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Keith Vaughan

Keith Vaughan (1912 - 1977) was active/lived in England.  Keith Vaughan is known for Modernist, abstract figure painting and drawing-nudes, teaching.

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John Keith Vaughan (23 August 1912 - 4 November 1977) was a British painter. Born in Selsey, Vaughan attended Christ's Hospital school. He worked in an advertising agency until the war, when as an intending conscientious objector he joined the St John's Ambulance; in 1941 he was conscripted into the Non-Combatant Corps.

Vaughan was self-taught as an artist. His first exhibitions took place during the war. In 1942 he was stationed at Ashton Gifford near Codford in Wiltshire. Paintings from this time include The Wall at Ashton Gifford, now owned by the Manchester Art Gallery.

Also during the war Vaughan formed friendships with the painters Graham Sutherland and John Minton, with whom after demobilization in 1946 he shared premises. Through these contacts he formed part of the Neo-Romantic* circle of the immediate post-war period. However, Vaughan rapidly developed an idiosyncratic style which moved him away from the Neo-Romantics. Concentrating on studies of male fi   ...  [Displaying 1000 of 2951 characters.]  Artist bio

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Facts about Keith Vaughan

   Keith Vaughan  Born:  1912 - Selsey, England
Died:   1977 - London, England
Known for:  Modernist, abstract figure painting and drawing-nudes, teaching
Name variants:  John Keith Vaughan, Keith Vaughn

John Keith Vaughan (23 August 1912 - 4 November 1977) was a British painter. Born in Selsey, Vaughan attended Christ's Hospital school. He worked in an advertising agency until the war, when as an intending conscientious objector he joined the St John's Ambulance; in 1941 he was conscripted into the Non-Combatant Corps.

Vaughan was self-taught as an artist. His first exhibitions took place during the war. In 1942 he was stationed at Ashton Gifford near Codford in Wiltshire. Paintings from this time include The Wall at Ashton Gifford, now owned by the Manchester Art Gallery.

Also during the war Vaughan formed friendships with the painters Graham Sutherland and John Minton, with whom after demobilization in 1946 he share  ...  Displaying 750 of 2951 characters.

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