J M Balliol Salmon
Arthur John Balliol Salmon (1868 – 1953) was a British artist particularly noted for his illustrations and his work in pencil, chalk and pastels. He was one of the twenty leading illustrators selected by Percy V. Bradshaw for inclusion in his Art of the Illustrator.
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J M Balliol Salmon

J M Balliol Salmon · Cassell's history of England, Volume 8. London: Cassell and Comp., Ltd. 1909. Onlineː · Public domain
- Name
- A.
- Birth Name
- Arthur John Balliol Salmon
- Born
- 1 June 1868
- Birthplace
- Manchester, Lancashire, England
- Died
- 3 January 1953
- Place of death
- Northiam, East Sussex, England
- Field
- Watercolourist, pastellist, draughtsman, illustrator
- Training
- * Westminster School of Art
- Nationality
- United Kingdom · United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
- Occupation
- artist · illustrator
- Education
- Académie Julian
- Languages
- English
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Arthur John Balliol Salmon (1868 – 1953) was a British artist particularly noted for his illustrations and his work in pencil, chalk and pastels. He was one of the twenty leading illustrators selected by Percy V. Bradshaw for inclusion in his Art of the Illustrator.
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• Name — A. J. Balliol Salmon • Birth Name — Arthur John Balliol Salmon • Born — 1 June 1868 • Birthplace — Manchester, Lancashire, England • Died — 3 January 1953 • Place of death — Northiam, East Sussex, England • Field — Watercolourist, pastellist, draughtsman, illustrator • Training — * Westminster School of Art • Academie Julian
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Arthur John Balliol Salmon was born in Manchester, Lancashire, England on 1 June 1868. He was the son of Henry Curwen Salmon and Ellen Fennell, who had married on 6 May 1857. Balliol Salmon studied for a year under Fred Brown at the Westminster School, where his fellow pupils were F. H. Townsend and Fred Pegram. Salmon continued his training, together with Fred Pegram at Paris ateliers. He trained at the Academie Julian in Paris. He lived in Glasgow and London. He pursued a career as teacher and illustrator, notably for The Graphic. Houfe wrote in his Dictionary of Nineteenth-Century British Book Illustrators and Caricaturists (1996) that Balliol Salmon was one of the best pencil and chalk artists to work for the press in the Edwardian era. Balliol Salmon was chosen by art instructor Percy V. Bradshaw as one of the artists to illustrate "The Art of the Illustrator", the seminal collection of twenty portfolios demonstrating six stages of a single painting or drawing by twenty different artists and published in 1918.
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J M Balliol Salmon is recorded as artist and illustrator.
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1868
J M Balliol Salmon born at Manchester.
1953
J M Balliol Salmon died.
Book illustrations for the series of books by Angela Brazil
Salmon was Angela Brazil's favourite among her illustrators with his lovely elongated schoolgirls. He illustrated seven of her books in the UK. Different illustrators were used for different markets. Freeman states that Salmon's illustrations were jettisoned for comic cartoons in France and winsomeness in America. In the following list PG indicates whether the book is available on Project Gutenberg. The list is based on searches on Jisc library hub discover, checked against the bibliography in Sims and Clare's Encyclopedia of Girls' School Stories. Books by Angela Brazil and illustrated by Salmon • No — Title — Published — Year — Pages (from Jisc) — On PG • 1 — The Jolliest Term on Record — Blackie, London — 1915 — 288 p., 8º • 2 — The Luckiest Girl in the School — Blackie, London — 1916 — 296 p., 6 ill., 8º • 3 — The Madcap of the School — Blackie, London — 1917 — 288 p., 8º • 4 — A Patriotic Schoolgirl — Blackie, London — 1918 — 288 p., 6 ill., 8º • 5 — For the School Colours — Blackie, London — 1918 — 288 p., 8º • 6 — The Head Girl at the Gables — Blackie, London — 1919 — 288 p., 6 ill., 8º • 7 — A Popular Schoolgirl — Blackie, London — 1920 — 288 p., 5 ill., 8º
Selected illustrations
• Sir Cosmo Duff-Gordon At The British Wreck Commissioner's Inquiry Into The Titanic Disaster - Illustrated London News, 25 May 1912 (Gouache) • Love Letter, 1908 Ink, watercolour and gouache • Portrait of Joan Bright. • Portrait of Ada Reeve on board White Star RMS Majestic 1911
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- 1.Title: Balliol Salmon and His Work - The Art of The... Publisher: Press Art School, London Publication Date: 1920
- 2.Kendall, Lee. A Pen to Sink a Thousand Ships. Encyclopedia Titanica. 7 March 2006.
- 3.Bonhams : J.M Balliol Salmon (British, 1868-1953) Portrait of Joan Bright. www.bonhams.com.
- 4.The Connisseur Bookself. The Connoisseur: An Illustrated Magazine for Collectors. 51. 204. 223. 1918-08-01.
- 5.Bradshaw, Percy Venner. The Art of the Illustrator: 20 individual portfolios, published from 1915 to 1918. Press Art Scjpp. 1918.
- 6.Freeman, Gillian. The Schoolgirl Ethic; The Life and Work of Angela Brazil. Allen Lane. 1976. 0-7139-0741-X.
- 7.Sims, Sue. The Encyclopaedia of Girls' School Stories. Girls Gone By Publishers. 2020. 978-1-84745-257-3.
- 8.Libraries on Discover: Contributing libraries list. Library Hub Discover. 2020-07-25.
- 9.About Library Hub Discover. Library Hub Discover.
- 10.A. & C. Black Ltd. Who Was Who: Volume V 1951-1960: A Companion to Who's Who Containing the Biographies of Those Who Died During the Decade 1951-1960. Adam and Charles Black. 5: 1951-1960. 960. 1964.
- 11.Marriages. Morning Advertiser. Saturday 09 May 1857. 8. 1857-05-09.
- 12.Insolvent Debtor. Kentish Gazette. Tuesday 04 January 1859. 4. 1859-01-04.
- 13.Houfe, Simon. Dictionary of 19th Century British Book Illustrators and Caricaturists. Antique Collectors' Club. 288. 1996. 1-85149-193-7.
- 14.National Archives. 1939 Register; Reference: RG 101/2395E: E.D. EEQH. 1939-09-29.
- 15.Kirkpatrick, Robert J. The Men Who Drew For Boys (And Girls): 101 Forgotten Illustrators of Children's Books: 1844-1970. Robert J. Kirkpatrick. 2019.
- 16.Literature. West Briton and Cornwall Advertiser. Friday 22 August 1862. 6. 1862-08-22.
- 17.Deaths. West Briton and Cornwall Advertiser. Thursday 08 May 1873. 5. 1873-05-08.
- 18.Deaths. The Cornish Telegraph. Wednesday 21 May 1873. 3. 1873-05-21.
- 19.Oxford University Press. Benezit Dictionary of British Graphic Artists and Illustrators. 2: Abbo-Lamp. 75. 2012. 978-0-19-992305-2.
- 20.Peppin, Bridget. Dictionary of British Book Illustrators: The Twentieth Century. John Murray. 267–268. 1984. 0-7195-3985-4.
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