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Helen Sutherland (activist)
Helen Christian Sutherland (24 February 1881 – 29 April 1965), married name Helen Denman, was an English art patron and collector. Life She was the daughter of Sir Thomas Sutherland, and his only surviving child. She married Richard Denman in 1904; the marriage was annulled in 1913. They had separated in 1909; Denman married May Spencer in 1914. After her marriage failed, Sutherland began to collect art. Initially she took guidance from Freddy Mayor of the Mayor Gallery. From the mid-1920s she collected mainly from a group of artist friends. In 1929 she took a lease on Rock Hall, Northumberland. She was an early patron of the Ashington Group. David Jones (artist-poet), David Jones met Sutherland through Jim Ede; Ben Nicholson, Ben and Winifred Nicholson met her through the artist Constance Lane, in 1925. Through Michael Roberts (writer), Michael Roberts and his wife Janet Adam Smith, the poet Kathleen Raine was introduced to Sutherland, who fostered her two children with Charles ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sir Thomas Sutherland
Sir Thomas Sutherland, ( 16 August 1834 – 1 January 1922) was a Scottish banker and politician, initially elected to represent the Liberal Party (UK), Liberal Party and then as a Liberal Unionist Party, Liberal Unionist. He founded The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation which was the founder member of HSBC Group and directed the Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company, P&O Company. Early life Sutherland was the son of Robert Sutherland and Christian Webster of Aberdeen. He was educated at University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen University. Career Sutherland got his start clerking in the London office of the Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company (P&O). Soon after, P&O promoted Sutherland to superintendent, assigning him to British Hong Kong to manage the firm's Asian operation. In 1863 he became the first chairman of the Hong Kong and Whampoa Dock. In order to help finance the burgeoning trade between China and Europe, and explore the potential for China†... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
