Basic Biographical Details Name: | Jack & Crawford | Designation: | | Born: | 1902 | Died: | 1907 | Bio Notes: | George Washington Henry Jack was born in 1855 at Long Island, New York, where his father was engraver. On his father's death his mother brought him and his younger brother to Glasgow where he was articled to Horatio Kelson Bromhead. At the end of his indentures he moved to London and after one or two short engagements joined the office of Philip Webb in 1880, continuing his practice after Webb's retirement in 1900. While in Webb's office he began to design furniture for Morris & Co and began to carve in wood and model in clay under the guidance of Laurence Turner, his activities in time extending to mosaics and stained glass. He taught wood-carving at the Central School of Arts and Crafts and from 1900 at the Royal College of Art, both under Lethaby, and published 'Woodcarving, Design and Workmanship' in 1903.
In 1902 Jack entered into partnership with the artist-engraver Thomas Hamilton Crawford RSW, but this proved unworkable and was amicably dissolved in 1907. Jack was a member of the Art Workers' Guild for twenty-five years and one of the original members of the Arts and Crafts Society and a regular exhibitor for many years. He died on 15 December 1931 at Finchley. | Private and Business AddressesThe following private or business addresses are associated with this : | | Address | Type | Date from | Date to | Notes | | London, England | Business | | | |
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