Barnett Freedman
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Barnett Freedman CBE (1901-1958) was a prominent British artist.
The son of East-End Russian-Jewish immigrants, he was self-educated during five years in hospital. He studied at the Royal College of Art, 1922-5. He later taught there and at Ruskin College, Oxford. He was official war artist, 1941-6.
He was especially successful as a commercial designer and book illustrator. He was also a distinguished letterer and typographer. His knowledge of and skill in lithography stimulated interest in the craft.
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- Dictionary of National Biography
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