Edward Samuel Harper (1854 – 7 February 1941) was the President of the Royal Birmingham Society of Artists from 1935 to 1938. He was known as a jeweller and taught drawing and painting at Birmingham School of Art for a period of 40 years.[1]
Edward Samuel Harper | |
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_%E2%80%93_Government_Art_Collection,_London.jpg) Self-portrait, c. 1902 | |
| Born | 1854 |
| Died | 7 February 1941 Harborne, Birmingham, England |
| Nationality | British |
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Harper was born in Handsworth (then in Staffordshire) and died in Harborne.[1] On 12 March 1881 he was elected an associate member of the Royal Birmingham Society of Artists.[2]
References edit
- ^ a b "Edward Samuel Harper". Mapping the Practice and Profession of Sculpture in Britain and Ireland 1851-1951. University of Glasgow. 2011. Retrieved 4 November 2012.
- ^ Birmingham Daily Post, 21 March 1881, p. 5.
External links edit
- 9 artworks by or after Edward S. Harper at the Art UK site
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