Be Magnificent: Walthamstow School of Art 1957-1967 (WillIam Morris Gallery)
(Exhibition catalog)
2017Bain, Rowan
95 pages (color)
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1876 Haverfordwest, Wales - 1939 Dieppe, France. Known for: Post-impressionist painting, female figure, animals and flowers.
The following text was written and submitted by Jean Ershler Schatz, artist and researcher of Laguna Woods, California:. Gwen John was the elder sister to Augustus John, born in Haverfordwest in... Read full biography
The following text was written and submitted by Jean Ershler Schatz, artist and researcher of Laguna Woods, California:. Gwen John was the elder sister to Augustus John, born in Haverfordwest in Wales in 1876. Their mother, Augusta, was an amateur painter, but she died when Gwen was eight. Their... Read full biography
The following text was written and submitted by Jean Ershler Schatz, artist and researcher of Laguna Woods, California:. Gwen John was the elder sister to Augustus John, born in Haverfordwest in Wales in 1876. Their mother, Augusta, was an amateur painter, but she died when Gwen was eight. Their father was both silent and unsympathetic and Gwen escaped to the Slade School of Art the year following her brother. For a long time she was the quiet sister of the flamboyant brother. Although he had... Read full biography
The following text was written and submitted by Jean Ershler Schatz, artist and researcher of Laguna Woods, California:. Gwen John was the elder sister to Augustus John, born in Haverfordwest in Wales in 1876. Their mother, Augusta, was an amateur painter, but she died when Gwen was eight. Their father was both silent and unsympathetic and Gwen escaped to the Slade School of Art the year following her brother. For a long time she was the quiet sister of the flamboyant brother. Although he had great respect for her gifts, she longed to escape his influence also. They competed for the attentions of at least one woman, Dorelia MacNeil, who married Augustus. Gwen's nature was passionate, heavily laced with painful fastidiousness. From this... Read full biography
The following text was written and submitted by Jean Ershler Schatz, artist and researcher of Laguna Woods, California:. Gwen John was the elder sister to Augustus John, born in Haverfordwest in Wales in 1876. Their mother, Augusta, was an amateur painter, but she died when Gwen was eight. Their father was both silent and unsympathetic and Gwen escaped to the Slade School of Art the year following her brother. For a long time she was the quiet sister of the flamboyant brother. Although he had great respect for her gifts, she longed to escape his influence also. They competed for the attentions of at least one woman, Dorelia MacNeil, who married Augustus. Gwen's nature was passionate, heavily laced with painful fastidiousness. From this tortured mix, she created works whose outstanding quality is quiet harmoniousness, a sense of peace. Nea... Read full biography
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Be Magnificent: Walthamstow School of Art 1957-1967 (WillIam Morris Gallery)
2017Female Gazes: Seventy-Five Women Artists
1997Martin, Elizabeth; Vivian Meyer176 pages (color)Accents on Artists A fact-filled pronunciation guide. Over 800 artist’s names you should know…
1996Barbara and Peter Toohil363 pages (color)