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Augustus Edwin John Biography
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1894 - 1898 |
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Studied at the Slade School, where he was a star pupil, winning great renown for his superb draughtsmanship
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1898 |
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Won the Summer Composition Prize
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1903 |
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Member of the New English Art Club
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1901 - 1904 |
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Professor of Painting at Liverpool University
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1905 - 1914 |
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Travelled widely in France, Holland and Belgium
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1921 |
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Associate of the Royal Academy
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1928 - 1938 |
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Elected a Royal Academician (re-elected in 1940)
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1940 |
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Member of the London Group
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1940 |
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Retrospective exhibition of his drawings held at the National Gallery in London
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1942 |
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Awarded the Order of Merit
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1948 - 1949 |
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Arts Council touring retrospective exhibition
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1954 |
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Retrospective exhibition in the Diploma Gallery of the Royal Academy
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1956 |
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Retrospective exhibition at the Graves Art Gallery in Sheffield
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