Gleeson White
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Gleeson Joseph William White (1851-1898) was an English writer on art, born at Christchurch
, in Hampshire
. He was educated at Christ Church School and afterward became a member of the Art Workers Guild
. He moved to New York City
in 1890 where he conducted the Art Amateur (1891-1892). He returned to England
in 1893, and founded the publication Studio, which he edited for about a year, and to which he contributed for the rest of his life. He also edited during his last years the "Ex Libris Series"; the "Connoisseur Series"; the "Pageant"; and, with E. T. Strange, Bell's "Cathedral Series." His publications relative to art include:
Christchurch, Dorset
Christchurch is a borough and town in the county of Dorset on the south coast of England. The town adjoins Bournemouth in the west and the New Forest lies to the east. Historically in Hampshire, it joined Dorset with the reorganisation of local government in 1974 and is the most easterly borough in...
, in Hampshire
Hampshire
Hampshire is a county on the southern coast of England in the United Kingdom. The county town of Hampshire is Winchester, a historic cathedral city that was once the capital of England. Hampshire is notable for housing the original birthplaces of the Royal Navy, British Army, and Royal Air Force...
. He was educated at Christ Church School and afterward became a member of the Art Workers Guild
Art Workers Guild
The Art Workers Guild or Art-Workers' Guild is an organisation established in 1884 by a group of British architects associated with the ideas of William Morris and the Arts and Crafts movement. The guild promoted the 'unity of all the arts', denying the distinction between fine and applied art...
. He moved to New York City
New York City
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in 1890 where he conducted the Art Amateur (1891-1892). He returned to England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
in 1893, and founded the publication Studio, which he edited for about a year, and to which he contributed for the rest of his life. He also edited during his last years the "Ex Libris Series"; the "Connoisseur Series"; the "Pageant"; and, with E. T. Strange, Bell's "Cathedral Series." His publications relative to art include:
- Practical Designing (1893; third edition, 1897)
- Salisbury Cathedral (1896)
- English Illustrations in the Sixties (1897)
- Master Painters of Great Britain (four volumes, 1897-98)