Wilfred Fairclough was an English artist, engraver and printmaker.
10 Facts About Wilfred Fairclough
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Wilfred Fairclough was elected an associate of the Royal Society of Painter-Etchers in January 1934, winning the Prix de Rome Scholarship in Engraving.
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Wilfred Fairclough was thus able to travel despite the Depression, working in Rome and subsequently in Spain on the eve of the civil war.
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Wilfred Fairclough started work at Kingston College of Art in 1938.
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Wilfred Fairclough's work was exhibited in Poland, Finland and Sweden in 1939.
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Wilfred Fairclough was called up for war service, joining the RAF.
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Wilfred Fairclough was one of the ninety-seven artists that contributed to the Pilgrim Trust funded Recording Britain initiative.
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Wilfred Fairclough's contributions concentrated on buildings in locations near the Thames including Windsor, Henley, Ham and Petersham.
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Wilfred Fairclough served in India for a brief period at the end of the war.
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Wilfred Fairclough died at Kingston upon Thames on 8 January 1996.