Harry Becker (artist)

Harry Becker (1865–1928) was an English painter, draughtsman and printmaker from East Anglia.[1][2][3][4][5]

Biography

Harry Becker was born in Colchester, Essex in 1865.[2] He studied at the Antwerp Academy in Belgium, and in the atelier of Carolus-Duran in Paris.[2][3] He first went to London in 1913.[1] He then moved to Wenhaston and Darsham.[3]

He illustrated Adrian Bell's Suffolk trilogy (Cordoroy, Silver Ley, and The Cherry Tree).[1]

His daughter Margaret Janet Becker wrote the History of Blythburgh and also regarding Wenhaston Church.

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References
  1. Andrew Lambirth, 'Exhibitions: Fresh and feisty', The Spectator, 13 November 2010, p. 61
  2. Farming Monthly
  3. "British Council". Archived from the original on 2011-06-29. Retrieved 2010-11-18.
  4. "Victorian Art Gallery". Archived from the original on 2012-03-05. Retrieved 2010-11-18.
  5. "Wildlife Art Gallery". Archived from the original on 2010-10-09. Retrieved 2010-11-18.


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