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| Fry, Roger Eliot. Adm. at KING'S, Oct. 1, 1885. [2nd] s. of Sir Edward [Lord Justice of the Court of Appeal], of Failand House, near Bristol. B. Dec. 14, 1866, at The Grove, Highgate, Middlesex. Of Quaker ancestry. School, Clifton College. Matric. Michs. 1885; Exhibitioner, 1885; Scholar, 1888; Prizeman; B.A. (Nat. Sci. Trip., Pt I, 1st Class, 1887; Pt II, 1st Class, 1888) 1888; M.A. 1927. Hon. Fellow, 1927. Slade Professor of Fine Art, 1933-4. Artist and art critic. Studied painting under Francis Bate, and subsequently in Paris. Curator of Paintings at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, 1906-9. Author, Giovanni Bellini; Sir Joshua Reynolds' Discourses; Flemish Painting; Cézanne; Vision and Design; Transformations; Henri Matisse; Reflections on British Painting, etc. Hon. LL.D., Aberdeen, 1929. One of the great teachers of his generation. A sound painter and a good colourist, but most notable as a writer and lecturer on art; chiefly responsible for introducing French Post-Impressionist Painting to the English public. Lived latterly at 48, Bernard Street, London, W.C. Died Sept. 9, 1934. (V. Woolf, Roger Fry; Clifton Coll. Reg.; King's Coll. Adm. Reg.; Who's Who in Art; The Times, Sept. 10 and 11, 1934; Who was Who, 1929-40; Cambridge Review, Oct. 10, 1934.) | Roger Eliot FRY Approx. lifespan: 1866–1934 Adm King's College 1885:10:01 2nd s. of Sir Edward FRY [ Lord Justice of: : Court of Appeal, of Failand House, near Bristol, [ Somerset ] b. The Grove, Highgate, Middlesex 1866:12:14 Of Quaker ancestry. Sch: Clifton College Clifton, [ Somerset ] Matric 1885:10MT: Exhibitioner 1885 Scholar 1888 Prizeman Nat.Sci.Trip., Pt I, 1st Class 1887 Pt II, 1st Class(1888); BA 1888 MA 1927 Hon. Fellow 1927 Slade Professor of: Fine Art 1933-34 Artist and art critic. Studied painting under Francis Bate, and subsequently Paris, [ France ] Curator of: : Paintings at Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, [ USA ] 1906-09 Publ.: Giovanni Bellini; Sir Joshua Reynolds' Discourses; Flemish Painting; Cézanne; Vision and Design; Transformations; Henri Matisse; Reflections on British Painting etc. Hon.LLD Aberdeen, [ Aberdeenshire ] 1929 One of the great teachers of his generation. A sound painter and a good colourist, but most notable as a writer and Lecturer on: : art; chiefly responsible for introducing French Post-Impressionist Painting to the English public. latterly 48 Bernard Street, London , W.C. d. 1934:09:09 (V. Woolf, Roger Fry; Clifton College Reg.; King's College Adm. Reg.; Who's Who in Art; The Times 1934:09:10 and 11; Who was Who 1929-40; CB Review 1934:10:10) |