Charles Henry Bishop
Born 1868 (Circa)
Active: 1891 - 1911
Country of birth and death: England
Decorative designer, painter
Born in Vauxhall, London. Son of Thomas Bishop, traveller (born c.1835 in Lewes, Sussex). Charles had an older brother, William (born c.1860 in London) who was a painter by 1891. Based on information submitted by Chris Mees, Bishop participated in the first and second exhibitions of the Northern Art Workers Guild which took place respectively in 1898 and 1903 at Manchester City Art Gallery. [Source: The Studio]
Chris Mees is Editor of the online database, Arts: Search.
Works
Dates are usually the year a work was exhibited so may differ from date of production.
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Locations
Address 48 Booth Street Chorlton in Medlock Manchester England | View on map
1891 (Circa)
Living here with his family including his older brother William who was a painter
Address 38 Kensington Road Chorlton in Medlock Manchester England | View on map
1901 (Circa)
Ran a business at Cromwell Buildings Blackfriars Street Manchester England | View on map
Exhibitions, Meetings, Awards and other Events
Exhibited at Exhibits of the Northern Art Workers' Guild (Manchester), 1911
Multiple works
Descriptions of Practice
Occupation given in Census Returns of England and Wales, 1911
'Decorative Designer' working on own account
Occupation given in Census Returns of England and Wales, 1891
'Designer (decorative)' employed
Occupation given in Census Returns of England and Wales, 1901
'Decorative Designer (Painter)' worker
Sources
Catalogue of the Exhibits of the Northern Art Workers Guild (Manchester Art Gallery), 1911
1911
Cat. No. 112, pp. 77, 81
Census Returns of England and Wales, 1891
2004
RG12 piece 3183 folio 42 page 21
Census Returns of England and Wales, 1901
2005
RG13 piece 3673 folio 99 page 6
Census Returns of England and Wales, 1911
2011
RG14PN23676 RG78PN1377 RD464 SD1 ED19 SN262
Citing this record
'Charles Henry Bishop', 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=msib5_1233603155, accessed 22 Sep 2023]
