Charles March Gere
Charles March Gere RA RWS (5 June 1869 – 3 August 1957) was an English painter, illustrator of books, and stained glass and embroidery designer associated with the Arts and Crafts movement. • Illustration — The Lady of Grey Days A member of the Birmingham Group of Artist-Craftsmen that formed around Joseph Southall, Gere taught at the Birmingham School of Art under Edward R. Taylor and illustrated many books for William Morris's Kelmscott Press, including the frontispiece of Morris's own News from Nowhere. His sister, Margaret Gere, was also a painter and studied under him at the Birmingham School. Gere painted a signal work in 1897 entitled The Lady of Grey Days.
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Charles March Gere
- Born
- 1869 · Gloucester.
- Died
- 1957
- Nationality
- United Kingdom · United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
- Occupation
- painter
- Education
- Birmingham Institute of Art and Design
- Languages
- English
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The painting was bought in 1912 and given to Aurora Howard by her mother. She was a descendant of the Earl of Carlisle, of Castle Howard. The painting was last seen in public in 1988, when it was included in an exhibition called The Last Romantics at the Barbican. It was used as a poster to advertise the exhibition on most London Underground stations. It is illustrated on the internet and is now in a private collection.
Charles March Gere studied at Birmingham Institute of Art and Design. The recorded working language is English. Employment is recorded with Birmingham School of Art. Work by Charles March Gere is recorded in the collections of Tate, Walker Art Gallery, Manchester Art Gallery, Royal Academy of Arts and Bristol City Museum & Art Gallery.
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1869
Charles March Gere born at Gloucester.
1957
Charles March Gere died.
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