James Jackson Curnock - Artist Info

About James Jackson Curnock

  • Biography

    James Jackson Curnock 1839—1891

    Born in Bristol, the son of the portrait and genre painter James CURNOCK (1812-1870).

    It is not known where Curnock junior worked in Cornwall, but Cornish titles appear in his prolific exhibition record which also features numerous Welsh views. He was reviewed favourably by Ruskin, and mentioned in the Academy Notes of 1875.

    Membership:
    RCA

    References:
    Benezit
    Hardie (2009) Artists in Newlyn and West Cornwall (p320)
    Johnson & Greutzner (1975) Dictionary of British Artists
    W H Lane catalogue records
    Wood (1995) Victorian Painters

    Information provided by Jackie Wolf Heinl

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