Thomas Cooper Gotch

Autobiographical notes of Thomas Cooper Gotch

[c.1891]

Page 1

The page includes notes of events that occurred in 1876 including his time at Heatherley's School of Fine Art, London.

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Thomas Cooper Gotch 1854–1931
Date
[c.1891]
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Created by
Thomas Cooper Gotch 1854–1931
Title
Autobiographical notes of Thomas Cooper Gotch
Date
[c.1891]
Format
Document - writings
Collection
Tate Archive
Acquisition
An initial donation of the papers of Tuke and Gotch was made to the Tate Archive by Mr Brian D. Price in 1990. Additional donations of related material were made in 1991, 1994 and 2002.
Reference
TGA 9019/2/1/1

Description

Brief monthly entries recording important events in Gotch's life during each year. These contain information about his art education, his living arrangements, his marriage to Caroline Yates, the birth of their daughter Phyllis and their travels abroad to Europe, Australia and South Africa. Also includes details of his portraits and paintings, where they were exhibited and his involvement with various clubs and societies. Information about his social life and the activities of his family and friends is also recorded.
Written by Gotch and internal evidence suggests that it was written retrospectively.

Academic art New English Art Club Newlyn school Realism Tonalism Victorian / Genre

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