‘John Piper (1903-1992) was born in Epsom, UK. Piper enrolled in the Richmond School of Art and a year later the Royal College of Art, graduating in 1929. In the early 1930's Piper exhibited with the London Group and became secretary of the Seven and Fife Society which included Henry Moore, Ivon Hitchens, Ben Nicholson and Paul Nash. He also made a number of trips to Paris where he befriended Alexander Calder and visited the studios of Arp, Brancusi and Jean Hélion. Surrounded by these avant-garde artists, Piper's work of this period reflected the trend for abstraction but by the late 1930's he had returned to a more naturalistic style. Piper also worked on stage designs and costumes for theatre and ballet as well as the designs for six operas by Benjamin Britten. A versatile artist, Piper also wrote articles on art and architecture and designed stained glass windows for a number of buildings including the new Coventry Cathedral.’ https://poulwebb.blogspot.com/2021_01_10_archive.html 14.2.23
#Fortune for #MAY 1950
‘Britain’s Road Back’
#Illustration by John Piper (1903-1992)
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Cover of *Fortune*, May 1950
#illustrationart #illustrationartists #JohnPiper #postwarBritain #postWW2Britain
