George Hooper was a British artist who worked in a unique style informed by Fauvism and the Bloomsbury Group although his style varied greatly throughout his long career.[1] Hooper was born on 10 September 1910 in Gorakphur, India and died on 18 July 1994 in Surrey, England.[2] During World War II He was invited to join Kenneth Clark’s Recording Britain scheme as one of a small group of artists commissioned to create works that would, “...boost morale by celebrating the country’s natural beauty and architectural heritage”.[3] He taught at Brighton College of Art and works of his are in the Victoria and Albert Museum, The British Museum and a number of smaller galleries in Sussex.[1] He spent most of his later life in Redhill in Surrey painting largely independently of any school or group of artists.[2] He married Joyce Katherine Hooper MBE (who later founded Surrey Opera) in 1941.
Exhibitions edit
Hooper exhibited throughout his life and posthumously and was included in the following significant exhibitions:
- 1945-7........Exhibited at Leicester Galleries, Leicester Square alongside Walter Sickert, Duncan Grant and Ivon Hitchens.
- 1953-64......Works included in seven exhibitions at Wildenstein’s, Bond Street. Also Mall Galleries and British Museum.
- 1984 & 86...Solo shows at Odette Gilbert Gallery, Cork Street.
- 1988...........Solo show for Sally Hunter, Motcomb Street.
- 1990...........Solo show, Hooper Gallery, St John’s Wood.
- 1993...........Retrospective, Charleston.
- 2003...........Solo show, Collyer Bristow.
Bibliography edit
- George Hooper by James Beechey, The Hooper Gallery, (May 1995)
References edit
- ^ a b "George Hooper | Aldrich Collection | University of Brighton - Faculty of Arts". Arts.brighton.ac.uk. 19 April 2012. Retrieved 5 December 2013.
- ^ a b Michael Parkin (10 August 1994). "Obituary: George Hooper - People - News". The Independent. Retrieved 5 December 2013.
- ^ "'Recording Britain' collection at the V&A - Victoria and Albert Museum". Vam.ac.uk. Retrieved 5 December 2013.