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Claude (W Claude) Flight

Claude (W. Claude) Flight (1881 - 1955) was active/lived in United States, United Kingdom, England.  Claude Flight is known for Linocuts, coastal landscape painting, teaching.

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Walter Claude Flight (born London 16 February 1881 - died 1955) also known as Claude Flight or W. Claude Flight was a British artist who pioneered and popularised the linoleum cut technique. He also painted, illustrated and made wood cuts. He was the son of Walter Flight.

Flight was a fervent promoter of the linoleum cut technique from the time he first used it in 1919. He felt by promoting the use of the cheap and easily obtained new material he was making it possible for the masses to be exposed to art. He saw in it the potentiality of a truly democratic art form.

Flight had tried a number of different careers before settling on art. He had kept bees, farmed and also had tried engineering before studying art at Heatherley School of Fine Art* from 1913–1914 and from 1918. Flight exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1921, in Paris in 1922 and in London at the Royal British Academy* from 1923. He also exhibited regularly at the Redfern Gallery and abroad.

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Facts about Claude (W Claude) Flight

   Claude (W. Claude) Flight  Born:  1881 - London, England
Died:   1955
Known for:  Linocuts, coastal landscape painting, teaching
Name variants:  Walter Claude Flight

Walter Claude Flight (born London 16 February 1881 - died 1955) also known as Claude Flight or W. Claude Flight was a British artist who pioneered and popularised the linoleum cut technique. He also painted, illustrated and made wood cuts. He was the son of Walter Flight.

Flight was a fervent promoter of the linoleum cut technique from the time he first used it in 1919. He felt by promoting the use of the cheap and easily obtained new material he was making it possible for the masses to be exposed to art. He saw in it the potentiality of a truly democratic art form.

Flight had tried a number of different careers before settling on art. He had kept bees, farmed and also had tried engineering before studying art at Heatherley Sc  ...  Displaying 750 of 2405 characters.

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