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- [1864-1934] (Creation)
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Henry Wilson was born in Liverpool in 1864. He studied Art at Westminster School and the Royal College of Art and at various times he assisted John Oldrid Scott, John Belcher and John D Sedding, whom he succeeded in 1891. From 1895 on, he devoted himself to visionary church decoration schemes, metalwork, jewellery, lecturing and writing. He was associated with the circle of William Richard Lethaby in the Liverpool Cathedral Scheme of 1902. Wilson was both Master of the Art Workers Guild and President of the Arts and Crafts Society. He was a brilliant church interior designer who worked in a variety of styles.
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GB 1134 Wilson [1864-1934] Collection (fonds) c3 linear feet Wilson , Henry , 1864-1934 , architect, art educator, jeweller and designer
Henry Wilson was born in Liverpool in 1864. He studied Art at Westminster School and the Royal College of Art and at various times he assisted John Oldrid Scott, John Belcher and John D Sedding, whom he succeeded in 1891. From 1895 on, he devoted himself to visionary church decoration schemes, metalwork, jewellery, lecturing and writing. He was associated with the circle of William Richard Lethaby in the Liverpool Cathedral Scheme of 1902. Wilson was both Master of the Art Workers Guild and President of the Arts and Crafts Society. He was a brilliant church interior designer who worked in a variety of styles.
Papers of Henry Wilson, comprising correspondence, photographs and presscuttings [1864-1934].
Open to all researchers by appointment with the Library Archive Room Assistant
Copies may be supplied, subject to the condition of the original.
English.
Royal Institute of British Architects Library holds designs for ecclesiastical buildings by Wilson, 1890s; Strathclyde University Archives holds correspondence with Patrick Geddes (Ref: T-TYR, see also National Register of Archives list NRA 42189 Tyrwhitt).
Compiled by Janet Foster as part of the RSLP AIM25 Project.Source: Macmillan Encyclopaedia of Architects (1982) p407. Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997. Feb 2001 Architecture Art education Artists Art metalwork Arts Art styles Buildings Cultural education Decorative arts Fine arts Handicrafts Interior architecture Jewelry Painting Paintings Plastic arts Religious art Religious buildings Wilson , Henry , 1864-1934 , architect Works of art Illustrations Movable cultural property Visual materials Cultural property Cultural heritage
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Papers of Henry Wilson, comprising correspondence, photographs and presscuttings [1864-1934].
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Open to all researchers by appointment with the Library Archive Room Assistant
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Copies may be supplied, subject to the condition of the original.
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- English
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- Latin
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English.
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Royal Institute of British Architects Library holds designs for ecclesiastical buildings by Wilson, 1890s; Strathclyde University Archives holds correspondence with Patrick Geddes (Ref: T-TYR, see also National Register of Archives list NRA 42189 Tyrwhitt).
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- Architecture
- Cultural education » Art education
- Artists
- Plastic arts » Art metalwork
- Arts
- Art styles
- Architecture » Buildings
- Cultural education
- Decorative arts
- Fine arts
- Handicrafts
- Decorative arts » Interior architecture
- Handicrafts » Jewelry
- Fine arts » Painting
- Fine arts » Painting » Paintings
- Plastic arts
- Art styles » Religious art
- Religious buildings
- Arts » Works of art
- Visual materials » Illustrations
- Cultural heritage » Cultural property » Movable cultural property
- Visual materials
- Cultural heritage » Cultural property
- Cultural heritage
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Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.
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- English