Maurice de Sausmarez

Maurice de Sausmarez (20 October 1915 – 28 October 1969) was an artist, writer and art educator. He played an important role in the establishment of the University of Leeds Department of Fine Art^[1] and was Principal of the Byam Shaw School of Drawing and Painting from 1962 until the end of his life.^[2] His influential book Basic Design: The Dynamics of Visual Form (1964) reached a wide international audience and remains in print today.^[3]

^ "'Leader for fine arts in Leeds' - Library | University of Leeds". explore.library.leeds.ac.uk. Retrieved 3 April 2024.
^ "Maurice de Sausmarez". The Guardian. 30 October 1969. p. 4.
^ De Sausmarez, Maurice; Diaper, Hilary; De Sausmarez, Jane (2015). On artists and their making: selected writings of Maurice de Sausmarez. London: Unicorn Press. ISBN 978-1-910065-84-6.

[:0-1] "'Leader for fine arts in Leeds' - Library | University of Leeds". explore.library.leeds.ac.uk. Retrieved 3 April 2024.

[:1-2] "Maurice de Sausmarez". The Guardian. 30 October 1969. p. 4.

[:2-3] De Sausmarez, Maurice; Diaper, Hilary; De Sausmarez, Jane (2015). On artists and their making: selected writings of Maurice de Sausmarez. London: Unicorn Press. ISBN 978-1-910065-84-6.

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