John White - Artist Info

About John White

  • Biography from Kamp Gallery, Inc.

    John White was an esteemed member of the Royal Institute and exhibited there on a regular basis. His favorite subject was the simple town life of the English country- side, especially the medieval towns and cottages of Devon and Surrey.

    There he rendered the timeless vistas and life of these places, which were already by the late 19th century, far behind the modern cities of London, Liverpool and Manchester.
  • Biography from Brightwells

    John White's parents emigrated to Australia in 1856, and he was educated at Dr. Brunton's School, Melbourne. He returned to Edinburgh and studied at the Royal Scottish Academy between 1873-1879. Later he came south and exhibited at the Royal Academy, Suffolk Street, The New Watercolour Society and Graves Galleries. He became a member of the RI in 1882.

    White lived for much of his career painting scenes of life along the East Devon coast including Branscombe, Seaton and Sidmouth. He also painted scenes on the North Devon coast including scenes at Lynmouth and Clovelly

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