Edward S. Harper
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. Harper was born in Handsworth (then in Staffordshire) and died in Harborne.
Also recorded as Edward Samuel Harper
Edward S. Harper
- Name
- Edward Samuel Harper
- Born
- 1854
- Birthplace
- Handsworth, Staffordshire, England
- Died
- 7 February 1941
- Place of death
- Harborne, Birmingham, England
- Occupation
- * Painter
- Nationality
- United Kingdom · United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
- Languages
- English
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On 12 March 1881 he was elected an associate member of the Royal Birmingham Society of Artists.
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Key facts
• Name — Edward Samuel Harper • Born — 1854 • Birthplace — Handsworth, Staffordshire, England • Died — 7 February 1941 • Place of death — Harborne, Birmingham, England • Occupation — * Painter • Jeweller • Teacher
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1854
Edward S. Harper born at Handsworth.
1941
Edward S. Harper died at Harborne.
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- 1.Birmingham Daily Post, 21 March 1881, p. 5.
- 2.University of Glasgow. Edward Samuel Harper. Mapping the Practice and Profession of Sculpture in Britain and Ireland 1851-1951. 2011.
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