Richard Jack
Richard Jack | |
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| Born | Richard Jack 15 February 1866 |
| Died | 29 June 1952 (aged 86) |
| Nationality | British |
| Education | York School of Art, Royal College of Art, Académie Julian, Académie Colarossi |
| Known for | Painting |
| Movement | British Impressionism |
| Awards | 1886 National Scholarship to the Royal College of Art 1888 Royal College of Art gold medal |
Richard Jack RA (15 February 1866 – 29 June 1952) was a painter of portraits, figure subjects, interiors and landscapes, and prominent war artist for Canada.
Biography
Jack was born 15 February 1866 in Sunderland, County Durham, United Kingdom.[1] He studied at York School of Art before winning a national scholarship to the Royal College of Art in 1886.[1] There he won a gold medal and in 1888 a travelling scholarship to the Académie Julian.[1] On his return to London in the early 1890s, he worked for a time on the staff of The Idler and for Cassell's Magazine as a black-and-white artist.[1] He was awarded a silver medal at the 1900 Paris International Exhibition and at the Carnegie International in Pittsburgh in 1914.
In 1916, he accepted a commission in the Canadian Army to paint for the Canadian War Records Office, becoming Canada's first official war artist.[citation needed] A portrait of King George V, commissioned by the Metropolitan Borough of Fulham, was later bought by the monarch himself.[citation needed] He subsequently painted portraits of Queen Mary, King Alphonso of Spain, and various interiors at Buckingham Palace.[citation needed] Jack emigrated to Canada in 1938, where he painted landscapes as well as portraits.[citation needed]
A painting by him of composer Colin McAlpin is in the collection of the Leicester Arts and Museums Service.[2]
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