John Tunnard
(1900-1971), PainterSitter in 1 portrait
Artist of 1 portrait
Born in Sandy, Bedfordshire, Tunnard studied design at the Royal College of Art (1919-23) and began his career as a textile designer. However, from 1929 he turned to painting, and in 1933 moved to Cornwall, where he often used the natural world as a starting point for his abstract and semi-abstract compositions. A conscientious objector, he served as a coastguard in Cornwall during the Second World War. He taught design at Penzance School of Art (1948-64).
by John Tunnard
oil on board, 1959
NPG 6188
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