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| Claud Lovat Fraser (1819–1921) | ||||||||||
| Fraser was an English painter, draughtsman, author, stage, and costume designer who achieved great popularity. He was born in London and attended Charterhouse School in Surrey. He began painting at an early age and, as a young boy, was soon writing plays and designing toy theatre settings. He later started selling caricatures, which were published in 1910. In 1911, Fraser attended the Westminster School of Art for six months, studying etching with Walter Sickert, and developed his own distinctive style. After leaving, he established his own publishing house and studio in London, beginning his professional career in publishing poetry, broadsheets, chapbooks, and theatre designs. He joined the war in 1914 but was invalided out in 1916. He continued his design work through exhibitions, numerous theatre productions, textile design, and book illustrations. Fraser’s work was considered witty and innovative, often humorous, though some critics found it too 'futurist' and minimalist for the theatre. He died in Dymchurch, Kent, in 1921, and a memorial exhibition was held that year at the Leicester Galleries in London. | ||||||||||
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