Articles with the tag: The Arts

James Edward Duggins R.B.A (1881-1968)

James Edward Duggins R.B.A (1881-1968)

Jul 30, 2014 | People

Leamington artist & photographer James Edward Duggins was born on 27th March, 1881, the son of a Cubbington watchmaker. He studied under Algernon Talmage with the Newlyn School. In St Ives, Duggins became friends with John Anthony Park whose marine pictures were a...
Francis Stenton

Francis Stenton

Feb 7, 2014 | People

Francis Stenton was the Master of Ceremonies at the Upper Assembly Rooms from 1821 to 1830, resigning in mysterious circumstances having been absent for a while. In an address to the subscribers at the election of his successor, Dr Amos Middleton said: “I must ever...
Sir Terry Frost

Sir Terry Frost

Jun 6, 2013 | People

Leamington has nurtured a number of artists who have gone on to enhance their reputations and enjoy popular acclaim.Thomas Baker, Fred Whitehead and Charlie Johnson-Payne all had considerable reputations. Terry Frost was one of the most significant British abstract...
Ethel Harraden

Ethel Harraden

Apr 5, 2013 | People

Ethel Rosalie Harraden (Mrs Frank Glover) – 1857-1917. Ethel Rosalie Harraden was born in Islington, the older daughter of Samuel Harraden, a London and Calcutta Agent, and also a musician. She was reputed to have begun composing at the age of five, and later studied...
Herbert Edward Cox – Artist

Herbert Edward Cox – Artist

Mar 7, 2013 | People

Herbert Edward Cox, was born in Coventry in 1870, the fifth of seven children born to James and Sarah Cox of Stoney Stanton Road. He attended the Grammar School, and after the death of his father in 1887, still living in the family home, he trained to paint at the...

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