George Belcher
George Frederick Arthur Belcher (19 September 1875 – 3 October 1947) was an English cartoonist, etcher and painter of genre, sporting subjects and still life. He was born in London on 19 September 1875 and studied at Bideford Art School and the Gloucester School of Art. He drew for the Punch Almanac from 1906 and for Punch itself regularly from 1911; also for the Tatler and Vanity Fair.
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George Belcher
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- Name
- George Belcher
- Born
- 19 September 1875
- Birthplace
- London
- Died
- 3 October 1947
- Place of death
- Surrey
- Field
- Comic Artist
- Training
- Gloucester School of Art
- Nationality
- United Kingdom
- Occupation
- painter · illustrator · graphic artist · caricaturist · draftsperson · etcher
- Fields
- genre
- Education
- Ardingly College · Bideford Art School
- Languages
- English
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George Frederick Arthur Belcher (19 September 1875 – 3 October 1947) was an English cartoonist, etcher and painter of genre, sporting subjects and still life. He was born in London on 19 September 1875 and studied at Bideford Art School and the Gloucester School of Art. He drew for the Punch Almanac from 1906 and for Punch itself regularly from 1911; also for the Tatler and Vanity Fair.
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George Belcher was a British caricaturist, draftsperson and etcher, among other activities. Born in London, the caricaturist died in Surrey.
George Belcher studied at Ardingly College and Bideford Art School. The caricaturist was a member of Royal Academy of Arts and worked in London.
Genres include genre. Languages used include English. Works by George Belcher are held at Art Gallery of New South Wales, Royal Academy of Arts and Tate.
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His work was also part of the painting event in the art competition at the 1928 Summer Olympics. Belcher exhibited at the Royal Academy from 1909. He was made an Associate (A.R.A.) in 1931, and a Royal Academician (R.A.) 1946. His first one-man show was at the Leicester Galleries in 1909. He died in Chiddingfold, Surrey on 3 October 1947. A retrospective exhibition was held at Cranleigh Hall in 1954.
George Belcher studied at Ardingly College and Bideford Art School. The recorded working language is English. Subjects and genres recorded for the work are genre. Places of work recorded in the authority are London. Work by George Belcher is recorded in the collections of Tate, Art Gallery of New South Wales and Royal Academy of Arts.
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• Name — George Belcher • Born — 19 September 1875 • Birthplace — London • Died — 3 October 1947 • Place of death — Surrey • Field — Comic Artist • Training — Gloucester School of Art
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• Kenneth Guichard, British Etchers 1850–1940, Robin Garton, London 1977. • An exhibition of Comic Drawings by George Belcher R.A. 1875–1947, Langton Gallery, 1986.
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