Russell Platt
Born
Russell Platt was born in 1920 in Wallasey, Cheshire, England. He passes away in 2015.
Early Life
Russell was the youngest son of a butcher. He served in the Royal Navy during the Second World War, before going onto pursue an art education.
Education
After the war, Platt studied at Wallasey School of Art (1946–1948) and the Royal College of Art (1948–1952), where he became an associate in 1951. During his time there, he received a Silver Medal for Work of Special Distinction and a Research Scholarship for the School of Painting.
Career
Platt was a painter, draughtsman, muralist, printmaker, and teacher. From 1952 he taught at York and Harrogate Schools of Art, later becoming lecturer in painting at Leeds College of Art in 1964, and subsequently senior lecturer in fine art at Leeds Polytechnic until his retirement in 1985. He later settled in York.
His work included both painting and large-scale mural commissions, with notable projects for The National Aeronautical Collection, ICI Terylene, and the Royal College of Art.
Awards & Exhibitions
He was awarded the Evelyn Prize by York City Art Gallery in 1956. His work was shown in numerous group exhibitions including Whitworth Art Gallery (Manchester, 1947), Whitechapel Art Gallery (1952), The Teaching Image at Leeds City Art Gallery (1964), Wakefield Art Gallery (1973), and Stonegate Gallery in York from 1988. He also held solo exhibitions at The Bar Convent Museum (York, 1990) and Ally Capellino (1991), the latter showing work ranging from York Minster paintings to more irreverent figurative subjects.
Russell Platt art for sale from The Sculpture Park is detailed below:
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Abstract £432 inc VATTabletop Ceramic Wall Hanging Sculpture – Abstract in Silver and Green by Russell Platt
Abstract in Silver and Green (Wall Hanging) by Russell Platt, Ceramic , Various , Wood