Gerald Alfred COOPER

1898 - 1975  (77 years)

• Name	Gerald Alfred COOPER
  Birth	6 Sep 1898	West Bromwich RD   [1]
  Gender	Male
  _UID	8D3AC48759C645478BDA6F4562A0FF5A31A9
  Death	Dec 1975	Wandsworth RD   [2]
  Notes	According to Peter Minter Gerald was an artist and head of Wimbledon Art School. This is borne out by the following entry from the 1939 Register: at 12 Hillside, Wimbledon, Surrey COOPER, Gerald A born 6 Sep 1898, married, headmaster of school of art (and artist). From http://www.baronfineart.co.uk: "Gerald Cooper (1898 – 1975) took up painting after the First World War, in which he was a pilot. He painted landscapes, figurative work and still life paintings of flowers, which he went on to specialize in, growing most of his flowers in his garden. He captured the lighting, texture and colours of his subjects particularly well, reminiscent of the Dutch Old Masters. He lived in Chelsea, London in 1928, Wimbledon in 1933, when he taught at the Wimbledon School of Art, and East Horsley, Surrey in 1940. He exhibited at the RA, the New English Club, and the Walker Art Gallery Liverpool." From www.lissllewellyn.com/artistbios.htm: Gerald Cooper (1898 - 1975) Painter, sculptor and teacher whose work included children's portraits, landscapes and horses, but who was noted for his meticulous flowers in the manner of the Dutch Old Masters. He was married to Muriel Minter, their daughter being Jennifer Cooper; John Denham Gallery held a family show in 1984. Cooper was born in West Bromwich, Staffordshire. During World War I he served in the Observer Corps and Royal Flying Corps, afterwards attending West Bromwich Art School. From 1921 Cooper studied at Royal College of Art, where in 1925he shared the Drawing Prize of the school of painting with Phyllis Dodd. Cooper became principal of Wimbledon School of Art, 1929 until retirement, and was keenly interested in art education. He was a member of the Bray and National Committees on Art Education and was an examiner for the Ministry of Education. was also a member of NS, and showed at NEAC, E Stacy-Marks in Eastbourne, RA extensively until the year of his death and elsewhere in Britain. Lived in London
  Person ID	I59	Ipswich, Suffolk
  Last Modified	21 Aug 2020

  
  

  Family	Muriel Herne Minter,   b. 30 Oct 1897, Alverstoke RD d. Jun 1983, Wandsworth RD (Age 85 years)
  Marriage	Jun 1927	Chelsea RD   [3]
  Children	1. Jennifer M COOPER
  Family ID	F17	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	22 Mar 2018

  
  

• Sources

  [S3] BMD index, Q4 1898 West Bromwich 6b/844. (Reliability: 3). [S3] BMD index, Q4 1975 Wandsworth 15/1509. (Reliability: 3). [S3] BMD index, Q2 1927 Chelsea 1a/926. (Reliability: 3).