biography of Léon Victor SOLON (1872-1957)

Birth place: Stoke-on-Trent, England

Addresses: Lakeland, FL

Profession: Painter, designer, book illustrator, writer, lecturer, craftsperson, architect

Studied: Royal College Art, London, England.

Exhibited: AIA, 1928 (gold), 1931 (gold); Arch. Lg., 1932 (gold), 1936 (medal); Am. Cer. Soc., 1935 (gold). Awards: Int. medal, Spain; Sill medal, Paris, France.

Member: Hellenic Soc., London; Art Workers Gld., London; Royal Soc. British Artists; Arch. Lg.; NSS; NSMP.

Work: Barcelona Mus.; Victoria & Albert Mus., London; polychromatic decorations, Fairmount Park Mus., Phila.; Rockefeller Center, NY

Comments: Contributor to Architectural Record. Author: Architectural and Sculptural Polychromy".

Sources: WW53; WW47."