Artists
Some of the famous artists from/connected with the North of England.
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John Gilroy (1898 - 1985)
- Overview About John Gilroy John Gilroy was an English artist and cartoonist, famous for his advertising posters for Guinness. Gilroy was born in Whitley Bay on 30th May 1898. As …
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Thomas Bewick (1753-1828)
- Overview About Thomas Bewick Thomas Bewick (1753-1828). Bewick, the acclaimed wood engraver, artist and naturalist, was born in August 1753 at Cherryburn House, a small farm in the parish of …
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Victor Pasmore (1908 - 1988)
- Overview About Victor Pasmore Edwin John Victor Pasmore, CBE, was a British artist and architect who was a pioneer in the development of abstract art in Britain in the 1940s …
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Ralph Hedley (1848-1913)
- Summary Biography Career Ralph Hedley was a painter and woodcarver, best known for his paintings of everyday life in the North East. Hedley was born near Richmond on 31st December …
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John Graham Lough (1798 - 1876)
- Overview About ohn Graham Lough John Graham Lough (1798 - 1876) was a notable sculptor, best known for his funerary monuments. He was born on the 8th of January 1798 …
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James Wilson Carmichael (1800 - 1868)
- Overview About J.W. Carmichael James (aka John) Wilson Carmichael was a noted marine painter. He was born in Ouseburn, Newcastle on the 9th of June, 1800, son to William Carmichael, a …
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Thomas Miles Richardson Snr (1784–1848)
- Overview About Thomas Miles Richardson Thomas Miles Richardson (1784–1848) was a landscape painter. He was born in Newcastle on the 15th of May 1784. His father, George Richardson (d. 1806) …
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George Romney (1734 - 1802)
- Overview About George Romney George Romney was a renowned portrait painter during the 18th century. He was born in Dalton-in-Furness in 1734 and spent much of his childhood in High …
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John Ruskin (1819 - 1900)
- Overview About John Ruskin John Ruskin (1819 - 1900) was one of the leading visionaries and thinkers of the Victorian era. John Ruskin (8 February 1819 – 20 January 1900) …
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W. G. Collingwood (1854 - 1932)
- William Gershom Collingwood (1854 -1932) was an artist and author. For many years Colligwood worked closely with John Ruskin. In 1901, after Ruskin's death, Collingwood sculpted the ornate Celtic style …
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John George Sowerby (1849 - 1914)
- Overview About John George Sowerby John George Sowerby was born in Gateshead in 1849, to a prosperous family who owned Ellison Glassworks. During the 1880s, Ellison Glassworks was the worlds …
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Thomas Miles Richardson Jnr (1813-1890)
- Thomas Miles Richardson Jr. was born in 1813 and was the son of the Newcastle landscape painter of same name - Thomas Miles Richardson Snr (1784–1848). He was trained as …
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John Gilroy (1898 - 1985)
- Overview About John Gilroy John Gilroy was an English artist and cartoonist, famous for his advertising posters for Guinness. Gilroy was born in Whitley Bay on 30th May 1898. As …
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Thomas Bewick (1753-1828)
- Overview About Thomas Bewick Thomas Bewick (1753-1828). Bewick, the acclaimed wood engraver, artist and naturalist, was born in August 1753 at Cherryburn House, a small farm in the parish of …
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Victor Pasmore (1908 - 1988)
- Overview About Victor Pasmore Edwin John Victor Pasmore, CBE, was a British artist and architect who was a pioneer in the development of abstract art in Britain in the 1940s …
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Ralph Hedley (1848-1913)
- Summary Biography Career Ralph Hedley was a painter and woodcarver, best known for his paintings of everyday life in the North East. Hedley was born near Richmond on 31st December …
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John Graham Lough (1798 - 1876)
- Overview About ohn Graham Lough John Graham Lough (1798 - 1876) was a notable sculptor, best known for his funerary monuments. He was born on the 8th of January 1798 …
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James Wilson Carmichael (1800 - 1868)
- Overview About J.W. Carmichael James (aka John) Wilson Carmichael was a noted marine painter. He was born in Ouseburn, Newcastle on the 9th of June, 1800, son to William Carmichael, a …
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Thomas Miles Richardson Snr (1784–1848)
- Overview About Thomas Miles Richardson Thomas Miles Richardson (1784–1848) was a landscape painter. He was born in Newcastle on the 15th of May 1784. His father, George Richardson (d. 1806) …
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George Romney (1734 - 1802)
- Overview About George Romney George Romney was a renowned portrait painter during the 18th century. He was born in Dalton-in-Furness in 1734 and spent much of his childhood in High …
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John Ruskin (1819 - 1900)
- Overview About John Ruskin John Ruskin (1819 - 1900) was one of the leading visionaries and thinkers of the Victorian era. John Ruskin (8 February 1819 – 20 January 1900) …
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W. G. Collingwood (1854 - 1932)
- William Gershom Collingwood (1854 -1932) was an artist and author. For many years Colligwood worked closely with John Ruskin. In 1901, after Ruskin's death, Collingwood sculpted the ornate Celtic style …
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John George Sowerby (1849 - 1914)
- Overview About John George Sowerby John George Sowerby was born in Gateshead in 1849, to a prosperous family who owned Ellison Glassworks. During the 1880s, Ellison Glassworks was the worlds …
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Thomas Miles Richardson Jnr (1813-1890)
- Thomas Miles Richardson Jr. was born in 1813 and was the son of the Newcastle landscape painter of same name - Thomas Miles Richardson Snr (1784–1848). He was trained as …
