William Simmonds archive 1876-1968

Simmonds, William

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William Simmonds was born in Istanbul, where his father was working as an architect, in 1876 . In 1893, after spending four years in his father's architecture office and attending evening classes at Windsor School of Art he began to study painting under Walter Crane at the Royal College of Art. He continued his training between 1899-1904 at the Royal Academy School, where he studied scenery painting, among other subjects. Between 1906-1910 he worked as an assistant to th...

Grafton Theatre London England

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Rose, Muriel, 1897-1986

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Muriel Rose was born in 1897 . From 1917 to 1920 she was a member of the Voluntary Aid Detachment (VAD). Rose began her long association with the crafts working as an assistant to Dorothy Hutton in the Three Shields Gallery, Kensington and assisting the selection committee at the 1926 exhibition of The Arts and Crafts Exhibition Society. It was there that she first thought of running her own gallery. Rose persuaded her father to allow her to use the 400 left in her broth...

Museum of english rural life

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The Museum of English Rural Life was founded by the University of Reading in 1951 to reflect and record the changing face of farming and the countryside. It houses designated collections of national importance that span the full range of objects, archives, photographs, film and books. Today, it forms part of the University's Museums and Collections Service. From the guide to the MUSEUM OF ENGLISH RURAL LIFE, 1847 - mid 1960's, (University of Reading, Museum of English Rural Life) ...

Simmonds, W. G. (William George), 1876-1968

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