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Hermes, Gertrude [1901-1983. UK. Wood Engraver/Illustrator/Sculptor]

 

Gertrude Anna Bertha Hermes [commonly known as Gertrude Hermes] was born in Bick… subscribers only


A photograph of Gertrude Hermes carving, 1957

A photograph of Gertrude Hermes carving, 1957


Bibliography

1. Ayre, Robert, ‘Visitor to Canada: Gertrude Hermes’ Canadian Art vol. 3, no. 3April-May 1946 pp. 115-117

2. Balstan, Thomas. English Wood Engraving 1900-1950. London: Art & Technics, 1951

3. Blunt, Wilfrid. The Art of Botanical Illustration. London: Collins, 1950

4. British Sculpture of the Twentieth Century. Edited by Alan Windsor. London: Ashgate, 2003

5. Carey, Frances and Griffiths, Antony. Avant-garde British Printmaking 1914-1960. London: British Museum Publications, 1990 p.103

6. Deepwell, Katy. Ten Decades: Careers of Ten Women Artists Born, 1897-1906. Norwich: Norwich Gallery, Norfolk Institute of Art and Design, 1992

7. Deepwell, Katy. ‘Hermes, Gertrude’ in Dictionary of Women Artists, Volume I, edited by Delia Gaze. London: Fitzroy Dearborn, 1997 pp. 674-676

8. Dunsfold, Penny. A Biographical Dictionary of Women Artists in Europe and America since 1850. Hemel Hempstead and Philadelphia: Harvester Wheatsheaf; University of Pennsylvania Press, 1990

9. Fletcher, John Gould. Gertrude Hermes and Blair Hughes-Stanton’ Print Collector’s Quarterly vol 16, 1929 pp. 183-198

10. Garrett, Albert. A History of British Wood Engraving. Tunbridge Wells, Kent: Midas Books, 1978

11. Gertrude Hermes, RA. [Exhibition catalogue] London: Royal Academy, 1981

12. Gertrude Hermes: Bronzes and Carvings, Drawings, Wood Engravings, Wood and Lino Block Cuts, 1924-1967 [Exhibition catalogue] London: Whitechapel Art Gallery, 1967

13. Gray, Sara. The Dictionary of British Women Artists. Cambridge: Lutterworth, 2009

14. Hamilton, James. Wood Engraving and the Woodcut in Britain c.1890-1990. London: Barrie & Jenkins, 1994

15. Harvey-Lee, Elizabeth. Mistresses of the Graphic Arts. Famous & Forgotten Women Printmakers c.1550-c.1950. North Aston, Oxfordshire: Elizabeth Harvey-Lee, 1995

16. Harvey-Lee, Elizabeth. Unsung Heroines. A Further Selection of Mistresses of the Graphic Arts. North Aston, Oxfordshire: Elizabeth Harvey-Lee, 2004

17. Hill, Jane. The Sculpture of Gertrude Hermes. London: Lund Humphries, 2011

18. Jaffé, Patricia. WomenEngravers. London: Virago, 1990

19. Mackak, John. Dictionary of Western Sculptors in Bronze. Woodbridge, Suffolk: Antique Collectors’ Club, 1978

20. Peppin, Brigid and Mickelthwait, Lucy. Dictionary of British Book Illustrators: the Twentieth Century. London: John Murray, 1983

21. Russell, Judith. Wood-Engravings of Gertrude Hermes. London: Scolar Press, 1993

22. Stevens, Anne. ‘Flowers in the wood’ Craft History no. 2. April 1989 pp. 74-81

23. The Wood Engravings of Gertrude Hermes and Blair Hughes-Stanton, edited by Katharine Eustace. Oxford: Ashmolean Museum, 1995

24. Thirties: British Art and Design before the War. London: Arts Council of Great Britain, 1979 [Catalogue of an exhibition at the Hayward Gallery, London, 25 October-13 January 1979]

25. ‘Shall we join the ladies?’: wood engravings by women artists of the twentieth century. Oxford: Stone Gallery, 1979

Weblinks

Ann Compton. ‘An essentially different kind of rhythm’: Rediscovering Henry Moore’s Sculpture in Wood. Tate 

AnOther. Wild Girl: The Artistic Rebellion of Gertrude Hermes 

ART UK 

artdaily 

Artist Biographies [Subscription service] 

Ben Uri Research Unit 

Benezit Dictionary of Artists. Oxford Art Online [Subscription service] 

British Council 

British Museum 

Chronicle250. Thomas Powell.1972 Better Late Than Never? 

encyclopedia.design 

Fine Art Society 

Grokipedia 

Henley Herald 

Hepworth Wakefield. Wild Girl: Gertrude Hermes  

Inexpensive Progress 

James Hamilton, ‘Hermes, Gertrude Anna Bertha (1901–1983)’, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004 [Subscription service] 

Jane Hill. Natural instinct: the graphic and sculptural skill of Gertrude Hermes. ART UK 

Jisc Archives Hub. Henry Moore Institute Archive. Photographs and papers of Gertrude Hermes 

National Art Library Catalogue 

National Portrait Gallery, London 

North House Gallery 

Paul Mellon Centre. Sculpting Lives podcast transcript Series 2 Episode 3: Gertrude Hermes 

Penguin Collectors Club.  

Tate 

Victoria & Albert Museum, London 

Wikipedia