Theodor Kern
Born 10 July 1900
Died 28 February 1969
Active: 1920 - 1969
Country of birth: Austria
Country of death: Great Britain
Painter, ecclesiastical sculptor, wood carver
Born in Salzburg, Austria. Kern studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Vienna. In 1938 he escaped from Austria and settled in Britain. Kern obtained a teaching post at Luton School of Art and in 1946 became a naturalised British citizen.
This record includes information submitted by Philippa Parker. Sources include information on ArtUk.org, Local History Guides, Letchworth Garden City Public Library, and 'Hertfordshire Countryside' (magazine) Summer 1946, p. 10 & July 1967, p. 24.
Works
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Exhibitions, Meetings, Awards and other Events
Exhibited at Exhibition 20 by the Arts and Crafts Exhibition Society, 1946
'Head of a Girl, Wood Carving'
Citing this record
'Theodor Kern', Mapping the Practice and Profession of Sculpture in Britain and Ireland 1851-1951, University of Glasgow History of Art and HATII, online database 2011 [http://sculpture.gla.ac.uk/view/person.php?id=msib2_1213193987, accessed 16 Aug 2022]
