Herbert Ashwin Budd Explained

Herbert Ashwin Budd
Birth Date:1881
Birth Place:Staffordshire
Death Date:1950
Nationality:British
Occupation:Painter
Employer:London Transport

Herbert Ashwin Budd (1881–1950) was a British painter who painted portraits and landscapes in oils.

Budd was born 1881 in Staffordshire. He worked for London Transport in 1930s, designing posters. He was an associate of the Royal College of Art from 1907 and exhibited at the New English Art Club and Royal Academy. He was a member of the Royal Institute of Oil Painters from 1921 and was given an Honourable Mention at the 1927 Paris Salon. He taught at St Martin's School of Art from 1929 to 1949.[1]

He died in 1950. His works are in the collections of the Imperial War Museum, Royal Society of Chemistry, City of London Corporation, Potteries Museum & Art Gallery, and others.[2]

A bromide print of a photographic portrait of Budd, by Elliott & Fry, is in the National Portrait Gallery.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Artist - Herbert Ashwin Budd. London Transport Museum. 8 July 2015. 8 July 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150708193419/http://www.ltmcollection.org/posters/artist/artist.html?IXartist=Herbert+Ashwin+Budd. dead.
  2. Annual General Meeting. Journal of the Chemical Society. 1931. 1001.
  3. Web site: Person - Herbert Ashwin Budd. National Portrait Gallery. 8 July 2015.