Harry Becker (artist)
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Harry Becker (1865–1928) was an English painter, draughtsman and printmaker from East Anglia.[1][2][3][4][5]
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Harry Becker was born in Colchester, Essex in 1865.[2] He studied at the Antwerp Academy in Belgium, and in the atelier of Carolus-Duran in Paris.[2][3] He first went to London in 1913.[1] He then moved to Wenhaston and Darsham.[3]
He illustrated Adrian Bell's Suffolk trilogy (Cordoroy, Silver Ley, and The Cherry Tree).[1]
His daughter Margaret Janet Becker wrote the History of Blythburgh and also regarding Wenhaston Church.
References
- 1 2 3 Andrew Lambirth, 'Exhibitions: Fresh and feisty', The Spectator, 13 November 2010, p. 61
- 1 2 3 Farming Monthly
- 1 2 3 "British Council". Archived from the original on 29 June 2011. Retrieved 18 November 2010.
- ↑ "Victorian Art Gallery". Archived from the original on 5 March 2012. Retrieved 18 November 2010.
- ↑ "Wildlife Art Gallery". Archived from the original on 9 October 2010. Retrieved 18 November 2010.
External links
12 artworks by or after Harry Becker at the Art UK site
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David Thompson: Harry Becker 1865 - 1928. Wildlife Art Gallery, Lavenham, 2002
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