Newlyn School

Newlyn School

male
The Newlyn School is a term used to describe a colony of artists based in or near to Newlyn, a fishing village adjacent to Penzance, Cornwall, from...
Laura Knight

Laura Knight

female, deceased (1972)
Dame Laura Knight, DBE (1877-1972), English impressionist painter. Famous for capturing the world of London's theatre district, ballet and the...

John Wells

male
John Wells was an artist and maker of relief constructions, associated with the St Ives group. He was born in London, and trained as a doctor at...

John Pearson

male
John Pearson was a famous master craftsman of the Newlyn School and Guild of Handicrafts. His style is described as arts and crafts / art nouveau....
Adrian Heath

Adrian Heath

male, deceased (1992)
Adrian Heath was a 20th century British painter. Heath was born in Burma and attended Bryanston School in Dorset, southern England. In 1938, he...
William Lovett

William Lovett

male, deceased (1877)
William Lovett (Born Newlyn, Cornwall 1800 died 1877) was a British activist and an important leader of the political movement Chartism. One of the...
Robert Hichens

Robert Hichens

male, deceased (1940)
Quartermaster Robert Hichens was born in Newlyn, England and was part of the deck crew on board the RMS "Titanic" when it sank on its maiden voyage...

Harvey Williams

male
Harvey Williams is a singer, songwriter and guitarist based in London (though originally from Newlyn, Cornwall), who was active in several Sarah...
Obed Nicholls

Obed Nicholls

male, deceased (1962)
Obed Nicholls (1885 - 1962) was a famous Cornish artist in copper repousse in the art nouveau style of Newlyn in Cornwall. He was born without the...
Chalkie White

Chalkie White

male, deceased (2005)
Herbert Victor "Chalkie" White was an English rugby union player and later coach, instrumental in the success of Leicester Tigers. White was born...