John Buckland-Wright

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexMale
Full nameJohn•Buckland-Wright
Used nameJohn•Buckland-Wright
Born3 December 1897 in Dunedin, Otago (NZL)
Died27 September 1954 in London, England (GBR)
NOC Great Britain

Biography

John Buckland-Wright, a native New Zealander, was an illustrator and graphic artist. He studied history at Oxford and architecture in London. In the 1920s he lived and worked in Brussels and in the 1930s he lived and worked in Paris. From 1948-53 he eventually studied art at Slade, and was considered much more a European than a British artist. Buckland-Wright established himself as an engraver working with wood and copper, but also worked as a book illustrator. An etching titled Combat (25 x 32.7 cm) was created as early as 1937, and another sheet (10 x 8 cm) with the same title dates from 1942.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1948 Summer Olympics Art Competitions GBR John Buckland-Wright
Painting, Graphic Arts, Open (Olympic) AC