Summary
Henry Martin Pope (1843-1908) was an English painter, engraver and art teacher, known primarily for landscapes, which he painted in oil or watercolour.
Henry Martin Pope | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1843  Birmingham |
| Died | 8 February 1908 (aged 64–65) |
| Occupation | Painter, lithographer, art educator |
Pope was born in 1843 in Birmingham, England.[1][2] He trained as a lithographer and was taught painting by Samuel Lines.[1] He was a founder, with Walter Langley and others, of the Birmingham Art Circle and taught art in the city.[a][1] He served for eleven years as president of the Clarendon Art Fellowship.[3] He visited Newlyn with Langley from 1880.[3]
His works are in the collections of Birmingham Museums Trust, the Herbert Art Gallery and Museum, y Gaer and Dudley Museums.[1][2][4] He exhibited with the Birmingham Art Circle and at the Royal Birmingham Society of Artists.[3]
He died on 8 February 1908.[5]
Notes edit
- ^ Birmingham became a city in 1889; prior to that it was an incorporated town with borough status.
References edit
- ^ a b c d e "Temporary exhibition: Artist in focus". Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council. Retrieved 17 March 2022.
- ^ a b "Pope, Henry Martin, 1843–1908". Art UK. Retrieved 17 March 2022.
- ^ a b c "Henry Martin Pope". Cornwall Artists Index. Retrieved 17 March 2022.
- ^ "The Stratford Canal". Watercolour World. 26 February 2019. Retrieved 17 March 2022.
- ^ "Ontdek schilder Henry Martin Pope" (in Dutch). RKD. Retrieved 17 March 2022.
Further reading edit
- Langley, Roger (2011). Walter Langley, From Birmingham to Newlyn. Bristol: Sansom & Co. pp. 117–119.