History painter. Born London (probably 6 Northampton Street). From about 1888 he lived at The Towers, Yarmouth, Isle of Wight, where he died.
This section lists the memorials created by the subject on this page:
Frederick Richard Pickersgill
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Royal Albert Hall frieze
This ornate frieze, titled "The Triumph of Art and Letters", encircles the bu...
Other Subjects
Arts Council of England / Great Britain
1940 the Committee for Encouragement of Music and the Arts (CEMA) was set up by Royal Charter. About 1946 it became the Arts Council of Great Britain and in 1994 it was split into national bodies,...
T. M. Rooke
Designer and artist. Born Thomas Matthews Rooke. We can't find his precise dates so we don't know if he made his hundred - not common even now and a rare achievement in the 1940s. From the Bedford...
Edward McKnight Kauffer
Artist and designer. Born in Great Falls, Cascade County, Montana, USA. As an art student, he was sponsored by Professor Joseph McKnight, from whom he adopted his middle name. He moved to Paris whe...
Vivian Forbes
Painter and poet. Born London. Served in the Royal Fusiliers in WW1. Had a close relationship with Glyn Philpot and on Philpot's death, Forbes committed suicide, the day after the funeral. The pi...
Stephen Bird
Artist/designer/craft-person. Born Stoke-on-Trent. Initially we could find no information about "S. Bird" but Andrew Behan was more successful so we have him to thank for this page.