Joseph Edward Southall (1861 - 1944)
Joseph Edward Southall
Joseph Edward Southall was a British painter and leader of the Birmingham Group of Craftsmen Artists.
At the age of 21, while traveling in France and Italy, Southall was fascinated by Italian Renaissance painters. He later created many large tempera paintings, mostly of mythological and religious subjects, which were exhibited throughout Europe as well as in the United States. The artist also painted landscapes and many portraits in watercolor and oil.
With the outbreak of World War I, Southall became more involved in the anti-war struggle, writing pamphlets and drawing cartoons for books and magazines. Along with other members of the Birmingham Group, Southall also practiced various crafts including murals, furniture decoration, lace, book illustration and prints.
Date and place of birt: | 23 august 1861, Nottingham, United Kingdom |
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Date and place of death: | 6 november 1944, Birmingham, United Kingdom |
Nationality: | United Kingdom |
Period of activity: | XIX, XX century |
Specialization: | Artist, Cartoonist, Designer, Illustrator, Painter |
Art school / group: | Pre-Raphaelites |
Genre: | Genre art, Mythological painting, Portrait, Religious genre |
Art style: | Romanticism, Symbolism |