Born 25 April 1921; s of Jan Appel and Johanna Chevallier; died 3 May 2006
Dutch artist (painter)
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Appel, Karel Christian, (25 April 1921–3 May 2006), Dutch artist (painter)
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Arp, Jean (Hans), (16 Sept. 1887–7 June 1966), Chevalier de la Légion d’Honneur, 1960; sculptor; painter; engraver; writer of poetry and prose
Born Strasbourg, 16 Sept. 1887; s of Pierre Arp; m 1st, 1921, Sophie Taeuber (d 1943); 2nd, 1959, Marguerite Hagenbach; no c; died...
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Ashton, Kenneth Bruce, (9 Nov. 1925–8 Sept. 2002), General Secretary, National Union of Journalists, 1977–85
Born 9 Nov. 1925; m 1955, Amy Anne Sidebotham; three s (and one s decd); died 8 Sept. 2002
General Secretary, National Union of Journalists, ...
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Ault, Norman, (17 Dec. 1880–6 Feb. 1950), author and artist
Hon. MA (Oxon)
Born 17 Dec. 1880; s of John K. Ault, West Bromwich; m 1st, Lena Marian, e d of Lt-Col T. Lockhart, Newbury; two ...
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Baroja Nessi, Pio (Don Pio Baroja), (28 Dec. 1872–30 Oct. 1956), Spanish writer, painter and etcher
Born Vera del Bidasoa (Basque country), 28 Dec. 1872; s of Serafin Baroja Zornorza and Carmen Nessi Goñi; unmarried; died 30 Oct. 1956
Spanish writer, painter and etcher
Valencia; Madrid (Doctor of Medicine)...
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Bemelmans, Ludwig, (27 April 1898–1 Oct. 1962), painter and author
Born Merano, Tyrol, 27 April 1898; s of Lambert Bemelmans and Frances Fisher; m 1935, Madeline Freund; one d; died 1 Oct. 1962
painter and author...
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Biro, Bálint Stephen, (Val), (6 Oct. 1921–4 July 2014), illustrator, painter, and author of children’s books
Born Budapest, 6 Oct. 1921; s of late Dr Bálint Biro and Margaret Biro (née Gyulaházi); m 1st, 1945, Vivien Woolley (marr. diss. 1970; she d 1991); one ...
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Blake, Vernon, (22 Sept. 1875–19 April 1930), painter, sculptor, author
Born Reigate, Surrey, 22 Sept. 1875; s of Edward T. Blake, MD, MRCS, and A. Madeleine Hanson; m Marie Bonnin; died 19 April 1930
painter, sculptor, author
University College School; Westminster School; King’s College, London; University College, London...
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Bourcard, Gustave (Amaury René), (12 Oct. 1846–17 June 1925)
Born Rennes (Ille-et-Vilaine), 12 Oct. 1846; died 17 June 1925
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Brunskill, Ronald William, (3 Jan. 1929–9 Oct. 2015), lecturer and author; Professor, Centre for Conservation Studies, School of Architecture (formerly School of the Built Environment), De Montfort University, 1995–2001
OBE 1990; MA, PhD; FSA
Born 3 Jan. 1929; s of William Brunskill and Elizabeth Hannah Brunskill; m 1960, Miriam Allsopp; two d; died 9 Oct. 2015...
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Buckle, (Christopher) Richard (Sandford), (6 Aug. 1916–12 Oct. 2001), writer; critic; exhibition designer
CBE 1979
Born 6 Aug. 1916; s of late Lieut-Col C. G. Buckle, DSO, MC, Northamptonshire Regt, and Mrs R. E. Buckle (née Sandford); ...
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Buckman, Edwin, (25 Jan. 1841–15 Oct. 1930)
Born 25 Jan. 1841; m Annie Macdonald, 3rd d of Michael Shaw, County Cork; died 15 Oct. 1930
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Burn-Murdoch, William Gordon, (1862–19 July 1939), artist; writer
JP Berwickshire; KBGS; RCA
Born 1862; 2nd s of Wm Burn-Murdoch and Jessie Cecilia Mack; m 1897, Jean, e d of Andrew Usher of Johnstownburn; no c; died 19 July 1939...
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Calthrop, Dion Clayton, (2 May 1878–7 March 1937), artist and writer
Born 2 May 1878; s of John Clayton, actor, and Eve Boucicault; m Mary Violet Marsden; died 7 March 1937
artist and writer
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Campbell, Robert Richmond, (18 July 1902–30 Sept. 1972), artist; writer, lecturer and broadcaster on art; Director, National Gallery of South Australia, 1951–67; Member, Commonwealth Art Advisory Board, since 1953
CMG 1967; OBE 1958
Born Edinburgh, Scotland, 18 July 1902; s of A. R. Campbell, Tynemouth, England; m 1933, Jean E., d of J. Young; one s three d; died...
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Campion, Sidney Ronald, (30 June 1891–29 Dec. 1978), Author, Barrister, Journalist, Schoolmaster, Lecturer, Sculptor, and from 1940 until retirement in 1957, Head of the Press and Broadcast Division, GPO Headquarters
OBE 1953; FRSA; FJI 1950
Born Coalville, Leics, 30 June 1891; e s of Chelsea Pensioner, late Walter Campion and late Martha Robinson, Leicester; m 1912, Claire (d 1968...
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Cooper, Emmanuel, (12 Dec. 1938–21 Jan. 2012), artist potter; Editor, Ceramic Review, 1997–2010; Art Critic, Tribune, since 1990
OBE 2002; PhD
Born 12 Dec. 1938; s of Fred Cooper and Kate Elizabeth (née Cooke); civil partnership 2006, David Horbury; died 21 Jan. 2012
artist potter; Editor, Ceramic Review, ...
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Cork and Orrery, 13th Earl of, (Patrick Reginald Boyle) (7 Feb. 1910–8 Aug. 1995)
Born 7 Feb. 1910; s of Major Hon. Reginald Courtenay Boyle, MBE, MC (d 1946), and Violet (d 1974), d of late Arthur Flower; ...
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Cox, Palmer, (28 April 1840–24 July 1924), author and artist
Born Granby, Province of Quebec, Canada, 28 April 1840; 5th s of Michael Cox, farmer, and pensioner of the English army; unmarried; died 24 July 1924
author and artist
Granby Academy...
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Craig, Edward Anthony, (Edward Carrick), (3 Jan. 1905–21 Jan. 1998), writer and lecturer, designer for film and theatre; independent film art director
FRSA
Born 3 Jan. 1905; s of late Edward Gordon Craig, CH and Elena Meo; m 1st, 1928, Helen Godfrey (d 1960); one ...
