Copy of Herne Mill by William Sidney Cooper 1854-1927

William Sidney Cooper (1854–1927)Herne Bay Museum and Gallery: William Sidney Cooper biography
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Life and work

William trained with his Great-Uncle

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at his School of Art in

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.W S Cooper biography
(Haynes Fine Art) William became a successful artist exhibiting at the

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, the

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( Suffolk Street galleries, London) and the

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. Cooper married in 1882, and in 1890 moved to Herne Bay in Kent where he remained for the rest of his life. As well as painting professionally, he was a keen golfer and liked to play Tennis and Bowls. He was also a musician and took part in local musical events. He built many houses in and around Canterbury, the best known being, Alcroft Grange (where the dreaded Podgers lived for a while)

His work

Much of Cooper's work reflects the countryside around Herne Bay and often contain cattle (which were his speciality) and sheep as in his Great Uncle's work. He died in 1927 and is buried in the churchyard at Eddington, Kent.

Life and work

His work

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