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MAN AND THE ARTIST. A BIOGRAPHY. D. Henry (Henry Dentith) was born in
Birmingham, England. He was
educated at an English
Boarding School where typically, an interest in
Art is regarded as an
aberration. He began a career in advertising,
which though uncongenial,
provided a great deal of knowledge which
would prove valuable in
later years- block making, typefaces,
lithographs, reproductions,
etc.
Henry lived for several
years in both West Africa and Singapore as an
overseas representative for
his corporation. However, it was during
this tenure as overseas
manager for the international firm of De la Rue,
that Henry was afforded the
opportunity to visit the major art centers
and galleries in Europe.
This, though valuable experience for an artist,
was less than helpful to a
business career. The parting was amiable
and Henry returned to
England and enrolled at the Sir John Cass Art
College in London.
Never overly fond of the
English climate,Henry decided that he would
move elsewhere and begin in
earnest the life of a professional artist.
He decided upon Israel and
indeed, remained there for the next 21
years. In those intervening
years, Henry became one of the country's
leading artists. His work
can be seen in Tel Aviv and Jerusalem at
several major art
galleries. After so many years in Israel, Henry
left
for England to begin a
series of oils reflecting the countryside of the
British Isles. It was a
fortuitous move because Henry discovered by
chance that fourteen years
earlier a work of his had been accepted into
the permanent collection of
the world renowned Tate Gallery in
London. This fact was
unknown to him because his name Dentith had
been misspelled in the Tate
Catalog.
Attracted by the similarity
of the California climate to that of Israel and
attracted as well by the
wealth of new subject matter to explore, Henry
left England for
California; he is fascinated by the beauty of
this state.
Stated simply, Henry has
fallen in love with California with its vast,
diverse and glorious
beauty.
Henry's landscapes evoke a
tranquility that transcends the clamor of
this modern day society.
Henry feels unabashedly drawn to the
magnetism of the earth.
This is strongly apparent as the viewer is
enticed into his works.
Henry captures the grandeur of California in a
manner reminiscent of the
Plein Air Painters of early California, yet
never loses his old world
classicism.
Check out Henry Dentith's
home page: dhenryart.com
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