Hugh BLACKDEN
An art student working in the St Ives colony in the late 1890s (Tovey), who 'captivated local audiences with his mandolin playing.' He worked from Back Road Studio and contributed frequently to the social entertainments in the St Ives community. A colour plate of his Boat by the Wharf, St Ives (1897) is published in Tovey (p243). His sending-in address was nearby Lelant. Later he lived at Merlewood in Bournemouth, Hampshire.
media
Landscape and coastal painter
works and access
Works include: Boat by the Wharf, St Ives (1897); St Ives on a Grey Day (RA 1898)
exhibitions
L (1); M (1); RA (1); RBA (2); ROI (1)
references
Hardie (2009) Artists in Newlyn and West Cornwall (p314)
Johnson & Greutzner (1975) Dictionary of British Artists
Tovey (2009) St Ives: Social History
Whybrow (1994) St Ives (1883-1900 list, p 210)
Wood (1995) Victorian Painters