Harry Windsor-Fry

Harry Windsor-Fry (1862–1947) also known simply as Windsor Fry, was a British painter and educator, active 1884 to 1893.[1]

Biography

He was born in 1862 in Torquay, a seaside town in Devon, England.[1][2] Windsor-Fry attended St John's Wood School of Art in London.[3] He was a member of the Royal Society of British Artists (RBA), elected in 1895.[4][5] He was married to Gladys Windsor–Fry (née Hardy-Syms), she was an author and lecturer of embroidery and design at London College of Communication.[5] Windsor-Fry's work is included in permanent collection the Walker Art Gallery in Liverpool.[1][6]

He taught art classes in the ladies division at Crystal Palace Company's School of Art.[7] He and his wife also offered private art lessons.[8] Student's of Windsor–Fry included John Edward Walker,[9] amongst others.

References

1. "Windsor-Fry, Harry". Benezit Dictionary of Artists. Oxford University Press. 2011. doi:10.1093/benz/9780199773787.article.b00197811.
2. Wright, Christopher; Gordon, Catherine May (2006). British and Irish Paintings in Public Collections: An Index of British and Irish Oil Paintings by Artists Born Before 1870 in Public and Institutional Collections in the United Kingdom and Ireland. Yale University Press. p. 835. ISBN 978-0-300-11730-1.
3. "Ontdek schilder Harry Windsor-Fry". rkd.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 31 October 2020.
4. Spielmann, Marion Harry (1895). The Magazine of Art. Cassell, Petter & Galpin. p. 357.
5. Lady's Who's Who. Pallas Publishing Company. 1938. p. 156.
6. "The Glory of Young Men". Art UK. Retrieved 31 October 2020.
7. The Studio: An Illustrated Magazine of Fine & Applied Art. The Studio. 1900.
8. The Artist, Volumes 7-9. Artist Publishing Corporation. 1934. p. 36.
9. Cannon, Jennie Vennerström; Edwards, Robert W. (2012). Jennie V. Cannon: The Untold History of the Carmel and Berkeley Art Colonies (PDF). Vol. 1. Oakland, CA: East Bay Heritage Project. pp. 654–655. Retrieved 30 October 2020.