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Description: | Cooper was born in Tettenhall, near Wolverhampton and became a leading portrait painter of his time. He began his art training at the Bilston School of Art and later the Royal College of Art, London where he graduated in 1911. Whilst studying in London, Cooper's talent caught the attention of the eminent artist, John Singer Sargent, who employed him as a studio assistant at his Tite Street studio in Chelsea. He became a war artist for the Royal Air Force at the end of the Great War 1914-1918 and then embarked on a successful career as a portrait painter, although he continued to paint landscapes. He worked on many high profile commissions including King George VI and Sir Winston Churchill. Cooper was a particular favourite of the former Prime Minister and he painted him on numerous occasions, the most famous portrait being Profile for Victory in 1943.
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This is a portrait of Mrs Speed, the maternal grandmother of the artist. It shows Mrs Speed seated with her hands placed on her lap and a crocheted shawl draped over her shoulders. She has a steely, defiant look in her eyes. | License: | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/uk/ | Publisher: | Wolverhampton Arts and Museums Service | Rights holder: | Wolverhampton Arts and Museums Service | Subjects: | Portrait painting Fine arts Women Oil painting Oil Paintings Portraits People Art collections | Temporal: | 1901
20th century (1900-1999) | Source: | Black Country History | Creator: | COOPER; Alfred Egerton (1883 - 1974) | Identifier: | http://www.blackcountryhistory.org/colle... | Go to resource |
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