Harry Becker (artist)

Harry Becker (1865–1928) was an English painter, draughtsman and printmaker from East Anglia.[1][2][3][4][5]

Biography

Harry Becker was born in Colchester, Essex in 1865.[2] He studied at the Antwerp Academy in Belgium, and in the atelier of Carolus-Duran in Paris.[2][3] He first went to London in 1913.[1] He then moved to Wenhaston and Darsham.[3]

He illustrated Adrian Bell's Suffolk trilogy (Cordoroy, Silver Ley, and The Cherry Tree).[1]

His daughter Margaret Janet Becker wrote the History of Blythburgh and also regarding Wenhaston Church.

References
  1. Andrew Lambirth, 'Exhibitions: Fresh and feisty', The Spectator, 13 November 2010, p. 61
  2. Farming Monthly
  3. "British Council". Archived from the original on 29 June 2011. Retrieved 18 November 2010.
  4. "Victorian Art Gallery". Archived from the original on 5 March 2012. Retrieved 18 November 2010.
  5. "Wildlife Art Gallery". Archived from the original on 9 October 2010. Retrieved 18 November 2010.

David Thompson: Harry Becker 1865 - 1928. Wildlife Art Gallery, Lavenham, 2002


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