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Alexander Banner | |
|---|---|
| Born | Thomas Hugh Alexander Banner c. 1 January 1829 |
| Died | 11 February 1890 (aged 61) |
| Nationality | Scottish |
| Known for | Landscape paintings |
| Relatives | Hugh Harmood Banner, son |
Alexander Banner (1829 - 11 February 1890) was a Scottish painter.[1]
Life[edit]
His father was Hugh Banner (c. 1797 - 4 March 1852), an estate agent. His mother's maiden name was Jones. He was born Thomas Hugh Alexander Banner in 1829.[2]
He married Mary Sharples in Fleetwood, England on 9 July 1863.[3]
He stayed in 37 Garnethill Street, Glasgow in 1868. He was there in the postal directory from 1855 to 1874.[4]
In 1871 he was staying at 70 St. Georges Road, Glasgow.[5]
In 1871-74 he was staying at 126 St. Georges Road.[6]
In 1876-77 he was at 12 Arlington Street, Glasgow.[7]
Thay had 7 children; 4 sons and 3 daughters. One son was the painter Hugh Harmood Banner (1865 - 1941);[8][9][10] one daughter was Emma Banner (21 March 1870 - 14 April 1938).
Art[edit]
He taught in the Glasgow School of Art. He started under the Headmaster Charles Heath Wilson in November 1861, but mainly worked under the subsequent Headmaster Robert Greenlees.[11] He was the Second Master in August 1864.[12]
He was responsible for drawing, geometry and perspective classes; but he also trained art teachers for the various art classes around Glasgow.[13]
He exhibited the work: Fruit in 1868 in the Royal Scottish Academy.[14]
In 1873 at the exhibition of the Royal Glasgow Institute of the Fine Arts, Banner sold his work: Moonrise.[15]
The Governors asked him to resign from the School of Art in Glasgow, in May 1877.[16]
In 1879 he was still teaching art, this time privately, with an advert in the Glasgow Herald informing his pupils that he had moved to 45 Bank Street in Hillhead, Glasgow.[17]
In 1883 he exhibited at the Paisley Art Institute the work: At The Maidens - Ayrshire Coast.[18]
The Paisley & Renfrewshire Gazette newspaper ran a story on Saturday 31 January 1885 regarding the number of artworks sold by artists after exhibiting at the Paisley Art Institute. On that list were a number of works by Alexander Banner including: Marguerites, Largs Shore, Inverkip Shore and The Stances, Inverkip - Moonlight and The 'Robina' Of Largs - Cumbrae Shore - Knock Hill In Distance.[19]
He sold the work Loch Lomond at the PAI in 1886.[20] In 1887 he exhibited and sold at the PAI his work: Arrochar - Head of Loch Long.[21]
He exhibited and sold at the PAI in 1888 the works: Loch Lomond - Moonlight, Loch Fyne Near Strachur, Old Tarbet Road Between Arrochar And Tarbet, Inchmarnock Shore, On The Goil Near Lochgoilhead and Head Of Loch Striven.[22]
In 1889 he exhibited at the PAI the works: Loch Ridden - Kyles Of Bute and Moonlight On Loch Lomond.[23]
Death[edit]
He died on 11 February 1890 in Glasgow.at the age of 61. He was staying at Meadowvale, Clyde Street in Partick. The value of his estate was £20 and 17 shillings.[24]
His death was announced simply in the Glasgow Herald the following day: 'Death. At Meadowvale, Partick, on the 11th inst. Alexander Banner, art master.'[25]
Works[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ https://www.artbiogs.co.uk/1/artists/banner-hugh-harmood
- ^ https://www.lan-opc.org.uk/Fleetwood/stpeter/marriages_1842-1874.html
- ^ https://www.lan-opc.org.uk/Fleetwood/stpeter/marriages_1842-1874.html
- ^ https://www.ancestry.co.uk/discoveryui-content/view/3942953:62491?tid=&pid=&queryId=e4cc14d13d70cd1f6900af800a32fdaf&_phsrc=XQE301&_phstart=successSource
- ^ https://www.ancestry.co.uk/discoveryui-content/view/29542377:61020?tid=&pid=&queryId=5f79cdce6f8f9cab14fcf3bb5923fb8c&_phsrc=XQE333&_phstart=successSource
- ^ https://www.ancestry.co.uk/discoveryui-content/view/29386907:61020?tid=&pid=&queryId=5f79cdce6f8f9cab14fcf3bb5923fb8c&_phsrc=XQE333&_phstart=successSource
- ^ https://www.ancestry.co.uk/discoveryui-content/view/3268827:61020?tid=&pid=&queryId=a55d3ac60c7b47671e940f664fed1772&_phsrc=XQE307&_phstart=successSource
- ^ https://www.artbiogs.co.uk/1/artists/banner-hugh-harmood
- ^ https://www.kirkcudbrightgalleries.org.uk/artists-footsteps/artist/hugh-harmwood-banner/
- ^ https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000650/19410429/056/0002
- ^ https://gsaarchives.net/catalogue/index.php/banner-alexander
- ^ https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000060/18640827/047/0007
- ^ https://gsaarchives.net/catalogue/index.php/banner-alexander
- ^ The Royal Scottish Academy Exhibitors 1826 - 1990. Charles Baile de Laperriere. Hilmarton Manor Press. 1991.
- ^ https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000060/18730204/014/0004
- ^ https://gsaarchives.net/catalogue/index.php/banner-alexander
- ^ https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=TbA-AAAAIBAJ&pg=PA9&dq=%22Alexander+Banner%22+Glasgow&article_id=5962,4579325&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiGuI3d1PaBAxWFSEEAHXV_D4MQ6AF6BAgLEAI#v=onepage&q=%22Alexander%20Banner%22%20Glasgow&f=false
- ^ https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0001738/18830120/042/0005
- ^ https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0001738/18850131/095/0005
- ^ https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0001713/18860119/002/0002
- ^ https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0001738/18870129/032/0003
- ^ https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0001738/18880128/095/0005
- ^ https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0001738/18890209/040/0003
- ^ https://www.ancestry.co.uk/discoveryui-content/view/57641:60558?tid=&pid=&queryId=10a81dac4a35a2b632fd17dec1e7b21b&_phsrc=XQE339&_phstart=successSource
- ^ https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=eMQ-AAAAIBAJ&pg=PA1&dq=%22Alexander+Banner%22+Glasgow&article_id=1105,3675105&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwi-yJ_m1PaBAxVMWEEAHXhNDswQ6AF6BAgIEAI#v=onepage&q=%22Alexander%20Banner%22%20Glasgow&f=false
Category:1829 births
Category:1890 deaths
Category:Scottish male painters
Category:Academics of the Glasgow School of Art