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Deryck Arthur Foster

Deryck Arthur Foster (1924 - 2012) was active/lived in United Kingdom.  Deryck Foster is known for Marine painting.

Following is the obituary of the artist, published January 8, 2012 in The Telegraph, London

Born in Bournemouth on March 4 1924, Deryck Arthur Foster learned to sail around Christchurch when he was a child. He was educated at The King's School, Canterbury, and Bournemouth Technical College, where he studied Commercial Art. During the Second World War he served as a fitter in the RAF, repairing and testing engines in Lancaster bombers before being posted to India, where he worked on Liberators, Vultee Vigilants and Dakotas, and painted all the sets for the base theatre.

The war over, Foster went to the Central School of Arts and Crafts in London and met Denise Chuter, the daughter of a BP executive. They married in 1949, and, needing to find work, Foster got a job with the film studio Gaumont British Animation while building his reputation as a marine artist with displays at the London Boat Shows.

In 1960 he and Denise moved to Yarmouth on the Isle of Wight,   ...  [Displaying 1000 of 2908 characters.]  Artist bio

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