List of Cornish artists, architects and craftspeople
Encyclopedia
This is a select list of artists, architects and craftspeople who were either Cornish or worked in Cornwall.
, Newlyn Copper
and List of St Ives artists
Artists and craftspeople
For some others, see Newlyn SchoolNewlyn School
The Newlyn School is a term used to describe an art colony of artists based in or near to Newlyn, a fishing village adjacent to Penzance, Cornwall, from the 1880s until the early 20th century. The establishment of the Newlyn School was reminiscent of the Barbizon School in France, where artists...
, Newlyn Copper
Newlyn Copper
Newlyn Copper was a class of arts and crafts copperware originating in Newlyn in Cornwall.- History :Late in the 19th century the fishing industry in Cornwall was becoming unreliable as a source of income: bad weather and seasonal fluctuations brought enforced periods of inactivity...
and List of St Ives artists
|
Peter Lanyon Peter Lanyon was a Cornish painter of landscapes leaning heavily towards abstraction. He also made constructions, pottery and collage.... , painter (1918- 1964) (St Ives School) Bernard Leach Bernard Howell Leach, CBE, CH , was a British studio potter and art teacher. He is regarded as the "Father of British studio pottery"-Biography:... , potter (St Ives) Thomas Luny Thomas Luny , born in Cornwall, probably at St Ewe, was an English artist and painter, mostly of seascapes and other marine-based works.At the age of eleven, Luny left Cornwall to live in London... , painter Obed Nicholls Obed Nicholls was a famous Cornish artist in copper repousse in the art nouveau style of Newlyn in Cornwall.He was born without the use of his legs and used a wheelchair in his parents' house. J. D. Mackenzie, founder of the Newlyn Industrial Class, arranged for him to attend evening classes until... (1885-1962), coppersmith, Newlyn Ben Nicholson Benjamin Lauder "Ben" Nicholson, OM was a British painter of abstract compositions , landscape and still-life.-Background and Training:... , painter (1894-1982), (St Ives School) John Opie John Opie was an English historical and portrait painter. He painted many great men and women of his day, most notably in the artistic and literary professions.-Life and work:... , portrait painter John Pearson (artist) John Pearson was a famous master craftsman of the Newlyn School and Guild of Handicrafts. He worked in copper and his style is described as arts and crafts / art nouveau.... , coppersmith, Newlyn William Tonkin Wilfred Tonkin, born 1898, was an apprentice at Newlyn Copperworks in Cornwall for twelve to eighteen months after leaving school. He was the last surviving pre-first World War copperworker and there at the time of Obed Nicholls, Tom Batten and Johnny Payne Cotton.-External links:*... (born 1898), coppersmith, Newlyn Henry Scott Tuke Henry Scott Tuke, RA RWS , was a British visual artist; primarily a painter, but also a photographer. His most notable work was in the Impressionist style, and he is probably best known for his paintings of nude boys and young men.... , painter Alfred Wallis Alfred Wallis was a Cornish fisherman and artist.Wallis's parents, Charles and Jane Wallis were from Penzance in Cornwall and moved to Devonport, Devon to find work in 1850 where Alfred and his brother Charles were born. Shortly after this the children's mother died and this prompted the family to... , painter (1855-1942), (St Ives School) |
Architects
- Geoffrey BazeleyGeoffrey BazeleyGeoffrey Bazeley was a British Modernist architect, born in Penzance, Cornwall, into a family of shipowners and traders. In 1935 he was commissioned to build Tregannick House in Cornwall and set up his own practice there...
, Modernist architect - Richard CoadRichard CoadRichard Coad was a 19th century Cornish architect.Born in Liskeard, Cornwall, he was articled to Henry Rice of Liskeard and subsequently worked as assistant to Sir George Gilbert Scott from 1847 to 1864...
, Victorian architect - Edmund SeddingEdmund Sedding-Biography:Sedding, son of Richard and Peninnah Sedding of Summerstown, near Okehampton, Devon, was born on 20 June 1836: John Dando Sedding was his younger brother. He early displayed antiquarian tastes, which led to his visiting cathedrals, abbeys, and churches in England and France...
, architect and musician, resident at Penzance - J. P. St Aubyn, architect
- Silvanus TrevailSilvanus TrevailSilvanus Trevail was a British architect, and the most prominent Cornish architect of the 19th century. He was born in Luxulyan, Cornwall in October 1851. He rose to become Mayor of Truro and, nationally, President of the architects' professional body, the Society of Architects. His success...
, architect