Frederick Halford Coventry b. 19 January 1905

Also known as F.H. Coventry
  • Artist (Carver),
  • Artist (Glass & metal Artist / Designer),
  • Designer (Graphic Designer),
  • Artist (Cartoonist / Illustrator),
  • Artist (Draughtsman),
  • Artist (Printmaker),
  • Artist (Painter)
A painter, muralist, stained glass artist, glass painter & etcher, printmaker, poster-designer, art teacher, book-illustrator and designer, Frederick Halford Coventry's art practice encompassed both the fine art and commercial art sectors.

Citations

  • F.H. Coventry, 'Improvements Relating to the Decoration of Glass’, London: Patent Office, GB787758, Patent applied for 1955, publish.

  • Frederick Halford Coventry, 'Artist’s Papers, National Gallery of Australia Archives, 77/721’.

  • Hillman, Tony & Cole, Beverly (1999), 'South For Sunshine, Southern Railway Publicity and Posters, 1923 to 1947’.

  • Author: Blackley, Roger. Renwick, William (ed.) (2004), 'Centennial Exhibitions of Art, William Renwick (ed.), Creating A National Spirit, Celebrating New Zealand’s Centennial.’, Wellington: Victoria University Press, 2004, p. 223.

  • 'Artist’s File’, E.H. McCormick Research Library, Auckland Art Gallery, New Zealand.

  • Unknown (1929), 'The Contemporary Group of Australian Artists’, Art In Australia, Third Series No 29, September 1929, np.

  • (1929), 'Modern Prints’, London: The Times, 13 December 1929, p. 12.

  • Thompson, Sydney (1930), 'New Zealand Artists Abroad’, Art In New Zealand, Vol III, No 10, December 1930, pp. 93-94.

  • Malcolm C. Salaman (1930), 'A Chat to the Print Lover’, London: The Studio, Vol 100, 1930, pp. 298- 301.

  • (1930), 'Twenty-One Gallery’, London: The Times, 27 February, 1930, p. 12.

  • (1930), 'Catalogue of Drawings and Engravings by F.H. Coventry’, London: Twenty One Gallery.

  • Frederick Coventry (1930), 'Letter From London’, Art In New Zealand, Vol III, No 9, September 1930, pp. 57-60.

  • (1934), 'Art Notes: Wellington’, Art In New Zealand, Vol VI, No 3, March 1934, pp. 167-168.

  • (1939), 'Murals For Government Court N.Z. Centennial Exhibition’, Art In New Zealand, Vol XII, No 1, September 1939, pp. 29-35.

  • Tom Purvis (1939), 'Poster Progress’, London: The Studio Publications Ltd, 1939.

  • (1949), 'A Study of Design Aboard the RMS Caronia’, Art and Industry, Vol 47, No 278, August 1949.

  • (1964), 'Windows for Plymouth’, The Times, 2 March 1964, p. 22.

  • James Gleeson (1981), 'William Dobell: a biographical and critical study’, Sydney, Angus & Robertson, 1981, pp. 38-39.

  • Alastair Forsyth (1986), 'Art on the Liners, exhibition catalogue’, Southampton: Southampton City Art Gallery.

  • Abderrahman Slaoui (1997), 'The Orientalist Poster’, Casablanca: Malika Editions, 1997, p. 47.

  • Hendrik Kolenberg (1997), 'Australian Drawings’, Sydney: Art Gallery of New South Wales, p. 52.

  • Gail Ross (2007), 'Art & Industry Frederick Halford Coventry (1905-1997)’, Art New Zealand, No. 125, Summer 2007-2008, pp. 60-63.

See also

  • 'Gail Ross, "Art & Industry: Frederick Halford Coventry", Art New Zealand, No. 125, Summer 2007-2008, p. 60.'.
  • '"The Contemporary Group of Australian Artists", Art In Australia, No 29, September 1929, Plate 18'.
  • 'Hendrik Kolenberg, "Australian Drawings", Sydney: Art Gallery New South Wales, 1997, p. 52'.