ANTIQUE BRITISH ARTS CRAFTS IMPRESSIONIST WOOLLISCROFT RHEAD GIRL ETCHING WRICHT

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An original etching byGeorge Woolliscroft Rhead Junior(British 1855 - 1920) measuring approximately 7 3/4 x 6, 9 x 7, 14 1/4 x 10, for the etching, impression and the complete piece, respectively. The pictured 1st and 2nd pictures are most representative of its condition. I cannot find this impression and therefore consider it rare. Thanks for looking.George Woolliscroft Rhead Junior Born 1855 Died May 1920 Active: 1870 - 1920 Country of birth and death: England Painter, muralist, etcher, stained glass artist, educator Born in Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire. He came from a family of pottery workers and designers. Rhead Junior initially served an apprenticeship with Minton's and then studied at the National Art Training School, he also travelled in France and Italy. From pottery painting he moved into etching, illustration, designing for stained glass and mural painting. Over a forty year period Rhead Junior exhibited frequently at the Royal Academy. He was also an educator and became headmaster of the Schools of Art at Putney, Borough Polytechnic and Norwood. He wrote or illustrated at least twelve books including several titles on pottery, costume and design. Locations Address Albert Street Newcastle-under-Lyme | View on map 1861 (Circa) Exhibitions, Meetings, Awards and other Events Speaker at The Apprenticeship Problem (Art Workers Guild), 1910 Institutional and Business Connections Employed at Minton and Company See Haggar, 'Dictionary' (1947), unpaged listed as a ceramic artist but no dates are given. Member of Art Workers Guild 1890 - 1920 (Presumed) Studied at Newcastle School of Art 1853 (Circa) See Haggar (1953), p. 30. Personal and Professional Connections Daughter/son/child of George Woolliscroft Rhead Senior Sources A Century of Art Education in the Potteries. With notes on the Artists, 1953 Local Studies 1953 (Circa) p. 30. Art Workers Guild Annual Reports, 1901-1912 1910, p.6. Census Returns of England and Wales, 1861 2004 RG09 piece 1917 folio 119 page 20 Dictionary of Painters, Sculptors, Architects, &amp Writters on Art 1. Born in Staffordshire, 2. Lived in Staffordshire, 3. Worked in Staffordshire, 4. Died in Staffordshire, or with close staffordshire associations, December 1947 Unpaged. The Times Digital Archive 1785-1985 2008 The Times, Thursday, May 06, 1920 pg. 18 Issue 42403 col F Mr. George Woolliscroft Rhead. Category: ObituariesOn Jun-12-11 at 16:02:12 PDT, seller added the following information: Sellers: Get your own map of past buyers. Fast. Simple. Size: Small (up to 12in.). Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 63907-593

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Verlag: Various 19th Century