John Penn (architect)
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Early life and education
Penn was educated at Eton, and then at Trinity College, Cambridge. He studied History at Cambridge, and his studies were interrupted when he served in the Second World War. During his time in the military, he won the Military Cross for bravery.[5]
Career
He spent some time in the United States with Richard Neutra and his buildings were influenced by the Case Study Houses. His work includes a factory, and a pavilion for Trinity College, Cambridge, and several private houses in Suffolk.[6]
Artist
As an artist, Penn was greatly influenced by Rothko and American Abstract Expressionism.[7] He first exhibited in San Francisco in 1952; in succeeding years, his work could be seen at one-man shows at various galleries in London and Suffolk.[8]
References
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- ↑ "Nine houses in Suffolk by John Penn", by Richard Gray, POST WAR HOUSES, Twentieth Century Architecture Number 4, The Journal of the Twentieth Century Society. 2000. ISBN 0 9529 755 3X, Retrieved 10 March 2025.
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- ↑ "Penn Friends", Wallpaper* Magazine, London, October 2005
- ↑ "Penn, John", Suffolk Artists, Retrieved 10 March 2025.
- ↑ "Enjoyment Of Space For Its Own Sake" by Matthias H. Dicks, Queens' College, Cambridge, November 2020. Retrieved 2 April 2025
- ↑ "John Penn: Radical Classicist, Rural Modernist" by Emily Richardson, 26 January 2020. Retrieved 23 June 2025
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