William Archibald GUNN
Gunn was educated in Hereford and studied at the Glasgow School of Art between 1897-1901. He painted principally in watercolours and pastels. He exhibited in Liverpool in 1929 and 1930, giving his address as Newport, Monmouthshire for the first and York for the second.
His first exhibit in St Ives was with STISA in 1939, and he soon becoming fully involved with the Society, serving on the Committee during most of the War years. He lived at 'The Haven', Higher Trenwith and his studio on Westcott's Quay was always fitted out on STISA Show Days to look like an Art Gallery. In 1950 he moved to Ocean Wave Studio in St. Andrew's Street.
media
Painter, primarily watercolours and pastels
works and access
Access to work: Graves Art Gallery, Sheffield
exhibitions
Liverpool 1929, 1930
STISA Autumn 1939 (his first), 1945, 1947 and 1951 Festival of Britain Touring Shows
memberships
STISA 1939-66 (Honorary Member 1964)
STIAC 1943 (President)
references
Buckman (2006) Dictionary of Artists in Britain since 1945
Hardie (2009) Artists inNewlyn and West Cornwall (p328)
Johnson & Greutzner (1975) Dictionary of British Artists
Tovey (2003) Creating a Splash