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Richard David Shepherd CBE FRSA FGRA (25 April 1931 – 19 September 2017) [1] was a British artist and one of the world's most outspoken conservationists. [2] He was most famous for his paintings of steam locomotives (he owned a number of them) and wildlife, although he also often painted aircraft, portraits (notably The Queen Mother) and landscapes.
David Shepherd (producer) (1924–2018), American producer, director, and actor; David Shepherd (artist) (1931–2017), British artist; David Shepard (film preservationist) (1940–2017), American film preservationist; David Shepard (politician) (1947–2021), American politician, former Democratic member of the Tennessee House of Representatives
The Compass Players, founded by David Shepherd and Paul Sills, was the first Improvisational Theatre in America. [2] It began July 8, 1955 as a storefront theater at 1152 E. 55th near the University of Chicago campus. They presented improvised plays. [3]
The 1.6 metre tall fiberglass elephants were given to local artists who were tasked with decorating them however they chose. [13] In total, 58 large elephant sculptures were designed. As it was the main source of income, the large herd was deemed the most important part of the fundraising project.
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A fairly philosophical nature of the painting typical for the best pieces of art, the sky and the sea merging into one, and the flashes of scarlet lightning on the water are reminiscent of the works by British painter William Turner, [2] [3] yet another great master of romanticist marine art. W. Turner’s works.
The Elephants Artist Salvador Dalí Year 1948 Medium Oil on canvas Movement Surrealism Dimensions 49 cm × 60 cm (19 in × 24 in) Location Private collection The Elephants is a 1948 painting by the Catalan surrealist artist Salvador Dalí. Background The elephant is a recurring theme in the works of Dalí, first appearing in his 1944 work Dream Caused by the Flight of a Bee Around a ...
Sir Herbert Edward Read, DSO, MC (/ r iː d /; 4 December 1893 – 12 June 1968) was an English art historian, poet, literary critic and philosopher, best known for numerous books on art, which included influential volumes on the role of art in education.