Albert Morrow
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Albert George Morrow was an illustrator, poster designer and cartoonist. He was the son of a painter and decorator from Clifton Street, west Belfast. Of his seven brothers, four, George
(1869–1955), Jack
(1872–1926), Edwin (1877–1952) and Norman (1879–1917), were also illustrators.
He was educated at the Government School of Art in Belfast
, and won a scholarship to study in Kensington in 1882, where he began a lifelong friendship with the British sculptor Albert Toft
. He contributed illustrations to the English Illustrated Magazine
, Bits and Good Words. He exhibited eleven works at the Royal Academy
, and illustrated books for children and adults, but he is best known for the hundreds of posters he designed, mainly for the theatre. As a cartoonist he drew for children's annuals, and contributed three cartoons to Punch
in 1923, 1925 and 1931. He died at his residence in West Hoathly in 1927, and his headstone in the local churchyard at All Saints Church, Highbrook
was designed by Albert Toft.
George Morrow (illustrator)
George Morrow was a cartoonist and book illustrator. He was the son of a painter and decorator from Clifton Street in west Belfast...
(1869–1955), Jack
Jack Morrow
John Cassell Morrow was a political cartoonist, illustrator and landscape painter. He was the son of a painter and decorator from Clifton Street, west Belfast...
(1872–1926), Edwin (1877–1952) and Norman (1879–1917), were also illustrators.
He was educated at the Government School of Art in Belfast
Belfast
Belfast is the capital of and largest city in Northern Ireland. By population, it is the 14th biggest city in the United Kingdom and second biggest on the island of Ireland . It is the seat of the devolved government and legislative Northern Ireland Assembly...
, and won a scholarship to study in Kensington in 1882, where he began a lifelong friendship with the British sculptor Albert Toft
Albert Toft
Albert Toft was a British sculptor.Toft trained in Wedgwood's pottery and studied sculpture at the South Kensington Schools under Professor Edouard Lanteri.-Notable works:...
. He contributed illustrations to the English Illustrated Magazine
English Illustrated Magazine
The English Illustrated Magazine was a monthly publication that ran for 359 issues between October 1883 and August 1913. Features included travel, topography, and a large amount of fiction and were contributed by writers such as Thomas Hardy, Henry James, Stanley J. Weyman and Max Pemberton...
, Bits and Good Words. He exhibited eleven works at the Royal Academy
Royal Academy
The Royal Academy of Arts is an art institution based in Burlington House on Piccadilly, London. The Royal Academy of Arts has a unique position in being an independent, privately funded institution led by eminent artists and architects whose purpose is to promote the creation, enjoyment and...
, and illustrated books for children and adults, but he is best known for the hundreds of posters he designed, mainly for the theatre. As a cartoonist he drew for children's annuals, and contributed three cartoons to Punch
Punch (magazine)
Punch, or the London Charivari was a British weekly magazine of humour and satire established in 1841 by Henry Mayhew and engraver Ebenezer Landells. Historically, it was most influential in the 1840s and 50s, when it helped to coin the term "cartoon" in its modern sense as a humorous illustration...
in 1923, 1925 and 1931. He died at his residence in West Hoathly in 1927, and his headstone in the local churchyard at All Saints Church, Highbrook
All Saints Church, Highbrook
All Saints Church is an Anglican church in the hamlet of Highbrook in Mid Sussex, one of seven local government districts in the English county of West Sussex. The tiny settlement, in the parish of West Hoathly, was distant from the parish church in that village; two wealthy sisters accordingly...
was designed by Albert Toft.