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Arthur George Walker, 1861-1939

Nationality: British
Date of Birth: 1861
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Date of Death: 1939
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Identity:

Arthur George Walker was a sculptor, illuminator, figurative painter and mosaic designer.

Life:

He studied at the Royal Academy Schools and in Paris. He went on to become a regular exhibitor at the Royal Academy (he was elected RA in 1936), the Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool and the Royal Scottish Academy. In 1898, he was invited to exhibit with the International Society of Sculptors, Painters and Gravers when JW was President.

Bibliography:

Wood, Christopher, Victorian Painters, 2 vols., 3rd ed., revised, Woodbridge, Suffolk, 1995; Greutzner, A., and Johnson, J., The Dictionary of British Artists 1880-1940, Woodbridge, Suffolk, 1980; http://www.getty.edu/research (accessed 2003).