Tate.org.uk|accessdate=29 March 2019}} and V&A Museum.{{cite web|url=http://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O557738|title=The Birdwatcher II - Bawden, Richard - V&A Search the Collections|date=29 March 2019|website=V and A Collections|accessdate=29 March 2019}}

The son of artist Edward Bawden, he was based in Suffolk. Richard Bawden died on 31 May 2024, at the age of 88.{{cite news |title=Richard Bawden, artist acclaimed for his fine craftsmanship, crisp line and quirky humour – obituary |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/obituaries/2024/06/14/richard-bawden-artist-crisp-line-quirky-humour-obituary/ |access-date=14 June 2024 |publisher=The Telegraph |date=14 June 2024}}