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Gertrude Bodinnar Harvey BIOGRAPHY
1879 Cornwall, England - 1966 St. Just, England. Known for: Floral still-life and landscape painting, textile and clothing design.
Gertrude Bodinnar Harvey, 1879—1966: Painter of flowers, landscapes; needlework and clothing designer, in a range of styles and media. The daughter of John Mathews Bodinnar, a cooper, and Ann Crews... Read full biography
Gertrude Bodinnar Harvey, 1879—1966: Painter of flowers, landscapes; needlework and clothing designer, in a range of styles and media. The daughter of John Mathews Bodinnar, a cooper, and Ann Crews Bodinnar (nee Curnow), Gertrude was the eighth of ten children and was Cornish-born. Her first... Read full biography
Gertrude Bodinnar Harvey, 1879—1966: Painter of flowers, landscapes; needlework and clothing designer, in a range of styles and media. The daughter of John Mathews Bodinnar, a cooper, and Ann Crews Bodinnar (nee Curnow), Gertrude was the eighth of ten children and was Cornish-born. Her first contact with art was as a model that included posing for her future husband Harold Harvey, and the experience fascinated her. She made notes of how the painters worked, and she discovered in herself a... Read full biography
Gertrude Bodinnar Harvey, 1879—1966: Painter of flowers, landscapes; needlework and clothing designer, in a range of styles and media. The daughter of John Mathews Bodinnar, a cooper, and Ann Crews Bodinnar (nee Curnow), Gertrude was the eighth of ten children and was Cornish-born. Her first contact with art was as a model that included posing for her future husband Harold Harvey, and the experience fascinated her. She made notes of how the painters worked, and she discovered in herself a talent for art and design. She and Harold later married in about 1911. Gertrude used mostly oil on canvas, board, card or paper, but also tempera, gouache and sketches (sold at NAG), and also enjoyed needlework and clothing design. In the 1920s and 30s... Read full biography
Gertrude Bodinnar Harvey, 1879—1966: Painter of flowers, landscapes; needlework and clothing designer, in a range of styles and media. The daughter of John Mathews Bodinnar, a cooper, and Ann Crews Bodinnar (nee Curnow), Gertrude was the eighth of ten children and was Cornish-born. Her first contact with art was as a model that included posing for her future husband Harold Harvey, and the experience fascinated her. She made notes of how the painters worked, and she discovered in herself a talent for art and design. She and Harold later married in about 1911. Gertrude used mostly oil on canvas, board, card or paper, but also tempera, gouache and sketches (sold at NAG), and also enjoyed needlework and clothing design. In the 1920s and 30s she exhibited her work at various galleries in London, including the RA and the Leicester Galleries. Often she showed work to... Read full biography
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Gertrude Bodinnar Harvey, 1879—1966: Painter of flowers, landscapes; needlework and clothing designer, in a range of styles and media
The daughter of John Mathews Bodinnar, a cooper, and Ann Crews Bodinnar (nee Curnow), Gertrude was the eighth of ten children and was Cornish-born. Her first contact with art was as a model that included posing for her future husband Harold Harvey, and the experience fascinated her. She made notes of how the painters worked, and she discovered in herself a talent for art and design.
She and Harold later married in about 1911. Gertrude used mostly oil on canvas, board, card or paper, but also tempera, gouache and sketches (sold at NAG), and also enjoyed needlework and clothing design. I...But wait, there's more...
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