The Lives and Works of Nottingham Artists from 1750 to 1914, with Special Consideration of their Association with the Lace Industry and Society at Large, 1981

Type: PhD thesis

Author: Heather Williams

Publisher & Place of Publication: Unpublished, University of Nottingham, Nottingham

Publication Date: 1981

Number of Pages: 903

Collection: Nottingham Local Studies Collection, Nottingham Central Library

Collection Physical Description: This thesis focuses on painters rather than sculptors. The 'Appendix' in vol. 2 includes 'An Alphabetical List of Artists Not Included in Detail in the Main Text of the Thesis' (pp. 602-874). The appendix provides detailed biographical descriptions of the artists lives and works and bibliographical references: the appendix does not include information about local sculptors and they are not considered in the main body of the thesis. The thesis provides a detailed history of the Nottingham School of Art from its foundation to 1914, including an indepth study of its headmasters / assistant masters during this period and their careers as teachers and professional artists. It also provides a history of the Nottingham Society of Artists from its foundation to 1914, and of the Castle Gallery, Nottingham to c. 1910.

Citing this record

'The Lives and Works of Nottingham Artists from 1750 to 1914, with Special Consideration of their Association with the Lace Industry and Society at Large, 1981', 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/reference.php?id=msib4_1236691192, accessed 09 Jun 2023]