Phillip Boydell [SEP] date of death
Phillip Boydell
Phillip Boydell (1896 - 1984) was a British designer and illustrator.
Life and work.
Boydell was born on 21 May 1896 in Tyldesley Lancashire, to Oliver Boydell (a master decorator) and Merinda. He obtained a scholarship at the Manchester School of Art, but his studies were interrupted by conscription in 1914. During his service in the Royal Navy, his vessel the tugboat Blackcock was lost off Murmansk in winter, but Boydell lived to tell the tale, and was able to continue his
, Brian Boydell, Aloys Fleischman, and Frederick May. A small management committee was also appointed comprising Olive Smith, honorary treasurer, and Michael McMullin, honorary secretary.
Six months after its formation the MAI had gained only eighty three members. Nevertheless, it immediately began to lobby government for greater financial support for live performances, particularly those given by the Radio Éireann Symphony Orchestra
In 1950 the MAI undertook its greatest challenge to date when it organised a festival of concerts and lectures to commemorate the bicentenary of the death of Johann