Hardie, Martin, 1875-1952
Variant namesHardie was born on Dec. 15, 1875 in London, England; attended Linton House, St. Paul's School, and Trinity College, Cambridge, where he graduated in 1898; began work in the library of the Victoria and Albert Museum; studied etching with Sir Frank Short of the Royal College of Art, exhibiting his own etchings and water colors at the Royal Academy by 1908; elected to Royal Society of Painter-Etchers and the Royal Institute of Painters in Water Colours; in 1921 he took charge of the Museum's new Dept. of Engraving, Illustration, and Design which, by his retirement in 1935, had become one of the world's most significant collections of drawings and prints; wrote many books, including English coloured books (1906), The British school of etching (1921), and a three-volume history of British water color painting; died on Jan. 20, 1952 in Tonbridge, England.
From the description of Correspondence, 1900-1945. (University of California, Los Angeles). WorldCat record id: 38988910
Biography
Hardie was born on December 15, 1875 in London, England; attended Linton House, St. Paul's School, and Trinity College, Cambridge, where he graduated in 1898; began work in the library of the Victoria and Albert Museum; studied etching with Sir Frank Short of the Royal College of Art, exhibiting his own etchings and water colors at the Royal Academy by 1908; elected to Royal Society of Painter-Etchers and the Royal Institute of Painters in Water Colours; in 1921 he took charge of the Museum's new Department of Engraving, Illustration, and Design which, by his retirement in 1935, had become one of the world's most significant collections of drawings and prints; wrote many books, including English Coloured Books (1906), The British School of Etching (1921), and a three-volume history of British water color painting; died on January 20, 1952 in Tonbridge, England.
From the guide to the Martin Hardie Correspondence, 1900-1945, (University of California, Los Angeles. Library. Department of Special Collections.)
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creatorOf | Hardie, Martin, 1875-1952. Correspondence, 1900-1945. | University of California, Los Angeles | |
referencedIn | Miscellaneous theatrical papers | Houghton Library | |
referencedIn | Collection of papers of and relating to Samuel Palmer, painter, 1829-1944 | Queen Mary, University of London | |
creatorOf | Martin Hardie Correspondence, 1900-1945 | University of California, Los Angeles. Library Special Collections. | |
referencedIn | Fonds Edward Gordon Craig | Bibliothèque nationale de France. Département des arts du spectacle | |
creatorOf | Radin, Herman T. (Herman Theodore), b. 1878. Letters to Herman Theodore Radin, 1911-1944. | New York Public Library System, NYPL | |
referencedIn | Sidney C. Woodward papers | Archives of American Art | |
referencedIn | Letters to Herman Theodore Radin, 1911-1944 | New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division |
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associatedWith | Art museum curators | corporateBody |
associatedWith | Craig, Edward Gordon (1872-1966) | person |
associatedWith | Palmer, Samuel, 1805-1881 | person |
associatedWith | Radin, Herman T. (Herman Theodore), b. 1878. | person |
associatedWith | Woodward, Sidney C., 1890-1963. | person |
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Birth 1875-12-15
Death 1952-01-20
Britons
English