Hugh Hutton Stannus
Hugh Hutton Stannus (21 March 1840 – 18 August 1908) was a sculptor, architect and author. In his early career he worked with the sculptor Alfred Stevens; he was in later life a lecturer at art colleges.
Life
Stannus was born in Sheffield on 21 March 1840; his father, the Rev. Bartholomew Stannus, was a member of an old Irish family, and his mother Jane was daughter of the Rev. William Hutton of Belfast. His first artistic training was gained in Sheffield under
Early career with Alfred Stevens
From this apprenticeship resulted a close acquaintance with the details of artistic
As architect
Some years before the death of Stevens in 1875 Stannus appears to have decided to make his training more definitely architectural, and in 1872 he was studying architecture at the Royal Academy Schools. In 1873 he passed the voluntary examination of the
Stannus's executed work consisted chiefly of structural or decorative alterations to existing buildings such as the
As teacher and lecturer
His energies were mainly absorbed from the age of forty to sixty in the work of a teacher and lecturer, to which he brought exceptional powers of analysis and great lucidity of expression. From 1881 to 1900 he taught modelling at the
Interests
Stannus belonged to the
Family
In 1872 he married Ann, daughter of John Anderson. He died at Hindhead on 18 August 1908, survived by his wife, two daughters and a son, Dr Hugh S. Stannus.[1]
Publications
Apart from the work on Stevens, Stannus's publications, which were largely based on his lectures, were:[1]
- Decorative Treatment of Natural Foliage (1891)
- Decorative Treatment of Artificial Foliage (1895)
- Theory of Storiation in Applied Art (1898)
- Some Principles of Form Design in Applied Art (1898)
- Some Examples of Romanesque Architecture in North Italy (1901)
He also revised for the 3rd (English) edition Franz Sales Meyer's Handbook of Ornament, and assisted James Fergusson in some of the illustrations for his books. He left materials for a work on the classic orders, a subject upon which he had some original ideas.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Waterhouse, Paul (1912). . In Lee, Sidney (ed.). Dictionary of National Biography (2nd supplement). Vol. 3. London: Smith, Elder & Co. pp. 395–396.
- ^ "Review of Alfred Stevens and his Work by H. Stannus". The Athenaeum (3384): 326–327. 3 September 1892.
Attribution
- This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Waterhouse, Paul (1912). "Stannus, Hugh Hutton". In Lee, Sidney (ed.). Dictionary of National Biography (2nd supplement). Vol. 3. London: Smith, Elder & Co. pp. 395–396.