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Find sources: "Julian Trevelyan" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (March 2021) (Learn how and when to remove this message) Julian Trevelyan RA Born Julian Otto Trevelyan (1910-02-20)20 February 1910 Dorking, Surrey, England Died 12 July 1988(1988-07-12) (aged 78) Hammersmith, London, England Education Bedales School Trinity College, Cambridge Stanley William Hayter, Atelier 17 Known for Etching printmaking painting teaching writing camouflage Notable work Thames Suite (1969) Movement British Surrealist Group Spouses Ursula Darwin ​ ​ (m. 1934; div. 1950)​ Mary Fedden ​ (m. 1951)​ Elected Royal Academician (19 May 1986) **Julian Otto Trevelyan** [RA](/source/Royal_Academician) (20 February 1910 – 12 July 1988) was an English artist and poet. ## Early life Trevelyan was the only child to survive to adulthood of [Robert Calverley Trevelyan](/source/Robert_Calverley_Trevelyan) and his wife Elizabeth van der Hoeven. His grandfather was the liberal politician [Sir George Trevelyan, 2nd Baronet](/source/Sir_George_Trevelyan%2C_2nd_Baronet), and his uncle the historian [George Macaulay Trevelyan](/source/George_Macaulay_Trevelyan); he is the great-uncle of his namesake, [Julian Trevelyan](/source/Julian_Trevelyan_(pianist)) the pianist. Julian Trevelyan was educated at [Bedales School](/source/Bedales_School) and [Trinity College](/source/Trinity_College%2C_Cambridge), [Cambridge](/source/University_of_Cambridge), where he read English Literature. ## Artistic career Durham Wharf and St Peter's Wharf, Hammersmith, the homes of Trevelyan and of [Mary Fedden](/source/Mary_Fedden) He moved to Paris to become an artist, enrolling at [Atelier Dix-Sept](/source/Atelier_17), [Stanley William Hayter](/source/Stanley_William_Hayter)'s engraving school, where he learned etching. He worked alongside artists including [Max Ernst](/source/Max_Ernst), [Oskar Kokoschka](/source/Oskar_Kokoschka), [Joan Miró](/source/Joan_Mir%C3%B3) and [Pablo Picasso](/source/Pablo_Picasso). In 1935, Trevelyan bought Durham Wharf, beside the [river Thames](/source/River_Thames) in [Hammersmith](/source/Hammersmith), London. This became his home and studio for the rest of his life and was a source of [artistic inspiration](/source/Artistic_inspiration) to him.[1] He became a confirmed [Surrealist](/source/Surrealism) and exhibited at the *[International Surrealist Exhibition](/source/International_Surrealist_Exhibition)*, held at the [New Burlington Galleries](/source/New_Burlington_Galleries) in London. From 1950 to 1955, Trevelyan taught [history of art](/source/History_of_art) and [etching](/source/Etching) at the [Chelsea School of Art](/source/Chelsea_School_of_Art). From 1955 to 1963, Trevelyan worked at the [Royal College of Art](/source/Royal_College_of_Art) and became Head of the Etching Department. Because of his enthusiasm in his work and the desire to share it with others, Trevelyan became a highly influential teacher, with students including [David Hockney](/source/David_Hockney), [Ron Kitaj](/source/R._B._Kitaj) and [Norman Ackroyd](/source/Norman_Ackroyd). He was an important leader of modern print techniques and today is regarded as a silent driving force behind the etching revolution of the 1960s. In 1969, he produced the *Thames Suite*, a collection of 12 views of the Thames from its upper reaches in [Oxford](/source/Oxford) and [Henley-on-Thames](/source/Henley-on-Thames) down to the tidal stretches of London and the Estuary.[2] ## Wartime camoufleur Along with other artists such as [Roland Penrose](/source/Roland_Penrose), during the Second World War, Trevelyan served as a [Camouflage](/source/Camouflage) Officer. He was a member of the [Royal Engineers](/source/Royal_Engineers) from 1940 to 1943, serving in North Africa and Palestine.[3] You cannot hide anything in the desert.[4] Arriving in the "Western Desert" town of [Tobruk](/source/Tobruk), North Africa, Trevelyan realized that standard British army green and brown splotches were ineffective as desert camouflage. He and the other camoufleurs, working under [Hugh Cott](/source/Hugh_Cott) and [Geoffrey Barkas](/source/Geoffrey_Barkas), became expert at desert camouflage and deception. By 1942, they were able to deceive the German [Afrika Korps](/source/Afrika_Korps), creating a dummy army which successfully tied down German forces, while real tanks were concealed or disguised as trucks and other equipment.[4] ## Awards and distinctions In July 1986, Trevelyan was awarded a senior fellowship at the Royal College of Art and in September 1987 he was appointed a [Royal Academician](/source/Royal_Academician). ## Family He married the potter [Ursula Darwin](/source/Ursula_Darwin), daughter of [Bernard Darwin](/source/Bernard_Darwin) and his wife [Elinor (née Monsall)](/source/Elinor_Darwin) on 30 July 1934.[3] She was a great-granddaughter of [Charles Darwin](/source/Charles_Darwin); their marriage was dissolved in 1950. Their son is the film-maker [Philip Trevelyan](/source/Philip_Trevelyan). Trevelyan's second wife was the painter [Mary Fedden](/source/Mary_Fedden); they married in 1951.[3] Trevelyan died on 12 July 1988 in Hammersmith, London. ## Works and exhibitions Trevelyan's first solo exhibition was at the [Lefevre Gallery](/source/Lefevre_Gallery) in 1937.[3] His work has been exhibited at Waddington Galleries (commissioned a series of etchings), New Grafton Gallery, Bohun Gallery, [River and Rowing Museum](/source/River_and_Rowing_Museum) in [Henley-on-Thames](/source/Henley-on-Thames), the Bloomsbury Gallery, [Messum's](/source/Messum's), the New Burlington Galleries in [London](/source/London), and Pallant House Gallery, Chichester, among other places.[5] In 1998 a major Retrospective "Julian Trevelyan: The Imaginative Impulse" was held at the Royal College of Art which subsequently toured to Royal West of England Academy, Bristol; Laing Gallery Newcastle, and [Mercer Art Gallery](/source/Mercer_Art_Gallery), Harrogate with accompanying catalogue published by Bohun. Catalogue Raisonne of Prints edited by Silvie Turner launched at Royal Academy.. 'Julian Trevelyan Retrospective of Etchings' at Bohun Gallery with opening of River & Rowing Museum mounting 'Julian Trevelyan: River Thames Etchings'. To celebrate the centenary of his birth, an exhibition of his prints was held at Pallant House Gallery in Chichester from 10 May to 13 June 2010. Bohun Gallery handles the artist's estate, and stages regular exhibitions of his paintings and etchings. 105 of his artworks are now held in the collection of the [Tate Gallery](/source/Tate_Gallery).[3] Trevelyan recorded some of his experiences in his book *Indigo Days*, MacGibbon and Kee, London, 1957. Bohun Gallery held a major retrospective of the artist's work "Julian Trevelyan: Picture Language" 23 April - 1 June 2013, which included previously unseen paintings and etchings.[5] The exhibition launched the new monograph on Julian Trevelyan, written by his son Philip Trevelyan. ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["St Peter's Wharf"](http://www.panoramaofthethames.com/pott/chiswick-and-hammersmith/st-peters-wharf). *Panorama of the Thames*. Retrieved 1 July 2021. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Thames Suite by Julian Trevelyan"](http://www.artfund.org/what-we-do/art-weve-helped-buy/artwork/9205/thames-suite). The National Art Collections Fund. Retrieved 5 August 2013. 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-Tate_3-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-Tate_3-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-Tate_3-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-Tate_3-3) [***e***](#cite_ref-Tate_3-4) [Tate Gallery: Julian Trevelyan](http://www.tate.org.uk/art/artists/julian-trevelyan-2065). Retrieved 27 July 2012. 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-ForbesNS_4-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-ForbesNS_4-1) Forbes, Peter (16 May 2011). ["Butterfly Effect"](http://www.readperiodicals.com/201105/2351076391.html). *How a fragile winged insect has transformed modern warfare and medicine*. New Statesman. Retrieved 27 July 2012.[*[permanent dead link](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Link_rot)*] 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-bohun_5-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-bohun_5-1) [Bohun Gallery](http://www.bohungallery.co.uk/index.php) - [Julian Trevelyan review in the Spectator, April 2013](http://www.spectator.co.uk/arts/exhibitions/8909101/jekylls-and-hydes/) - [Julian Trevelyan review in the Financial Times, April 2013](https://www.ft.com/content/9d8de768-ae6f-11e2-bdfd-00144feabdc0) ## Further reading - Bankes, Ariane. *Julian Trevelyan: The Artist and His World* (Pallant House Gallery, 2018) [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-1-869-82782-3](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-1-869-82782-3) - Manser, José. *Mary Fedden and Julian Trevelyan: Life and Art by the River Thames* (Unicorn Press, 2012) [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-1-906-50911-8](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-1-906-50911-8) - Trevelyan, Philip. *Julian Trevelyan: Picture Language* (Lund Humphries, 2013) [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-1-848-22112-3](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-1-848-22112-3) ## External links Wikiquote has quotations related to ***[Julian Trevelyan](https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Special:Search/Julian_Trevelyan)***. - [74 artworks by or after Julian Trevelyan](https://artuk.org/discover/artworks/search/actor:trevelyan-julian-19101988) at the [Art UK](/source/Art_UK) site - [Julian Trevelyan's Life](http://www.connectworks.co.uk/printeurope/pejtbiog.html) - [Pallant House Gallery](http://www.pallant.org.uk) - [Tate Gallery: Julian Trevelyan](http://www.tate.org.uk/art/artists/julian-trevelyan-2065) (displaying 16 of 105 artworks) - [The Estate of Julian Trevelyan is handled by Bohun Gallery](http://www.bohungallery.co.uk/index.php?location=artist&artist=267) - [Goldmark Gallery: About Julian Trevelyan](https://web.archive.org/web/20120422144013/http://www.juliantrevelyan.com/about_artist.php) v t e Camoufleurs World War I Lucien-Victor Guirand de Scévola Jean-Louis Forain Louis Guingot Loyd A. 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