Selwyn Image
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Selwyn Image was a British
clergyman, designer, including of stained glass
windows and poet
.
He was born in Sussex, and was educated at Brighton College
and the University of Oxford
. At Oxford, he fell under the influence of John Ruskin
. He left a career in the Church of England
in 1882. He founded the Century Guild of Artists
in London with Arthur H. Mackmurdo, and the Guild's workshops. He was co-editor of the Guild's magazine, The Hobby Horse
, from 1886 to 1892.
Image is mentioned as a Hobby Horse contributor in Matthew B. Tildesley, 'The Sketches of Dorian Gray : Oscar Wilde and The Century Guild Hobby Horse', The Wildean, No. 37, July 2010, which contains a picture of Image and the statement (p. 68) : 'Selwyn Image gave a series of four lectures on Modern Art at Willis' Rooms between December 1887 and February 1888. Wilde attended at least one of this series, as is attested to by his review of the second lecture in the Sunday Times on 25 January 1888.'
In 1910, he became Professor of Fine Arts at Oxford
.
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
clergyman, designer, including of stained glass
Stained glass
The term stained glass can refer to coloured glass as a material or to works produced from it. Throughout its thousand-year history, the term has been applied almost exclusively to the windows of churches and other significant buildings...
windows and poet
Poet
A poet is a person who writes poetry. A poet's work can be literal, meaning that his work is derived from a specific event, or metaphorical, meaning that his work can take on many meanings and forms. Poets have existed since antiquity, in nearly all languages, and have produced works that vary...
.
He was born in Sussex, and was educated at Brighton College
Brighton College
Brighton College is an institution divided between a Senior School known simply as Brighton College, the Prep School and the Pre-Prep School. All of these schools are co-educational independent schools in Brighton, England, sited immediately next to each another. The Senior School caters for...
and the University of Oxford
University of Oxford
The University of Oxford is a university located in Oxford, United Kingdom. It is the second-oldest surviving university in the world and the oldest in the English-speaking world. Although its exact date of foundation is unclear, there is evidence of teaching as far back as 1096...
. At Oxford, he fell under the influence of John Ruskin
John Ruskin
John Ruskin was the leading English art critic of the Victorian era, also an art patron, draughtsman, watercolourist, a prominent social thinker and philanthropist. He wrote on subjects ranging from geology to architecture, myth to ornithology, literature to education, and botany to political...
. He left a career in the Church of England
Church of England
The Church of England is the officially established Christian church in England and the Mother Church of the worldwide Anglican Communion. The church considers itself within the tradition of Western Christianity and dates its formal establishment principally to the mission to England by St...
in 1882. He founded the Century Guild of Artists
Century Guild of Artists
The Century Guild of Artists was an English group of art enthusiasts that were active between 1883 and 1892. It was founded in 1882 by Arthur Heygate Mackmurdo. The Century Guild aimed to preserve the artistic trade and the authenticity of the craftsmen behind it. The members were forerunners...
in London with Arthur H. Mackmurdo, and the Guild's workshops. He was co-editor of the Guild's magazine, The Hobby Horse
The Hobby Horse
The Hobby Horse was a quarterly Victorian periodical in England published by the Century Guild of Artists. The magazine ran from 1884-1894 and spanned a total of seven volumes and 28 issues. It featured various articles not only on arts and design but other subjects including literature and social...
, from 1886 to 1892.
Image is mentioned as a Hobby Horse contributor in Matthew B. Tildesley, 'The Sketches of Dorian Gray : Oscar Wilde and The Century Guild Hobby Horse', The Wildean, No. 37, July 2010, which contains a picture of Image and the statement (p. 68) : 'Selwyn Image gave a series of four lectures on Modern Art at Willis' Rooms between December 1887 and February 1888. Wilde attended at least one of this series, as is attested to by his review of the second lecture in the Sunday Times on 25 January 1888.'
In 1910, he became Professor of Fine Arts at Oxford
University of Oxford
The University of Oxford is a university located in Oxford, United Kingdom. It is the second-oldest surviving university in the world and the oldest in the English-speaking world. Although its exact date of foundation is unclear, there is evidence of teaching as far back as 1096...
.
Works
- Title Page to The Century GuildCentury Guild of ArtistsThe Century Guild of Artists was an English group of art enthusiasts that were active between 1883 and 1892. It was founded in 1882 by Arthur Heygate Mackmurdo. The Century Guild aimed to preserve the artistic trade and the authenticity of the craftsmen behind it. The members were forerunners...
Hobby HorseThe Hobby HorseThe Hobby Horse was a quarterly Victorian periodical in England published by the Century Guild of Artists. The magazine ran from 1884-1894 and spanned a total of seven volumes and 28 issues. It featured various articles not only on arts and design but other subjects including literature and social...
(1884) - Poems and Carols (1894)
- Poems (1932), edited by Arthur Heygate Mackmurdo
Stained glass
- St Mary's, MortehoeMortehoethumb|right|250px|Mortehoe, Devon - the main street, looking southMortehoe is a village on the north coast of Devon near Woolacombe, sited on the hilly land behind Morte Point. A nearby village is Lee Bay....
- St. Michael and All Angels, Waterford, HertfordshireWaterford, HertfordshireWaterford is situated on the River Beane, just 2 km north of the county town of Hertford in Hertfordshire, England, on the A119 road. It is most notable for the church of St Michael and All Angels, which has Pre-Raphaelite stained-glass windows from the Morris & Co. factory...
- St Peter's Church, Cranbourne, BerkshireCranbourne, BerkshireCranbourne is a village in Berkshire, England, within the civil parish of Winkfield in the borough of Bracknell Forest.The settlement lies near to Windsor Great Park and Legoland Windsor, and is approximately south-west of Windsor. Neither Cranbourne Chase nor Cranbourne Lodge, which it surrounds,...
- St Andrew's, Much HadhamMuch HadhamMuch Hadham is a village and civil parish in the district of East Hertfordshire, Hertfordshire, England, formerly known as Great Hadham. It is situated on the B1004 road, midway between Ware and Bishop's Stortford...
External links
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