Edward Woore or Davie Woore (1880–1960) was a British stained glass artist''Edward Woore.''
Mapping the Practice and Profession of Sculpture in Britain and Ireland 1851-1951, University of Glasgow History of Art and HATII, online database 2011. Retrieved 30 September 2012.''Architects and Artists W-X-Y-Z: E Woore.''
Sussex Parish Churches. Retrieved 30 September 2012. and member of the British Society of Master Glass Painters.David Buckman. ''Artists in Britain since 1945.'' pp. 185-186. He was a student, apprentice and collaborator with

Christopher Whall Christopher Whitworth Whall (1849 – 23 December 1924) was a British stained-glass artist who worked from the 1880s and on into the 20th century. He is widely recognised as a leader in the Arts and Crafts Movement and a key figure in t ...

, a stained glass artist and leader in the Arts and Crafts Movement.

World War I

Woore served as a private in the

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in World War I and lost the sight of one eye. He was awarded the

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, Victory Medal and the Silver War Badge following his injury.

Stained glass

Part of Steeple Claydon window by Edward Woore

Woore worked with

, who was a leading figure in the Arts and Crafts Movement. He first won a contest for schooling with Whall, was then his apprentice between about 1906 and 1912 and later a collaborator.''Architects and Artists W-X-Y-Z: C Whall.''
Sussex Parish Churches. Retrieved 30 September 2012. Fellow apprentices included Arnold Robinson, Louis Davis and

Karl Parsons Karl Bergemann Parsons (23 January 1884 – 30 September 1934) was a British stained glass artist associated with the Arts and Crafts movement. Early life, 1884 – 1898 Parsons was born in Peckham in south London on 23 January 1884, the 12th a ...

. Parsons and Woore helped illustrate Whall's 1905 book ''Stained Glass Work''. He had had his own studio in Hammersmith in 1918. Just before Whall's death in 1924, Woore helped manage the Whall & Whall studio. Like other students of Whall's, Woore moved to

Putney Putney () is a district of southwest London, England, in the London Borough of Wandsworth, southwest of Charing Cross. The area is identified in the London Plan as one of 35 major centres in Greater London. History Putney is an ancient paris ...

and had a studio and home there from 1924 to 1941. In 1925 he spoke for the

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at the Translucent Glass for Decoration lecture. In 1930 Woore began working for his close friend Arnold Robinson, who took over the stained glass company of Joseph Bell and Sons in

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. He worked for Robinson until the end of World War II. Woore was a good friend of

and when Parsons' health problems caused him in 1933 to return from

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to Putney, he was given work by Woore. After Parsons' death on 30 September 1934, Woore took over and completed many of Parsons' commissions, such as the north transept window of

St. George's Cathedral, Cape Town St George's Cathedral (also referred to as The Cathedral Church of St George the Martyr) is the Anglican cathedral in Cape Town, South Africa, and the seat of the Archbishop of Cape Town. St. George's Cathedral is both the metropolitical chu ...

.Catalogue of exhibition "Karl Parsons" Held 24 October 1987 to 12 March 1988 and organised by the William Morris Gallery. Three of his assistants during his career were Mary Hutchinson, Basil Jones and F.R. Gadsby. He continued to work until 1958 when he retired to Wales. He died two years later in 1960.

Exhibitions

His work was exhibited at: * Royal Academy Summer Exhibitions, between World War I and II * Colling Galleries *

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, Liverpool * Stained Glass Designs at Maas Gallery

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Woore, Edward British stained glass artists and manufacturers 1880 births 1960 deaths

World War I

Stained glass

Exhibitions

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