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His glass engravings are to be found in his hometown Salisbury , e.g. in the Morning Chapel at Salisbury Cathedral , UK , at St Hugh 's College in Oxford , UK , at Stowe House in Stowe , UK , at the village church St Nicholas at Moreton in Dorset , UK , at Corning Museum Of Glass , USA etc. Early works include a casket for The Queen Mother , and a hinged glass triptych to hold her daily schedule. In 1935 , he received the first award of the King's Gold Medal For Poetry . In 1939 , he married his first wife, who died in 1944 . They had two children. In 1950 , he married her younger sister, but the marriage was dissolved later. They had another two children. In 1955 , he received an Order Of The British Empire In 1973 , he received an advanced Order Of The British Empire , the CBE (Commander) In 1975 , he became first President of the new found British Guild of Glass Engravers ( John Hutton was first Vice President and Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother was its first Patron ). In 1987 , he married a third time, but was divorced in 1991 . He was made a Knight Bachelor in 2000 and was thereafter entitled to be known as Sir Laurence Whistler. BOOKS Laurence Whistler.The Initials in the Heart. Michael Russell Publ. Ltd (June 2000) ISBN 0-85955-257-8 Laurence Whistler. Point Engraving on Glass (The Decorative Arts Library). Publ. Walker Books Ltd (September 1997) ISBN 0-74451-894-6 Laurence Whistler.The Laughter and the Urn: The Life of Rex Whistler. Publ. Weidenfeld & Nicolson Ltd (January 1986) ISBN 0-29778-603-2 Laurence Whistler.The Image on the Glass. Publ. Murray in association with the Cupid Press (1975) ISBN 0-71953-275-2 Laurence Whistler.Stowe: Guide to the Gardens. Publ. E.N. Hillier & Sons. 3rd ed., further rev edition (January 1, 1974) et al. EXTERNAL LINKS |
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