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Eric Henri Kennington RA (12 March 1888 – 13 April 1960) was an English sculptor, artist and illustrator, and an official war artist in both World Wars. As a war artist, Kennington specialised in depictions of the daily hardships endured by soldiers and airmen. In the inter-war years he worked mostly on portraits and a number of book illustrations. The most notable of his book illustrations were for T. E. Lawrence's Seven Pillars of Wisdom. Kennington was also a gifted sculptor, best known for his 24th East Surrey Division War Memorial in Battersea Park, for his work on the Shakespeare Memorial Theatre in Stratford-upon-Avon and for the effigy of Lawrence at Wareham in Dorset.

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  • Eric Kennington (cs)
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  • Eric Henry Kennington (* 12. März 1888 in London; † 13. April 1960 in Reading) war ein englischer Maler, Bildhauer und Porträtzeichner.Er war ein offizieller Kriegskünstler im Ersten und Zweiten Weltkrieg und ist vor allem bekannt durch seine Werke über die alltäglichen Vorkommnisse im Leben der einfachen Soldaten. (de)
  • Eric Henri Kennington RA (12 March 1888 – 13 April 1960) was an English sculptor, artist and illustrator, and an official war artist in both World Wars. As a war artist, Kennington specialised in depictions of the daily hardships endured by soldiers and airmen. In the inter-war years he worked mostly on portraits and a number of book illustrations. The most notable of his book illustrations were for T. E. Lawrence's Seven Pillars of Wisdom. Kennington was also a gifted sculptor, best known for his 24th East Surrey Division War Memorial in Battersea Park, for his work on the Shakespeare Memorial Theatre in Stratford-upon-Avon and for the effigy of Lawrence at Wareham in Dorset. (en)
  • Eric Kennington (Londres, 1888 — Reading, 1960) est un peintre et sculpteur britannique. Il a été artiste de guerre officiel lors des deux Guerres mondiales. En tant que tel, Kennington s'est spécialisé dans les représentations des difficultés quotidiennes endurées par les soldats et les aviateurs. Dans l'entre-deux-guerres, il a principalement travaillé sur des portraits et un certain nombre d'illustrations de livres. Ses illustrations les plus notables sont celles des Sept Piliers de la sagesse de Thomas Edward Lawrence. Kennington était également un sculpteur doué, surtout connu pour son monument (en) dans le Battersea Park, pour son travail sur le Royal Shakespeare Theatre à Stratford-upon-Avon et pour l'effigie funéraire de Lawrence à Wareham (Dorset). (fr)
  • Eric Henri Kennington, RA (Royal Academy of Arts), (12. března 1888 , Londýn – 13. dubna 1960 Reading) byl anglický sochař, malíř, ilustrátor a oficiální válečný umělec v obou světových válkách. Jako válečný umělec se Kennington specializoval na zobrazování každodenních těžkostí, které museli vydržet vojáci a letci. V meziválečných letech pracoval především na portrétech a na řadě knižních ilustrací. Nejpozoruhodnější z jeho knižních ilustrací byla práce pro knihu Thomase Edwarda Lawrence Sedm pilířů moudrosti (Seven Pillars of Wisdom). Kennington byl také nadaným sochařem. K jeho nejznámější pracím patří 24th East Surrey Division War Memorial (24. památník války z východního Surrey) v Battersea Park, práce na Shakespearově památníku ve Stratfordu nad Avonou a náhrobek T. E. Lawrence v War (cs)
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  • Reading, Berkshire, England (en)
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  • Chelsea, London, England (en)
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