{"product_id":"galtaji-temple-original-watercolour-by-john-drummond","title":"Galtaji Temple Original watercolour by John Drummond","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"xt0psk2\"\u003e\n\u003ch4 class=\"_ap3a _aaco _aacu _aacx _aad7 _aade\" dir=\"auto\"\u003eThis watercolour comes directly from the artist's sketchbook. The painting is signed lower right and is in excellent condition. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWatercolour on paper\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003ch4 class=\"_ap3a _aaco _aacu _aacx _aad7 _aade\" dir=\"auto\"\u003e31 x 40 cm \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSigned lower right. £70\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003ch4 class=\"_ap3a _aaco _aacu _aacx _aad7 _aade\" dir=\"auto\"\u003eunframed\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003ch4 class=\"_ap3a _aaco _aacu _aacx _aad7 _aade\" dir=\"auto\"\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003eJohn Drummond was born in County Antrim, Northern Ireland, in 1920. He served in India with the RAF during WWII. On his return he studied Printed Textiles under Dora Batty at Central School of Arts \u0026amp; Crafts from 1947, gaining a National Diploma in Design in 1949. He then spent a year studying in Italy, France and Sicily on a Royal Society of Arts Bursary.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHe was awarded an Honorary Diploma from the Royal College of Art in 1964.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom the mid-1950s to the early 1970s he established a studio workshop producing designs for Cole's Wallpapers, Sanderson's, Heather Mills, Worth and Hull Traders. He was design consultant for Rivington Carpets and Gaydon tableware. In the USA he designed for Katzenbach and Warren, Philip Graf, Louis W Bowen and Cabin Craft.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHe designed, painted and screen printed silk panels, murals and decorative glass panels for various institutions, including the Royal Garden Hotel and Vickers Mill Bank Tower in London, the Caledonian Hotel in Edinburgh, the Civic Centre at Rochester, Kent and Pilkington Glass Factory at St Helen's.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDuring this period, he was a part-time tutor at the Central School, Hammersmith Art School, St Martin's School of Art and he was senior tutor at the Royal College of Art.\u003cbr\u003eHe was made an Honorary Fellow of the Royal College of Art in 1968.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJohn Drummond kept painting and exhibiting in Britain and the USA until his death in 2019\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch4 class=\"html-div x14z9mp x1lziwak xexx8yu xyri2b x18d9i69 x1c1uobl x9f619 xjbqb8w x78zum5 x15mokao x1ga7v0g x16uus16 xbiv7yw x1xmf6yo x12nagc x1n2onr6 x1plvlek xryxfnj x1c4vz4f x2lah0s xdt5ytf xqjyukv x1qjc9v5 x1oa3qoh x1nhvcw1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e","brand":"Mandrake Petworth","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58485510635904,"sku":null,"price":114.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0618\/4153\/9257\/files\/IMG_8885.jpg?v=1784384117","url":"https:\/\/mandrakepetworth.com\/it-it\/products\/galtaji-temple-original-watercolour-by-john-drummond","provider":"Mandrake Petworth","version":"1.0","type":"link"}