The painter, Clarence Willie Northing (1895 – 1973), was born in Bradford. He was the fourth of six children to Edward Northing and Betsy (nee Neal) and the family lived at Walker Terrace in the Bowling district of the city. Family members recalled that he showed an early interest and…
Alice Kirkby Goyder (1875-1964) was a Bradford-born painter, etcher, wood sculptor, and children’s book author and illustrator, noted for her depictions of animals (image above, from Holiday in Catland.) She was the eldest of four surviving children to father, David, a local medical practitioner, and mother, Anne. The family…
Shanaz Gulzar was born in Keighley and studied art at Leeds Metropolitan University, graduating in 1995 with a honours degree in fine art. Her artistic specialism is in the field of digital and installation and stage design and since 1997 Shanaz has worked on a wide range of visual…
William Overend Geller (1804- 1881) was a Bradford-born painter and engraver who became an accomplished mixed-method engraver of both his own, as well the artwork of other artists, including Sir Joshua Reynolds. His original surname was Gelder and his father, John Gelder, was a tradesman in Bradford; ‘Overend’ was…
Edward Hill Lacey (1891 – 1967) was born in Bradford and rose from humble origins to become a successful London-based sculptor and etcher. His parents, William and Mary, were from working class backgrounds; his father was a warehouse worker in the local wool trade. The family lived in the…
Harry (Henry) Fletcher (1901 – 1989) gained a local reputation for his commissioned portrait paintings, see him looking at an example of his work above, ‘The Cellist’, depicting the Bradford cellist, Douglas Bentley. He also painted other subjects, including landscapes, in a range of styles, see examples below, and…
Neil Stuart Crichton (1854 – 1913) was born and lived in Bradford and gained success for his topographical and architectural paintings, both in the UK and overseas. Locally he is particularly remembered for his paintings of old Bradford buildings and landmarks, most now long gone. His father, George, was a…
Gordon Clifford Barlow (1913 – 2005) was born in the Bowling area of Bradford. He trained and worked as a self-employed sign-writer and decorator and lived and worked from addresses in Ilkley, with his wife, Mary. However, parallel to his main source of income as a sign-writer/decorator, he also painted…
