Phelan Gibb was born in Northumberland, England in 1870, son of the artist Thomas Henry Gibb. He studied in Newcastle, Edinburgh, Paris, Antwerp and Munich. Gibb spent twenty-five years in Paris at... Read full biography
Phelan Gibb was born in Northumberland, England in 1870, son of the artist Thomas Henry Gibb. He studied in Newcastle, Edinburgh, Paris, Antwerp and Munich. Gibb spent twenty-five years in Paris at the turn of the twentieth century painting and there befriended a number of historically important... Read full biography
Phelan Gibb was born in Northumberland, England in 1870, son of the artist Thomas Henry Gibb. He studied in Newcastle, Edinburgh, Paris, Antwerp and Munich. Gibb spent twenty-five years in Paris at the turn of the twentieth century painting and there befriended a number of historically important artists, such as Henri Matisse, André Derain and others connected with the Fauve School in France. Gibb was particularly proud of his mother's Irish parentage, hence his use of the name "Phelan". He... Read full biography
Phelan Gibb was born in Northumberland, England in 1870, son of the artist Thomas Henry Gibb. He studied in Newcastle, Edinburgh, Paris, Antwerp and Munich. Gibb spent twenty-five years in Paris at the turn of the twentieth century painting and there befriended a number of historically important artists, such as Henri Matisse, André Derain and others connected with the Fauve School in France. Gibb was particularly proud of his mother's Irish parentage, hence his use of the name "Phelan". He exhibited in Dublin twice, once in 1913 when his one man show, organised by Count Casimir Markievicz and Oliver St. John Gogarty, was closed by the police and his pictures were confiscated (and only returned to him in 1933). His second visit was to... Read full biography
Phelan Gibb was born in Northumberland, England in 1870, son of the artist Thomas Henry Gibb. He studied in Newcastle, Edinburgh, Paris, Antwerp and Munich. Gibb spent twenty-five years in Paris at the turn of the twentieth century painting and there befriended a number of historically important artists, such as Henri Matisse, André Derain and others connected with the Fauve School in France. Gibb was particularly proud of his mother's Irish parentage, hence his use of the name "Phelan". He exhibited in Dublin twice, once in 1913 when his one man show, organised by Count Casimir Markievicz and Oliver St. John Gogarty, was closed by the police and his pictures were confiscated (and only returned to him in 1933). His second visit was to paint a commissioned portrait of the dancer Jacqueline Robinson, friend of Staggists Mainie Jellett, Kenneth Hall and Bas... Read full biography
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The Artists Bluebook 34,000 North American Artists to March 2005
2005
AskART.com Inc. - Dunbier, Lonnie Pierson (Editor)
479 pages
Davenport's Art Reference: The Gold Edition
2005
Davenport, Ray
2,421 pages
Who Was Who in American Art, 1564-1975: Three Volumes