Thomas Hair
Thomas Harrison Hair (* around 1810 in Newcastle upon Tyne ; † August 11, 1875 there ) was a British artist .
life and work
Thomas Harrison Hair was born around 1810 in Northumberland in north-east England, the son of the tanner John Hair from Scotswood.
He probably began his training in Tyneside with the lithographer Mark Lambert (1781–1855), an assistant to the woodcutter Thomas Bewick . At the age of 18, Thomas Hair was already interested in mining subjects in his homeland - the watercolor Hebburn Colliery was created as early as 1828 .
Hair went to London in the 1930s ; some of his paintings have been exhibited at the Royal Academy of Arts . Between 1828 and 1842 he created a series of watercolors that served as preliminary studies for the book Views of the Collieries in the Counties of Northumberland and Durham , published in 1844 . More than 40 etchings showed the path of coal from mining to processing and rail transport to the loading facilities on the rivers. The graphic transfer of the watercolors was done by at least five erasers, who needed about five years for the work. The result is characterized by a high level of craftsmanship and offers a rare glimpse into the early industrial development of England. Today these watercolors are in the holdings of the Hatton Gallery at Newcastle University .
literature
- Olaf Schmidt-Rutsch (Ed.): In the land of the coal mines - Thomas Hair: watercolors from the northern English coal field Klartext-Verlag, Essen 2009.
Web links
- Literature by and about Thomas Hair in the catalog of the German National Library
- Pit Pictures: The work of Thomas Harrison Hair c.1810-1875
- Thomas Hair: Watercolors from the coalfield in Northern England
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Hair, Thomas |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Hair, Thomas Harrison |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | English painter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | around 1810 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 11, 1875 |
| Place of death | Newcastle upon Tyne |