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John Clarke Isaac Uren BIOGRAPHY
1845 Truro, Cornwall, England - 1932 Penzance, England. Known for: Watercolor seascape painting.
John Clarke Uren was born June 1st, 1845 in Truro, Cornwall, England. He was the son of a picture framer and gilder on Lemon Street inTruro. As part of his education, he won a free studentship and a... Read full biography
John Clarke Uren was born June 1st, 1845 in Truro, Cornwall, England. He was the son of a picture framer and gilder on Lemon Street inTruro. As part of his education, he won a free studentship and a full certificate for education at the Penzance School of Art. His first picture sent to London was... Read full biography
John Clarke Uren was born June 1st, 1845 in Truro, Cornwall, England. He was the son of a picture framer and gilder on Lemon Street inTruro. As part of his education, he won a free studentship and a full certificate for education at the Penzance School of Art. His first picture sent to London was purchased at the Dudley Gallery in London. He went on to exhibit at the Royal Cornwall Polytechnic Society's Exhibition and the Plymouth Exhibition, in addition to work sent to the Royal Institute of... Read full biography
John Clarke Uren was born June 1st, 1845 in Truro, Cornwall, England. He was the son of a picture framer and gilder on Lemon Street inTruro. As part of his education, he won a free studentship and a full certificate for education at the Penzance School of Art. His first picture sent to London was purchased at the Dudley Gallery in London. He went on to exhibit at the Royal Cornwall Polytechnic Society's Exhibition and the Plymouth Exhibition, in addition to work sent to the Royal Institute of Watercolors, and most importantly for his reputation, the Royal Academy of Art, London. He also contributed water colors to Manchester and other leading provincial exhibitions, and in Canada and New Zealand. Much of his work - the seascapes for which... Read full biography
John Clarke Uren was born June 1st, 1845 in Truro, Cornwall, England. He was the son of a picture framer and gilder on Lemon Street inTruro. As part of his education, he won a free studentship and a full certificate for education at the Penzance School of Art. His first picture sent to London was purchased at the Dudley Gallery in London. He went on to exhibit at the Royal Cornwall Polytechnic Society's Exhibition and the Plymouth Exhibition, in addition to work sent to the Royal Institute of Watercolors, and most importantly for his reputation, the Royal Academy of Art, London. He also contributed water colors to Manchester and other leading provincial exhibitions, and in Canada and New Zealand. Much of his work - the seascapes for which he was particularly renowned - was of Cornwall, Cornish seas, ru... Read full biography
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John Clarke Uren was born June 1st, 1845 in Truro, Cornwall, England. He was the son of a picture framer and gilder on Lemon Street inTruro. As part of his education, he won a free studentship and a full certificate for education at the Penzance School of Art.
His first picture sent to London was purchased at the Dudley Gallery in London. He went on to exhibit at the Royal Cornwall Polytechnic Society's Exhibition and the Plymouth Exhibition, in addition to work sent to the Royal Institute of Watercolors, and most importantly for his reputation, the Royal Academy of Art, London.
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