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John Tunnard (1900-1971), Painter

Sitter in 1 portrait
Artist of 1 portrait
Tunnard began his career as a textile designer but turned to painting from 1929, often using the natural world as a starting point for his abstract and semi-abstract compositions. After serving as a coastguard in Cornwall during the War, he taught design at Penzance School of Art (1948-64).

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6188

John Tunnard

by John Tunnard
oil on board, 1959
NPG 6188

Links
All paintings by this artist on the BBC Your Paintings website
Category
Art
Groups
Artists and artisans
Place
Cornwall