Eric Kennington, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Eric Kennington

British artist

Date of Birth: 12-Mar-1888

Place of Birth: Chelsea, England, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 13-Apr-1960

Profession: illustrator, painter, sculptor

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

Eric Henri Kennington (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 tomb effigy of Lawrence at Wareham in Dorset.



Alternative names	Eric Henri Kennington
Description	British painter, illustrator and sculptor
Date of birth/death	12 March 1888	13 April 1960
Location of birth/death	Chelsea	Reading
Authority control	: Q5386876 VIAF: 22413671 ISNI: 0000 0000 6660 991X ULAN: 500026057 LCCN: no96056635 Open Library: OL2360414A WorldCat