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Ian Fairweather
Scottish-born Australian painter (1891–1974)
Ian Fairweather (29 September 1891 – 20 May 1974) was a Scottish painter resident in Australia for much of his life.
He combined western and Asian influences in his work.
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Life
Ian Fairweather was born in Bridge of Allan, Stirlingshire, Scotland in 1891. His parents returned to India when he was a baby, leaving him in the care of a great-aunt, and he did not see them again until he was 10 years old.
He received early schooling at Victoria College in Jersey, in London, and in Champéry, Switzerland, before attending officer training school at Belfast where his rank was second lieutenant.
He was captured by the Germans in the first days of World War I in France at the Battle of Mons and spent the next four years in prisoner-of-war camps.
Ian fairweather facebookWhile captured, he was permitted to study drawing, Chinese and Japanese. He was responsible for the illustrations in many POW magazines. His four-year incarceration