Geoffrey Wedgwood

Geoffrey Heath Wedgwood, RE (6 April 1900 – June 1977) was a British artist.

Born in Leek, Staffordshire. After service with the British Army,[1] he studied at the Liverpool School of Art from 1919 to 1921.[2] He also attended the British School in Rome winning the Prix de Rome for engraving in 1925. He was known mostly for architectural etchings.[1] He later taught at the Liverpool Institute from 1932 to 1935 and at the Liverpool School of Art from 1935 until his retirement in 1960.[2][3] He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Painter-Etchers and Engravers in 1934.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 "British Council − Art Collection − Collection". visualarts.britishcouncil.org. Retrieved 2014-05-05.
  2. 1 2 "Collection of works associated with Geoffrey Heath Wedgwood by Geoffrey Heath Wedgwood - Art Fund". artfund.org. Retrieved 2014-05-05.
  3. ↑ George Worsley Adamson web site. See also the exhibition catalogue Geoffrey Heath Wedgwood, Walker Art Gallery, February 2nd–March 4th, 1972.
  4. ↑ Now the Royal Society of Painter-Printmakers,
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