Malcolm Osborne

Malcolm Osborne CBE RA PPRE (1 August 1880 – 22 September 1963) was a British original printmaker known for his intaglio prints of landscapes, urban views and portraits.

Malcolm Osborne CBE
Born	(1880-08-01)1 August 1880 Frome, Somerset, England
Died	22 September 1963(1963-09-22) (aged 83)
Nationality	British
Education	Merchant Venturers' Technical College, Royal College of Art
Known for	landscapes, urban views, portraits

Chronology

• 1 August 1880 born at Frome, Somerset,^[1] the fourth son of Alfred Arthur Osborne (1847–1910), Schoolmaster, and his wife Sarah Elizabeth née Biggs,(1843-1907). He grew up in Frome and moved to Streatham, London with his elder brother Harold in the early 1900s.
• educated at the Merchant Venturers' Technical College, Bristol
• 1901 to 1906, he studied etching and engraving under Frank Short at the Royal College of Art, in South Kensington, London.^[1]
• 1904 published his first etching
• World War I served in Artists' Rifles and 60th Division in France, Salonika and Palestine
• 11 June 1918, he was elected Associate Engraver of Royal Academy.
• 1924 succeeded Short as the Head of the etching and engraving school when Short retired.
• 13 Apr 1926 elected full member of the Royal Academy
• 1927 Kensington, London married Amy Margaret Stableford (1884–1964).
• 1938-1962 held the position of President Royal Society of Painter-Etchers and Engravers (now the Royal Society of Painter-Printmakers)^[2]
• 1948 awarded Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
• 1 January 1956 elected Senior member of the Royal Academy
• 22 September 1963 died Kensington, London, England

Bibliography

• Print Collector's Quarterly, XII, 1925, pp. 285–313. Entries: 86
• Malcolm Charles Salaman (introduction) (1929) The Etchings of Malcolm Osborne, R.A., R.E., incl. 12 leaves of plates (Modern Masters of Etching, no. 21) London: The Studio Ltd.; New York: William Edwin Rudge OCLC 556936 OCLC 877568110 OCLC 752179179

Memberships and awards

• Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
• Member of the Royal Academy (R.A.)
• President of the Royal Society of Painter-Printmakers (P.R.E.)

Students

• Edward Bouverie Hoyton was born at Lewisham in south London in 1900. He studied etching under Malcolm Osborne and Stanley Anderson at Goldsmiths' College, New Cross, south London.
• Geoffrey Wedgwood
• James Henry Govier
• James T.A. Osborne

References

1. Bury, Stephen (21 June 2012). Benezit Dictionary of British Graphic Artists and Illustrators. OUP USA. p. 177. ISBN 978-0-19-992305-2.
2. Hennessy, Elizabeth (23 July 1992). A Domestic History of the Bank of England, 1930-1960. Cambridge University Press. p. 151. ISBN 978-0-521-39140-5.

External links

• www.artistarchive.com Catalogue listing of over 100 prints by Osborne including the Salaman listing, with a description of most and some images..
• Profile on Royal Academy of Arts Collections