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Reginald John "Rex" Whistler (24 June 1905 – 18 July 1944) was a British artist, who painted murals and society portraits, and designed theatrical costumes. He was killed in action in Normandy in World War II. Whistler was the brother of poet and artist Laurence Whistler .
Biografia. Rex Whistler nacque a Eltham nel 1905, figlio dell'architetto e agente immobiliare Henry Whistler e di Helen Frances Mary Ward, discendente di Paul Storr; suo fratello era l'artista del vetro Laurence Whistler. Si affermò rapidamente dopo gli studi alla Slade School of Art e nel 1927, appena ventiduenne, realizzò la sua opera più ...
The Rex Whistler Archive (paintings, drawings, decorative arts, designs, photographs and letters, from his earliest output until his death) was purchased in 2013 by the Salisbury Museum so that it can be housed permanently.
18 dic 2021 · Rex Whistler (1905–1944) National Army Museum. (b Eltham, Kent [now in Greater London], 24 June 1905; d nr. Le Mesnil, Normandy, 18 July 1944). British painter, graphic artist, and stage designer. He is best known for his decorations in a light and fanciful style evocative of the 18th century.
Reginald John "Rex" Whistler (24 June 1905 – 18 July 1944) was a British artist, who painted murals and society portraits, and designed theatrical costumes. He was killed in action in Normandy in World War II. Whistler was the brother of poet and artist Laurence Whistler.
9 lug 2013 · SALISBURY, England — The English artist Rex Whistler was as prolific as he was prodigiously gifted.
Rex Whistler. Painter, illustrator, theatrical designer and muralist, a master of pastiche and trompe-l'oeil. Whistler's elegant baroque designs and witty murals enlivened many interiors including the Tate Gallery Refreshment Room (1926-7) and Plas Newydd, Isle of Anglesey (1936-8).
