Philip Norman
Norman FSA (9 July 1842 – 17 May 1931) was a British artist, author and antiquary.
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Philip Norman
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- Name
- Philip Norman
- Born
- 9 July 1842
- Birthplace
- Bromley, England
- Died
- 17 May 1931
- Place of death
- London, England
- Occupation
- Artist
- Nationality
- United Kingdom · United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
- Education
- Slade School of Fine Art · Eton College
- Honours
- Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries
- Languages
- English
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Norman FSA (9 July 1842 – 17 May 1931) was a British artist, author and antiquary.
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Philip Norman (1842–1931) was a British and British antiquarian, cricketer and painter. Born in Bromley, the antiquarian died in London.
Philip Norman studied at Eton College and Slade School of Fine Art. The antiquarian was a member of Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings and Society of Antiquaries of London.
Languages used include English. Works by Philip Norman are held at London Museum. The antiquarian received Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries.
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Pencil sketch by George Henry Harlow, 1814, http://www.npg.org.uk/collections/search/largerimage.php?mkey=mw05495
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Key facts
Key facts
• Name — Philip Norman • Born — 9 July 1842 • Birthplace — Bromley, England • Died — 17 May 1931 • Place of death — London, England • Occupation — Artist • Parents — George Warde Norman • Relatives — Frederick Norman (brother)
Life
Life
Born in 1842 in Bromley Common, Kent, Norman was the son of George Warde Norman (1793–1882), who was a director of the Bank of England, and writer on banking and currency, and brother of Frederick Norman, the merchant banker. He lived in London, and died on 17 May 1931 in South Kensington at the age of 88.
Cricket
Cricket
Norman was educated at Eton College, where he was a notable cricketer, and where, at the age of 17, he won the 120 yards hurdle race in the then record time of 18 seconds. He was later to play one season of first-class cricket in 1865 with the Gentlemen of Kent.
Art
Art
• Illustration — Room in Inner Temple Gate-house 1899 by Philip Norman • Illustration — A French Chateau by Philip Norman (before 1931) • Illustration — A canal scene by Philip Norman (before 1931) Norman was trained as a draughtsman and painter in watercolours at the Slade School, often exhibiting at the Royal Academy. A large part of his work consisted of depicting parts of London that he knew, particularly buildings or areas which stood as a survivor of a bygone past or which were about to be demolished. Norman also recorded the history of the buildings which he painted or photographed, and works such as London Vanished and Vanishing, written in 1905, provide a fascinating record of bygone London. The historian Hermione Hobhouse has described Norman as one-third of the "triumvirate" of key figures whose works record the topography of London between 1890 and 1950, the others being Walter Hindes Godfrey and Percy Wells Lovell.
Exhibitions
Exhibitions
• Illustration — The Eton Wall Game by Philip Norman (before 1931) Norman exhibited at the Royal Academy Summer Exhibition on at least 26 occasions from 1877 to 1926, and also at other galleries in London.
Institutions
Institutions
Norman was elected a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries in 1886, acting as Treasurer from 1897 to 1913 and Vice-President from 1913 to 1917.
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Bromley.
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London.
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Publications
Norman authored, illustrated or contributed to the following: • London Signs and Inscriptions, London: Elliot Stock (1893) • "London buildings photographed, 1860–1870", London Topographical Record, vol. 2 (1903), pp. 36–41 • London Vanished and Vanishing, London: Adam & Charles Black (1905) • Survey of London, London County Council (1909). • Cromwell House Highgate: its history and associations, London: John Murray (1917) • The London City Churches, London: The London Society (1929)
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William Strang · Aberdeen City Council (Archives, Gallery and Museums Collection)
Collections
Norman gave many of his works to the London Museum. His photographs are now held by the English Heritage Archive, and his watercolour paintings and drawings of London are kept by the Victoria and Albert Museum.
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- 1.Oxford University Press. Who Was Who. 1 December 2007. 978-0-19-954089-1.
- 2.Waters, Grant M. Dictionary of British Artists, working 1900-1950. Eastbourne Fine Art. 249. 1975.
- 3.Death of Mr Philip Norman, a lover of old Bromley. Bromley & West Kent Mercury. British Newspaper Archive. 10 col.6. 22 May 1931.
- 4.Philip Norman. cricketarchive.com.
- 5.Mr Philip Norman. The Times. Gale. 45826. 18. 19 May 1931.
- 6.Royal Academy. The Royal Academy Summer Exhibition: A Chronicle 1769-2018. chronicle250.com. 2018.
- 7.Philip Norman. Truth. British Newspaper Archive. 6 col.2. 27 May 1931.
- 8.Royal Academy of Arts. Philip Norman (1842 - 1931). royalacademy.org.uk.
- 9.London County Council. Survey of London: The Smith's Charity Estate: Evelyn Gardens. British History. 41. 117–120. 1983.
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