Gilbert Spencer was a British painter of landscapes, portraits, figure compositions and mural decorations.
15 Facts About Gilbert Spencer
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Gilbert Spencer was the younger brother of the painter Stanley Spencer.
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Subsequently, Gilbert Spencer followed Stanley to the Slade School of Fine Art, London, in 1913, remaining until 1915.
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At the Slade, Gilbert Spencer came under the powerful influence of Henry Tonks, which remained with him to the end of his life.
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Gilbert Spencer won the coveted life drawing prize in 1914 and was runner-up for the summer competition prize, with a huge mural, The Seven Ages of Man.
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Gilbert Spencer returned to his studies at The Slade after the war.
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Gilbert Spencer painted portraits, genre scenes and murals but was primarily a landscape painter, focusing his attention on vistas of Berkshire, Oxfordshire, Dorset and the Lake District.
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Gilbert Spencer became a member of the New English Art Club in 1919.
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When he became Ruskin Master in 1922, Sydney Carline asked Gilbert Spencer to join his staff at the University of Oxford.
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Lady Ottoline Morrell, with whom Gilbert Spencer was friendly since before the war, found him a room in the village of Garsington near Oxford.
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Gilbert Spencer allowed him easy access to her own house, Garsington Manor, which was frequented by many illustrious guests including the Bloomsbury set.
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Gilbert Spencer temporarily resigned his membership of the Royal Academy in 1968, before rejoining in 1971.
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From 1932 to 1948 Gilbert Spencer was Professor of Painting at the Royal College of Art in London.
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Gilbert Spencer married Margaret Ursula Bradshaw on 31 December 1930 at Holy Trinity Church, South Kensington, London.
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The Gilbert Spencer's daughter Gillian was born on 21 October 1936.