George Osmund Caine (16 July 1914 – 11 November 2004) was an artist, art teacher and stained-glass designer.[1]
Caine was born in Manchester, England and studied at the Birmingham School of Art. He taught art at the Kingston School of Art, and then at Twickenham College of Technology, where he founded its graphic design school.[1]
In 1948 he moved to a house on Kingston Hill, where he lived with his wife Mary whom he married in 1944. They had four sons and a daughter.[1]
Works
editCaine's paintings have been described as “more Stanley Spencer than Stanley Spencer”.[2] His works include:
- Wedding at Twickenham Parish Church (1948), which is in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames Art Collection[3][4]
- Zebras, Chessington Zoo, Surrey, which is at Kingston History Centre[5] in the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames
- Spider Hutments, Mychett Barracks, Aldershot 1940, which is in the British Government Art Collection[6]
- The Grand Union Canal, Brentford Lock, painted in 1954, which is in the British Government Art Collection[7]
The most extensive collection of Caine's stained glass is at the Grade II* listed All Saints' Church, Four Oaks in Bellwell Lane, Birmingham.[8] Caine also designed the stained glass east window to the chancel of the Church of St Cuthbert in Portsmouth.[9]
References
edit- ^ a b c Pattullo, Polly (13 December 2004). "Osmund Caine (obituary)". The Guardian. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
- ^ "Osmund Caine (obituary)". The Times. 3 January 2005. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
- ^ "Wedding at Twickenham Parish Church". Art UK. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
- ^ Luxton, Madeleine (2 June 2020). "Collection Focus – Wedding at Twickenham Church". Orleans House Gallery. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
- ^ "Zebras, Chessington Zoo, Surrey". Art UK. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
- ^ "Spider Hutments, Mychett Barracks, Aldershot 1940". Art UK. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
- ^ "The Grand Union Canal, Brentford Lock". Art UK. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
- ^ Historic England (15 December 2010). "All Saints Church (1343304)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
- ^ Historic England (18 March 1999). "Church of St Cuthbert (1333225)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
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