Edward Osmond was born in Orford, Suffolk, England on 6 May 1900. In 1917 he enrolled at Regent Street Polytechnic School of Art in London where he was awarded his Art Teacher's Diploma and a Diploma in Art History in 1924. He subsequently worked as a painter and illustrator while teaching part-time at Hastings College of Technology in Hastings, Sussex, and at Hornsey College of Art in Hornsey, Middlesex. Osmond both illustrated and wrote numerous books, mainly for children, one of which, A Valley Grows Up (1953), won the Carnegie Medal for the year's most outstanding children's book in 1954. He also illustrated children's magazines including Treasure and Look and Learn. During World War Two he produced posters for the Ministry of Information including 'Wings for Victory More Savings More Wings' and '"Saving Life at Sea" Exhibition'.
He exhibited at the Royal Academy and Royal Society of British Artists in London; and at the Walker Art Gallery in Liverpool. He was elected an Associate of the Royal Society of British Artists (ARIBA) in 1926. He was also a Member of the Society of Industrial Artists and Designers (MSIAD).
In 1927 he married the sculptor and painter Constance Marion Biggs, (1902-2001), also known as Laurie Osmond.
His address was given as The Limes, Bramley, Hambleton, Surrey in 1901; The Rectory, Avington, near Alresford, Hampshire in 1911; and 33 High View, Pinner, Harrow, Middlesex in 1939. He later lived at Downland Cottage, Lullington Close, Seaford Seaford, East Sussex. He died in 1981. His death was registered in Lewes, East Sussex.
Text source: Art History Research net (AHR net)
Text source: Art History Research net (AHR net)
