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Myles Birket Foster Biography
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1825 |
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Born in North Shields, England
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1841 |
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Apprenticed as a wood engraver to Ebenezer Landrells
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1846 |
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Established as an independent illustrator
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1862 |
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Elected Member of the Old Watercolour Society
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1863 |
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Moved to Witley, England
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1893 |
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Became ill and moved to Weybridge, England
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1899 |
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Died in Weybridge, England on 27 March
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| Selected Exhibitions |
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1859
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Exhibited first painting at the Royal Academy
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| Selected Public Collections |
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Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
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Royal Academy of Arts Collection, London, UK
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Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
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Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
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Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
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Indianapolis Museum of Art, Indianapolis, IN
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Manchester City Art Gallery, UK
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Tyne & Wear Museums, England
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Victoria and Albert Museum Catalogue, London, UK
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| Literature |
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1984
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J. Reynolds: Birket Foster (London, 1984)
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1973
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F. Lewis: Myles Birket Foster (1825–1899) (Leigh-on-Sea, 1973)
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1906
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H. M. Cundall: Birket Foster, RWS (London, 1906)
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| Links to further information |
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