The East Kent School, 1987
John Ward, 1987–1988
Group portrait of Gerald Norden, Gordon L Davies, Jehan Daly and A.C Slawson. This conversation-piece portrays a group of the artist's friends who, with one exception, all settled in East Kent. When painting the East Kent School, Ward made separate oil studies of his friends from which he painted their heads onto the canvas, completing them with further sittings from life.
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Title of artwork, date
The East Kent School, 1987, 1987–1988
Date supported
1988
Medium and material
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
102 x 127 cm
Grant
500
Total cost
5000
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