Herbert Cole
Herbert Kohl (disambiguation)Herbert Kohl Herbert Cole (1867–1930) was an English book illustrator and portrait artist. Cole was influenced by Walter Crane and Sir Edward Burne-Jones. He illustrated a range of books published by various notable publishers.
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Herbert Cole
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- Born
- 1867
- Died
- 1930
- Nationality
- United Kingdom · United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
- Occupation
- painter · illustrator
- Languages
- English
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Herbert Kohl (disambiguation)Herbert Kohl Herbert Cole (1867–1930) was an English book illustrator and portrait artist. Cole was influenced by Walter Crane and Sir Edward Burne-Jones. He illustrated a range of books published by various notable publishers.
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He illustrated the John Lane edition of Gulliver's Travels in 1900.
Herbert Cole's wife was anti-war activist Clara Gilbert Cole.
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• "A Child's Book of Warriors" • "Animals drawn from memory" • "Portrait of Clara Gilbert Cole" (artist's wife)
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1867
Herbert Cole born.
1930
Herbert Cole died.
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Herbert Cole (1867–1930), like Sylvia Pankhurst, studied at Manchester School of Art and was heavily influenced by the Pre-Raphaelites, William Morris and illustrators like Walter Crane who had volunteered their work for papers like the Socialist League's Commonweal. He married the anarchist and anti-militarist Clara Gilbert. Both Clara and Herbert seem to have been involved in suffragism, Herbert becoming the staff artist for the Women's Social and Political Union (WSPU) later progressing to provide illustrations for 'The Workers' Dreadnought'. He was a prolific artist from the 1890s into the 1920s. His work included that as an illustrator for children's books and a designer.
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Herbert Cole is recorded as painter and illustrator.
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