Frederick Vango Burridge ARCA
Born 28 November 1869
Died 12 July 1945
Active: 1911 - 1930
Country of birth and death: England
Principal of art school, printmaker
Studied at the Royal College of Art under Frank Short (1857-1945) where, after graduating, he worked as an assistant, 1895-96. He then taught as Head of Liverpool School of Art, 1897-1905, and as Principal of the Liverpool City School of Art, 1905-12, before returning to London as Principal of the Central School of Arts and Crafts, 1912-30. He produced etchings and mezzotints of landscapes and coastal scenes often featuring low horizons and dramatic, stormy skies. His 16 known plates were produced between 1897 and 1937.
This biographical note is based on an entry made by the School of Art, Aberystwyth University (see http://museum.aber.ac.uk/person/200 (accessed 28 May 2013) and also includes information submitted by Chris Mees, Editor of the online database, 'Arts: Search'.
Exhibitions, Meetings, Awards and other Events
Speaker at Craft Universities (Art Workers Guild), 1917
Institutional and Business Connections
Principal of Central School of Arts and Crafts
September 1912 (Presumed) - June 1930
First listed in the 1912 prospectus. Note that there is no avaliable prospectus for 1910-1911 and no Principal is listed in 1911-1912.
Last listed in the 1929-1930 prospectus.
Sources
London County Council Central School of Arts and Crafts. Prospectus and Time-Table of the Session, 1929-1930
23 September 1929
Unpaged timetable.
London County Council. Central School of Arts and Crafts. Prospectus and Time-Table of Classes beginning on 18 September 1911
18 September 1911
p. 2.
Citing this record
'Frederick Vango Burridge ARCA', Mapping the Practice and Profession of Sculpture in Britain and Ireland 1851-1951, University of Glasgow History of Art and HATII, online database 2011 [http://sculpture.gla.ac.uk/view/person.php?id=msib4_1250519489, accessed 24 Jun 2018]
