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Henry Saxon (16 August 19183 October 2005)〔(【引用サイトリンク】 Henry Saxon Genealogy )〕 was an artist specialising in miniatures. His paintings typically comprised verse or biblical text set in fine borders with one or more inset illustrative pictures. ==History== Henry Saxon was born in Ashton-under-Lyne in 1918 and as he grew up his grandfather encouraged him to follow his artistic talent. At the age of fourteen he joined the Manchester School of Art and studied art and, in particular, calligraphy.〔''Miniature Art Society of Florida, Inc.''. (Florida, 2000). p. 80〕 At 21, Henry joined the Army Medical Corps, married at 23 and lived in Africa until the end of the World War II. He then returned to England to join his wife Agnes. In 1940 he produced most of the 67 illustrations for a medical text on radiography: 'The Handbook of Radiography' by John A. Ross MA(Camb), MRSC (Eng), LRCP (Lond), DMRE (L'pool). Published by HK Lewis & Co London, 1940.〔Ross, John A ''A Handbook of Radiography''. (London, 1940). p. vii〕 After the war his only child Moira was born and he returned to work in the printing industry where he was introduced to John Spencer, Hon. RMS, who introduced him to miniature art and his niche specialty of miniature illuminated calligraphy started.〔Clay, Jo ''The Magic of Miniatures''. (Somerset, 1991). p. 49, ISBN 0-905903-29-3〕 In 1985 he was elected to Associate Membership of the Royal Miniature Society after a number of years exhibiting with them and also helping with the production of their magazine. Two years later he was awarded the prestigious Gold Memorial Bowl. He has also won the Gordon Drummond and the Fairman members subject miniature awards, is a founder member of the Hilliard society of miniaturists and was elected as a Signature member of the Miniature Artists of America winning awards in Georgia and Florida.〔Lucas Art ''The Royal Society of Miniature Painters Sculptors and Gravers - One Hundred Years''. (London, 1995).ISBN 0-9520456-9-9〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Henry Saxon」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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