Gerald Brockhurst
Gerald Brockhurst | |
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etching, portraiture, lithography | |
Notable work | Adolescence (1933) |
Gerald Leslie Brockhurst (31 October 1890 – 4 May 1978) was a British painter and
During the 1930s and 1940s he was celebrated as a
Biography
Born in the
From 1915 to 1919 Brockhurst and his wife Anaïs lived in Ireland, where they were friendly with the artist Augustus John and his circle.
Though he tried his hand at etching in 1914, it was not until 1920 that he began his career as an etcher in earnest, eventually achieving success as both a printmaker and society portraitist. Brockhurst held his first important exhibition in 1919, in London, and after it was well received returned to live there.
In
In 1958, he appeared as a guest challenger on the TV panel show To Tell The Truth, which is viewable on YouTube.[8]
Brockhurst and Dorette settled in Franklin Lakes, New Jersey, and Brockhurst died there on 4 May 1978.[2] Kathleen ‘Dorette’ Woodward, died in 1996.
References
- ^ Abe M. Tahir Jr (2005). "Gerald L. Brockhurst (1890-1978), A Retrospective from the William P. Brumfield Memorial Collection". Traditional Fine Arts Organization. Archived from the original on 30 November 2010. Retrieved 29 December 2007.
- ^ a b c d e Anne L. Goodchild, 'Brockhurst, Gerald Leslie (1890–1978)', Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004 accessed 13 February 2012
- ^ "New York Times". 19 June 1939.
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(help) - ^ a b "Chequered career of draughtsman". The Times. 22 September 1984. p. 17.
- ^ a b "Decree nisi against Mr. Gerald Brockhurst, R.A.". The Times. 12 April 1940. p. 5.
- ^ "New York Times". 8 August 1939.
English artist arrives: to show etchings here
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(help) - ^ "National Academicians | National Academy | National Academy Museum". Archived from the original on 14 March 2016. Retrieved 4 March 2016.
- ^ Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: To Tell the Truth - Tiger hunting guide; PANEL: Keenan Wynn, Celeste Holm (Mar 25, 1958). YouTube.