John Edgar Platt
Born 19 March 1886
Died 29 April 1967
Active: 1914 - 1930
Country of birth and death: Great Britain
Wood engraver, medallist, sculptor
Born in Leek, Staffordshire. Between 1903-5 he studied art at at Newcastle, Margate and Leek Schools of Art. Then he was awarded a scholarship to the Royal College of Art (1905-10). Between 1910-19 he was principal of Leek School of Art. After war service he was Head of Department of Applied Art, Edinburgh College of Art (1920-3), then principal of Leicester College of Art (1923-9), and finally Blackheath School of Art, London (1929-39). Died in Eastbourne. His print-making tools were donated by the family to the Victoria and Albert Museum.
Exhibitions, Meetings, Awards and other Events
Speaker at English Original Line Engraving (Art Workers Guild), 1934
Descriptions of Practice
Listed as medallist Biographical Dictionary of Medallists, Coin, Gem, and Seal-Engravers, Mint Masters, &c., Ancient and Modern with References to their Works, B.C. 500 - A.D. 1900, Volume VIII, 1930 Biographical Dictionary of Medallists
Listed as a contemporary sculptor and medallist. Forrer notes that Platt exhibited designs for a medal at the Royal Exhibition in 1914. See vol. 8, (1930), p. 141.
Citing this record
'John Edgar Platt', 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=msib4_1241616339, accessed 31 Jan 2023]
