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.
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exhibited at
Australian Art
Date
2008
Place
Josef Lebovic Gallery, Sydney, NSW
Description
Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Fine Prints, Josef Lebovic Gallery
Date
1997
Place
Sydney, NSW
Description
Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Art On The Liners Exhibition
Date
1986
Place
Southampton City Art Gallery, England
Description
Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
An Exhibition of Mural Decorations, Paintings, Engravings and Drawings by F.H. Coventry
Date
22 April 1950 - 16 June 1950
Place
New Zealand House, London, UK
Description
Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Summer Exhibitions
Date
1932
Place
Royal Academy, London, UK
Description
Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
War Artists
Date
1943
Place
National Gallery, London, UK
Description
Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
National Centennial Exhibition of New Zealand Art
Date
1940
Place
Wellington, New Zealand
Description
Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Centennial Exhibition of International and New Zealand Art
Date
1939
Place
Wellington, New Zealand
Description
Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
New Zealand Society of Artists Exhibition
Date
1939
Place
Wellington, New Zealand
Description
Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Loan Collection of Pictures from the National Gallery of New South Wales Exhibition
Date
1937
Place
Christchurch, New Zealand
Description
Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
New Zealand Academy of Fine Arts Annual Exhibition
Date
1937
Place
Wellington, New Zealand
Description
Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
British Art in Industry
Date
1935
Place
Royal Academy, London, UK
Description
Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Drawings by F.H. Coventry
Date
11 April 1934
Place
Macquarie Galleries, Sydney, NSW
Description
Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Solo exhibition of Engravings & Drawings
Date
1930
Place
Gallery Twenty-One, London, UK
Description
Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Special Exhibition by the Society of Artists
Date
May 1929
Place
David Jones' Art Gallery, Sydney, NSW, (cat no 163).
Description
Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Contemporary British Art
Date
1929
Place
Imperial Institute, London, UK
Description
Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Exhibition of Modern Prints
Date
1929
Place
Twenty-One Gallery, London, UK
Description
Type
Exhibition

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References [<ExternalResource: F.H. Coventry, 'Improvements Relating to the Decoration of Glass', London: Patent Office, GB787758, Patent applied for 1955, publish.>, <ExternalResource: Frederick Halford Coventry, 'Artist's Papers, National Gallery of Australia Archives, 77/721'.>, <ExternalResource: Hillman, Tony & Cole, Beverly (1999), 'South For Sunshine, Southern Railway Publicity and Posters, 1923 to 1947'.>, <ExternalResource: 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.>, <ExternalResource: 'Artist's File', E.H. McCormick Research Library, Auckland Art Gallery, New Zealand.>, <ExternalResource: Unknown (1929), 'The Contemporary Group of Australian Artists', Art In Australia, Third Series No 29, September 1929, np.>, <ExternalResource: (1929), 'Modern Prints', London: The Times, 13 December 1929, p. 12.>, <ExternalResource: Thompson, Sydney (1930), 'New Zealand Artists Abroad', Art In New Zealand, Vol III, No 10, December 1930, pp. 93-94.>, <ExternalResource: Malcolm C. Salaman (1930), 'A Chat to the Print Lover', London: The Studio, Vol 100, 1930, pp. 298- 301.>, <ExternalResource: (1930), 'Twenty-One Gallery', London: The Times, 27 February, 1930, p. 12.>, <ExternalResource: (1930), 'Catalogue of Drawings and Engravings by F.H. Coventry', London: Twenty One Gallery.>, <ExternalResource: Frederick Coventry (1930), 'Letter From London', Art In New Zealand, Vol III, No 9, September 1930, pp. 57-60.>, <ExternalResource: (1934), 'Art Notes: Wellington', Art In New Zealand, Vol VI, No 3, March 1934, pp. 167-168.>, <ExternalResource: (1939), 'Murals For Government Court N.Z. Centennial Exhibition', Art In New Zealand, Vol XII, No 1, September 1939, pp. 29-35.>, <ExternalResource: Tom Purvis (1939), 'Poster Progress', London: The Studio Publications Ltd, 1939.>, <ExternalResource: (1949), 'A Study of Design Aboard the RMS Caronia', Art and Industry, Vol 47, No 278, August 1949.>, <ExternalResource: (1964), 'Windows for Plymouth', The Times, 2 March 1964, p. 22.>, <ExternalResource: James Gleeson (1981), 'William Dobell: a biographical and critical study', Sydney, Angus & Robertson, 1981, pp. 38-39.>, <ExternalResource: Alastair Forsyth (1986), 'Art on the Liners, exhibition catalogue', Southampton: Southampton City Art Gallery.>, <ExternalResource: Abderrahman Slaoui (1997), 'The Orientalist Poster', Casablanca: Malika Editions, 1997, p. 47.>, <ExternalResource: Hendrik Kolenberg (1997), 'Australian Drawings', Sydney: Art Gallery of New South Wales, p. 52.>, <ExternalResource: Gail Ross (2007), 'Art & Industry Frederick Halford Coventry (1905-1997)', Art New Zealand, No. 125, Summer 2007-2008, pp. 60-63.>] [<ExternalResource: F.H. Coventry, 'Improvements Relating to the Decoration of Glass', London: Patent Office, GB787758, Patent applied for 1955, publish.>, <ExternalResource: Frederick Halford Coventry, 'Artist's Papers, National Gallery of Australia Archives, 77/721'.>, <ExternalResource: Hillman, Tony & Cole, Beverly (1999), 'South For Sunshine, Southern Railway Publicity and Posters, 1923 to 1947'.>]