This is a fine 1950s colour lithograph by John Humphrey Spender (1920 - 2005), who was a noted British photographer, painter, and designer.
Spender started off his artistic career studying architecture and then as a photographer. He served as an official war photographer in WWII.
He was also a fellow of the Society of Industrial Artists and Designers and an honorary designer at the Royal College of Art, London.
Between 1946–56 he showed his versatility in design and undertook a wide variety of freelance work. This included designing for textiles, carpets, wallpapers, and murals - winning the Council of Industrial Design awards four times, between 1956–76, as well as teaching at the Royal College of Art textile school. He took part in many mixed artist shows, as well as holding his own solo painting exhibitions at the fashionable Redfern and Leicester Galleries.
Spender taught at the Royal College of Art from 1953 until his retirement in 1975. In 1968, he moved to Maldon in Essex - and moved into one of the architect Richard Roger's first-built houses.
My print is pencil-signed by the artist, as photographed.
It shows the interior of Westminster Abbey and dates to 1953. It was made to celebrate the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II and forms part of the Royal College of Art ‘Coronation Suite’. The suite consisted of a group of some 40 prints by 36 artists. They were exhibited at the Redfern Gallery, London from April – May 1953. These prints are now highly sought after and difficult to source.
The image size is 50 x 36 cm. The window mount is 64.5 x 50.5 cm.
It is sold unframed but has a new window mount - and is ready for you just to pop into a frame.
The lithograph is in good vintage condition with no damages.
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