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[[File:Gibraltar (1).jpg|thumb|right|250px|"Gibraltar" by Charles Pears, for the [[Empire Marketing Board]], 1930]] |
[[File:Gibraltar (1).jpg|thumb|right|250px|"Gibraltar" by Charles Pears, for the [[Empire Marketing Board]], 1930]] |
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[[File:INF3-34 Battleship in Suez Canal, HMS Howe Artist Charles Pears 1939-1946.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Battleship [[HMS Howe (32)|HMS ''Howe'']] in [[Suez Canal]] by Charles Pears]] |
[[File:INF3-34 Battleship in Suez Canal, HMS Howe Artist Charles Pears 1939-1946.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Battleship [[HMS Howe (32)|HMS ''Howe'']] in [[Suez Canal]] by Charles Pears]] |
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'''Charles Pears''' (9 September 1873 – 28 January 1958) was a British painter, illustrator and artist. |
'''Charles Pears RA RI ROI PRSMA''' (9 September 1873 – 28 January 1958) was a British painter, illustrator and artist. |
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Born in [[Pontefract]], Yorkshire, he studied nearby at East Hardwick and Pomfret College.<ref>Benezit, Emmanuel (2012) ''Benezit Dictionary of British Graphic Artists and Illustrators'' , p202, Oxford University Press</ref> Active from 1890, his early illustrated works were included in periodicals such as [[The Yellow Book]], [[Punch (magazine)|Punch]], [[The Graphic]] and [[Salt-Water Poems and Ballads]] by [[John Masefield]]. |
Born in [[Pontefract]], Yorkshire, he studied nearby at East Hardwick and Pomfret College.<ref>Benezit, Emmanuel (2012) ''Benezit Dictionary of British Graphic Artists and Illustrators'' , p202, Oxford University Press</ref> Active from 1890, his early illustrated works were included in periodicals such as [[The Yellow Book]], [[Punch (magazine)|Punch]], [[The Graphic]] and [[Salt-Water Poems and Ballads]] by [[John Masefield]]. |
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A commissioned officer in the [[Royal Marines]] during [[World War I]], Pears worked also worked as an official [[War Artist]] during both the First and Second World Wars. From 1913 to 1936, Pears was a prolific poster artist, working for [[London Underground]].<ref>http://www.ltmcollection.org/posters/artist/artist.html?IXartist=Charles+Pears</ref> He also created posters for the [[Empire Marketing Board]], the [[Metropolitan Railway]], [[Southern Railway (UK)|Southern Railway]], [[London, Midland and Scottish Railway]], [[LNER]], [[Great Western Railway|GWR]]. He latterly created works for [[British Railways]]. |
A commissioned officer in the [[Royal Marines]] during [[World War I]], Pears worked also worked as an official [[War Artist]] during both the First and Second World Wars. From 1913 to 1936, Pears was a prolific poster artist, working for [[London Underground]].<ref>http://www.ltmcollection.org/posters/artist/artist.html?IXartist=Charles+Pears</ref> He also created posters for the [[Empire Marketing Board]], the [[Metropolitan Railway]], [[Southern Railway (UK)|Southern Railway]], [[London, Midland and Scottish Railway]], [[LNER]], [[Great Western Railway|GWR]]. He latterly created works for [[British Railways]]. |
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Pears is best known as a marine painter, where he often signed his work as ''Chas Pears''. Pears was the first elected President of the [[Society of Naval Artists]]. |
Pears is best known as a marine painter, where he often signed his work as ''Chas Pears''. Pears was the first elected President of the [[Society of Naval Artists]]. His works were exhibited in London from 1904 to 1939 in London, and he also wrote a number of books on small boat cruising.<ref>http://www.tryon.co.uk/charles-pears</ref> |
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Pears died at his home in [[Truro, Cornwall]], on 28 January 1958. |
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Today his artworks are held in the collections of the [[London Transport Museum]],<ref>[http://www.ltmcollection.org/posters/artist/artist.html?IXartist=Charles+Pears Artist - Charles Pears], London Transport Museum website. Retrieved 2012-09-04.</ref> [[National Maritime Museum]], [[National Railway Museum]],<ref>[http://collectionsonline.nmsi.ac.uk/detail.php?t=people&type=all&f=&s=Pears%2C+Charles&record=0 Collections Online - Pears, Charles], Science Museum Group. Retrieved 2012-09-04.</ref> [[Imperial War Museum]],<ref>[[Imperial War Museum]] [http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/search?query=Charles%20Pears&items_per_page=50 Collections Search for "Charles Pears"], ''iwm.org.uk'' Retrieved 2013-03-08.</ref> and [[Tate]].<ref>[[Tate]][http://www.tate.org.uk/art/artists/charles-pears-2200], Tate website</ref> |
Today his artworks are held in the collections of the [[London Transport Museum]],<ref>[http://www.ltmcollection.org/posters/artist/artist.html?IXartist=Charles+Pears Artist - Charles Pears], London Transport Museum website. Retrieved 2012-09-04.</ref> [[National Maritime Museum]], [[National Railway Museum]],<ref>[http://collectionsonline.nmsi.ac.uk/detail.php?t=people&type=all&f=&s=Pears%2C+Charles&record=0 Collections Online - Pears, Charles], Science Museum Group. Retrieved 2012-09-04.</ref> [[Imperial War Museum]],<ref>[[Imperial War Museum]] [http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/search?query=Charles%20Pears&items_per_page=50 Collections Search for "Charles Pears"], ''iwm.org.uk'' Retrieved 2013-03-08.</ref> and [[Tate]].<ref>[[Tate]][http://www.tate.org.uk/art/artists/charles-pears-2200], Tate website</ref> |
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Charles Pears RA RI ROI PRSMA (9 September 1873 – 28 January 1958) was a British painter, illustrator and artist.
Born in Pontefract, Yorkshire, he studied nearby at East Hardwick and Pomfret College.[1] Active from 1890, his early illustrated works were included in periodicals such as The Yellow Book, Punch, The Graphic and Salt-Water Poems and Ballads by John Masefield.
A commissioned officer in the Royal Marines during World War I, Pears worked also worked as an official War Artist during both the First and Second World Wars. From 1913 to 1936, Pears was a prolific poster artist, working for London Underground.[2] He also created posters for the Empire Marketing Board, the Metropolitan Railway, Southern Railway, London, Midland and Scottish Railway, LNER, GWR. He latterly created works for British Railways.
Pears is best known as a marine painter, where he often signed his work as Chas Pears. Pears was the first elected President of the Society of Naval Artists. His works were exhibited in London from 1904 to 1939 in London, and he also wrote a number of books on small boat cruising.[3]
Pears died at his home in Truro, Cornwall, on 28 January 1958.
Today his artworks are held in the collections of the London Transport Museum,[4] National Maritime Museum, National Railway Museum,[5] Imperial War Museum,[6] and Tate.[7]
References
- ^ Benezit, Emmanuel (2012) Benezit Dictionary of British Graphic Artists and Illustrators , p202, Oxford University Press
- ^ http://www.ltmcollection.org/posters/artist/artist.html?IXartist=Charles+Pears
- ^ http://www.tryon.co.uk/charles-pears
- ^ Artist - Charles Pears, London Transport Museum website. Retrieved 2012-09-04.
- ^ Collections Online - Pears, Charles, Science Museum Group. Retrieved 2012-09-04.
- ^ Imperial War Museum Collections Search for "Charles Pears", iwm.org.uk Retrieved 2013-03-08.
- ^ Tate[1], Tate website
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