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Gilbert Holiday BIOGRAPHY
1879 St. Johns Wood - 1937. Known for: Sporting painting, illustration.
Charles Gilbert Joseph Holiday (1879 - 1937) was born on January 29, 1879. He was not generally known by his Christian name, but as either Gilbert or “GS”. His early life was spent in St John’s Wood,... Read full biography
Charles Gilbert Joseph Holiday (1879 - 1937) was born on January 29, 1879. He was not generally known by his Christian name, but as either Gilbert or “GS”. His early life was spent in St John’s Wood, London, where he used to watch the Royal Horse Artillery, which fueled his early love of horses. He... Read full biography
Charles Gilbert Joseph Holiday (1879 - 1937) was born on January 29, 1879. He was not generally known by his Christian name, but as either Gilbert or “GS”. His early life was spent in St John’s Wood, London, where he used to watch the Royal Horse Artillery, which fueled his early love of horses. He later studied at the Royal Academy. Gilbert Holiday worked as an illustrator at The Graphic, The Tatler and The Illustrated London News. He served as a gunner during the First World War, painted many... Read full biography
Charles Gilbert Joseph Holiday (1879 - 1937) was born on January 29, 1879. He was not generally known by his Christian name, but as either Gilbert or “GS”. His early life was spent in St John’s Wood, London, where he used to watch the Royal Horse Artillery, which fueled his early love of horses. He later studied at the Royal Academy. Gilbert Holiday worked as an illustrator at The Graphic, The Tatler and The Illustrated London News. He served as a gunner during the First World War, painted many military pictures, and many of the pictures in Horses and Soldiers were in military messes. He rode, and many of his pictures were of equestrian life. He hunted with the Woolwich Drag, but had a bad fall when out with them in 1932. The fall crushed... Read full biography
Charles Gilbert Joseph Holiday (1879 - 1937) was born on January 29, 1879. He was not generally known by his Christian name, but as either Gilbert or “GS”. His early life was spent in St John’s Wood, London, where he used to watch the Royal Horse Artillery, which fueled his early love of horses. He later studied at the Royal Academy. Gilbert Holiday worked as an illustrator at The Graphic, The Tatler and The Illustrated London News. He served as a gunner during the First World War, painted many military pictures, and many of the pictures in Horses and Soldiers were in military messes. He rode, and many of his pictures were of equestrian life. He hunted with the Woolwich Drag, but had a bad fall when out with them in 1932. The fall crushed his spine, and eventually led to his death. He spent the rest of his life... Read full biography
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Charles Gilbert Joseph Holiday (1879 - 1937) was born on January 29, 1879. He was not generally known by his Christian name, but as either Gilbert or “GS”.
His early life was spent in St John’s Wood, London, where he used to watch the Royal Horse Artillery, which fueled his early love of horses. He later studied at the Royal Academy.
Gilbert Holiday worked as an illustrator at The Graphic, The Tatler and The Illustrated London News. He served as a gunner during the First World War, painted many military pictures, and many of the pictures in Horses and Soldiers were in military messes. He rode, and many of his pictures were of equestrian life. He hunted with the Woolwich Drag, ...But wait, there's more...
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