George Hooper (artist)

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George Hooper was a British artist who worked in a unique style informed by Fauvism and the Bloomsbury Group although his style varied greatly throughout his long career. [1] Hooper was born on 10 September 1910 in Gorakphur, India and died on 18 July 1994 in Surrey, England. [2] During World War II He was invited to join Kenneth Clark’s Recording Britain scheme as one of a small group of artists commissioned to create works that would, “...boost morale by celebrating the country’s natural beauty and architectural heritage”. [3] He taught at Brighton College of Art and works of his are in the Victoria and Albert Museum, The British Museum and a number of smaller galleries in Sussex. [1] He spent most of his later life in Redhill in Surrey painting largely independently of any school or group of artists. [2] He married Joyce Katherine Hooper MBE (who later founded Surrey Opera) in 1941.

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Hooper exhibited throughout his life and posthumously and was included in the following significant exhibitions:

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  1. 1 2 "George Hooper | Aldrich Collection | University of Brighton - Faculty of Arts". Arts.brighton.ac.uk. 19 April 2012. Retrieved 5 December 2013.
  2. 1 2 Michael Parkin (10 August 1994). "Obituary: George Hooper - People - News". The Independent. Retrieved 5 December 2013.
  3. "'Recording Britain' collection at the V&A - Victoria and Albert Museum". Vam.ac.uk. Retrieved 5 December 2013.