School of Art

Contact Details

School of Art
Aberystwyth University
Buarth Mawr
Aberystwyth
Ceredigion
SY23 1NG

Tel: +44 (0)1970 622460

Fax: +44 (0)1970 622461

Email: artschool@aber.ac.uk


Display artist/maker:

David Bethel

Born: 1923, UK, England, Bath   Died: 2006

Printmaker. Following his service in the Royal Navy he completed his education at the West of England College of Art followed by Bristol University. Between 1951 and 1956 he lectured at Stafford College of Art, before moving onto Coventry College of Art where he became Principal. In 1969 he moved to Leicester Polytechnic, becoming Director from 1973-87, the only Polytechnic Director in the country from a fine art background. He held many important national and international positions, including the presidency of the National Society for Art Education, the Council for National Academic Awards, British Council Adviser to the Hong Kong Government, and the Royal West of England Academy, of which he was an Artist Member, Senior Vice-President and Honorary Vice-President. He received honorary degrees from universities including Leicester (1982), Loughborough (1987), University of West England (1998) and Bournemouth (2001), and was awarded a CBE in 1983.

Objects in the collections associated with this artist/maker

Behold the Ark PR3918 Prints

Cock and Weather Cock PR3915 Prints

Refugee PR3919 Prints

St Michael PR3917 Prints

White Gate PR3914 Prints

The Bracelet PL4574 Prints1860s




 
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