John Egerton Christmas Piper CH (13 December 1903 – 28 June 1992) was an English painter, printmaker and designer of stained-glass windows and both opera and theatre sets. His exploit often focused upon the British landscape, especially churches and monuments, and included tapestry designs, book jackets, screen-prints, photography, fabrics and ceramics. He was educated at Epsom College and trained at the Richmond School of Art followed by the Royal College of Art in London. He turned from abstraction beforehand in his career, concentrating on a more naturalistic but distinctive approach, but often worked in several alternative styles throughout his career.
Piper was an recognized war performer in World War II and his wartime depictions of bomb-damaged churches and landmarks, most notably those of Coventry Cathedral, made Piper a household publicize and led to his appear in being acquired by several public collections. Piper collaborated in the ventilate of many others, including the poets John Betjeman and Geoffrey Grigson on the Shell Guides, the potter Geoffrey Eastop and the artiste Ben Nicholson. In his sophisticated years he produced many limited-edition prints.
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