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Spanton
Spanton is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Helen Margaret Spanton (1877–1934), British artist and suffragette *Mabel Mary Spanton (1874–c.1940), British artist *Tim Spanton (born 1957), British journalist *William Spanton (1822-1870), pioneer of photography *William Silas Spanton (1845–1930), British artist, art historian and photographer {{surname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Helen Margaret Spanton
Helen Margaret Spanton (15 September 1877 – 17 September 1934) was a British artist and suffragette. Portrait and figure painter Helen Margaret Spanton was born at 16 Abbeygate Street, Bury St Edmunds, the eldest child of William Silas Spanton, an artist, art historian and photographer, and his wife Sarah (née Pechey). Helen Spanton, who was always known as "Madge" by family and friends, grew up in an artistic household; her father had many friends who were artists, some from his student days at the Royal Academy schools where he was sponsored by Sir Edwin Landseer. Helen’s studied art firstly at the Royal Female School of Art in London and from 1896 to 1899 at the Slade School of Art where her teachers included Frederick Brown, Philip Wilson Steer and Henry Tonks. During her years at The Slade, William Orpen was the star student and some of Spanton’s paintings reflect his influence. On leaving The Slade, Helen studied in Paris with her friend the artist Rose Mead. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tim Spanton
Tim Spanton is a British journalist and amateur international chess player. Born in 1957, he was educated at Churcher's College, Petersfield, Hampshire, Guildford College, Surrey, and Highbury College, Portsmouth. Career He passed a one-year pre-entry journalism course at Highbury College, Portsmouth, before completing his indentures on the Sharman newspaper group's Ely Standard and Cambridgeshire Times. He worked on the Doncaster Evening Post and The News, Portsmouth, before joining the ''News of the World'' in 1987. In April 1990, he launched the Captain Cash page (later called William Wallets in Scotland), which set a world record for a newspaper column by attracting 500,000 letters in the first eight months (1). In 1997 he joined ''The Sun (United Kingdom), The Sun'' where he has become well known for his stunts. In 2002 Spanton was in charge of launching ''The Sun's'' first Page 3 Idol contest. Female readers were invited to send in topless photographs of themselves. On ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mabel Mary Spanton
Mabel Mary Spanton (1 December 1874 — ca. 1940) was a British landscape painter who primarily worked in watercolour.''Who's Who in Art'' (Third Edition, 1934) Life and work Mabel Mary Spanton was born in Hanley, Staffordshire on 1 December 1874, the daughter of Dr. William Dunnet Spanton, F.R.C.S. She studied art at Hanley School of Art under J. S. Cartlidge, and also in Newlyn, Cornwall under Stanhope Forbes, R.A. Spanton was elected as a member of the prestigious Royal Watercolour Society in 1927. She travelled and painted extensively across the Continent including the Balearic Islands in 1925, Italy, Spain, the Netherlands and Belgium in 1928, and in England and Scotland in 1938.National Art Library Catalogue During the early 1920s Spanton lived in both Hastings and Bexhill, Sussex before spending the majority of her later years abroad.''The Dictionary of British Artists 1880-1940'' (Antique Collectors Club, 1980) Exhibitions She exhibited extensively including in London ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Spanton
William Spanton (1822-1870) was a pioneer of photography in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk. He established the "Repository of Arts and West Suffolk Photographic Establishment" at 16 Abbeygate Street in the town by 1859.Spanton-Jarman Photographic Collection - Suffolk Archives: website He continued to make a living through painting and decorating, plumbing, [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
