2011 represents the centenary of the death of George Howard, 9th Earl of Carlisle (1843-1911). Howard was grandfather of local artist Winifred Nicholson (1893–1981), who was centre of the Avant-garde movement in British Art. Howard himself was a dedicated and accomplished artist, who produced keenly observed works in oil and watercolour. These works feature people and places both home and abroad, charting his extensive travels throughout England, Italy, India, Egypt and Africa. An influential patron of some of the most significant artists, architects and designers of the Pre-Raphaelite and Arts & Crafts movements, Howard was a major voice in artistic and cultural issues, a Trustee of the National Gallery for thirty years and pivotal in establishing the Tate Gallery.

Howard’s close friends, Edward Burne-Jones, Philip Webb and William Morris were all regular visitors to Howard’s family home of Naworth Castle near Brampton. These artists all contributed to the internal restoration of Naworth following a fire in 1844.

Howard also commissioned his fellow artists, architects and designers to produce important monuments, buildings and art works which can be seen at St Martin’s Church, Brampton, Lanercost Priory and Tullie House.

In celebration of the centenary, in 2012 Tullie House proposes to mount the first comprehensive exhibition of Howard’s work, designed to celebrate and commemorate the important contribution the artist made to Cumbria’s cultural heritage.

We’d like to know what you think of this idea......

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