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Cavendish Morton
Drawn to both the natural world and the machines of the modern age, this British artist and illustrator built a long, varied career in oils, watercolour, printmaking, and design. His work is especially remembered for atmospheric marine scenes and landscapes.
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The Art of Theatrical Make-up
by Cavendish Morton
About the author
Born in Edinburgh in 1911, Cavendish Morton was a British artist and illustrator who grew up in a creative family and learned from his father, the actor, photographer, and art director Cavendish Morton. He was the twin brother of fellow artist Concord Morton, and the two also produced joint work.
He became known for painting in oils and watercolour, with a strong interest in ships, landscapes, and marine subjects. His work was shown at the Royal Academy, and he was associated with groups including the Norwich Twenty Group as well as the Royal Institute of Painters in Oil and the Royal Institute of Painters in Water Colours.
During the Second World War he worked in the aircraft industry, and across his long life he was also active as a designer, printmaker, and teacher. He died in 2015 at the age of 103, leaving behind a body of work shaped by both a love of nature and a fascination with twentieth-century technology.