Person    | Male  Born 19/2/1886  Died 25/7/1948

Martin Travers

Categories: Craft / Design, Sculpture

Howard Martin Otho Travers was an English church artist and designer. One of the most influential British stained glass artists of the twentieth century. 1925 - 48 chief instructor in stained glass at the Royal College of Art.

Born Margate, Kent. Died London.

Sources: Wikipedia, Parish of Cranford, which has many photos of his work, including this self-portrait.

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Martin Travers

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War memorial St Mary Magdelene - Paddington

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William Caslon

William Caslon

Caslon came from the West Midlands. Created the Caslon typeface, first used in 1726. Caslon Old Face was used for printing the American Declaration of Independence. Working in Aldersgate Caslon was...

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Salviati

Salviati

Family of mosaic artists from Italy. When they moved into new premises in 1898 they decorated the frontage with mosaics - this is now the Regent Street Apple building.

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Longman's Ship Binding Works

Longman's Ship Binding Works

Thomas Longman (1699-1755) through an inheritance acquired a publishing house, The Ship, in Paternoster Row (the street of book publishers) and shortly after, The Black Swan, next door. Daniel Defo...

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Sophie Fedorovitch

Sophie Fedorovitch

Russian-born theatrical designer who worked with ballet choreographer Sir Frederick Ashton from his first choreographed ballet in 1926 until her accidental death in 1953. Fedorovitch designed for s...

Person, Art, Craft / Design, Dance, Theatre, Tragedy, Russia

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Piers Nicholson

Piers Nicholson

Sundial designer. Liveryman of the Worshipful Company of Tylers and Bricklayers. His website. The photo is dated 2011. Son of environmentalist Max Nicholson.

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2 memorials