Box of "Bourgeois Ainé A Paris" Pastels
Credit LineGift of the Estate of Albert Edward Templar, 1993
Object number1993.039.163
Label TextSoft and oil pastels are popular art mediums known for their smooth application, ability to layer, and bendability. Bourgeois Ainé A Paris, now Lefranc & Bourgeois, was known for their development of "paintboxes" and "art cases" that come in wooden cases with handles, so they can be transported easily. Albert Edward Templar (1897-1992) owned this art case of soft semi-hard and hard pastels.
Templar started his art career in 1913, at the age of sixteen. After high school, Templar began an apprenticeship at London printing and lithography company Lawson & Jones, before completing training at Knowles & Company lithography firm. During this time, Templar was also attending classes at the newly opened Technical and Commercial School (now H. B. Beal Secondary), taking art lessons from instructor David Wilke. Templar would eventually teach commercial design at the school.
Following the First World War, Templar went to study at the prestigious National Academy of Design in New York City, where he received academic training in fine art. Upon graduating, Templar permanently returned to London, pursuing a life-long art career, best known for the paintings he produced in his home studio on Talbot Street.
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