Harry Windsor-Fry Explained

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.^[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. Windsor-Fry's work is included in permanent collection the Walker Art Gallery in Liverpool.^[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.

Notes and References

1. Book: 2011. Windsor-Fry, Harry. Benezit Dictionary of Artists. Oxford University Press. 10.1093/benz/9780199773787.article.b00197811.
2. Book: Wright. Christopher. 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. Gordon. Catherine May. 2006. Yale University Press. 978-0-300-11730-1. 835. en.
3. Web site: Ontdek schilder Harry Windsor-Fry. 2020-10-31. rkd.nl. nl.
4. Book: Spielmann, Marion Harry. The Magazine of Art. 1895. Cassell, Petter & Galpin. 357. en.
5. Book: Lady's Who's Who. 1938. Pallas Publishing Company. 156. en.
6. Web site: The Glory of Young Men. 2020-10-31. Art UK. en.
7. Book: The Studio: An Illustrated Magazine of Fine & Applied Art. 1900. The Studio. en.
8. Book: The Artist, Volumes 7-9. 1934. Artist Publishing Corporation. 36. en.
9. Book: Cannon. Jennie Vennerström. Jennie V. Cannon: The Untold History of the Carmel and Berkeley Art Colonies. Edwards. Robert W.. East Bay Heritage Project. 2012. 1. Oakland, CA. 654–655. 2020-10-30.