Sir Alfred Munnings PRA KCVO
(1878-1959)

Died aged c. 81

Sir Alfred James Munnings, KCVO PRA RI (8 October 1878 – 17 July 1959) was known as one of England's finest painters of horses, and as an outspoken critic of Modernism. Engaged by Lord Beaverbrook's Canadian War Memorials Fund, he earned several prestigious commissions after the Great War that made him wealthy. Between 1912 and 1914 he was a member of the Newlyn School of artists. His work was part of the art competitions at the 1928 Summer Olympics, the 1932 Summer Olympics, and the 1948 Summer Olympics. Munnings was president of the Royal Academy of Arts from 1944 until his death.

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Sir Alfred Munnings President of the Royal Academy Lived here 1920-1959

96 Chelsea Park Gardens, SW3, London, United Kingdom where they lived

Sir Alfred Munning President of the Royal Academy lived here 1920-1922

64 Glebe Place, World's End, Chelsea, London, United Kingdom where they lived (1920-1922)

Sir Alfred Munnings President of the Royal Academy Lived here 1918 - 1959

The Munnings Art Museum - Castle House - Castle Hill, Dedham, United Kingdom where they Lived here (1918-1959)