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The Fermoy Gallery is part of the King’s Lynn Arts Centre, King Street, King’s Lynn. The Exhibition is jointly promoted by King’s Lynn Festival and King’s Lynn Arts Centre.
Opening Times:
17 - 30 July
Monday to Saturday: 10am - 5.30pm
Sunday 17: 1pm - 4pm
Sunday 24: 2pm - 6pm
Thursday 21 & 28: late opening until 7.30pm
The Pond Mill Hill
Credit: Private Collection
Custom House
Credit: Private Collection
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17 - 30 July Fermoy Gallery
Born in King’s Lynn in 1905 next-door to the Duke’s Head Hotel, Graham Dudley Page was the son of Dudley S. Page, a well-known local character, coroner and solicitor, easily-recognisable by his grey trilby hat, bow tie, grey suit and spats.
Page was a pupil at King Edward VII Grammar School and was offered a prestigious place at the Slade School of Art at the age of 18, where he was awarded first prize for wood engraving in 1926 and won the Diploma of Fine Arts in 1928.
After graduating, he returned to King’s Lynn to take up his first teaching post as an art master at his old school and in 1929, at the age of 24, was appointed Art Master at Wellingborough Grammar School.
Page was a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts and was twice selected for the Royal Academy exhibition in 1936 and 1940 with wood engravings of the Slade School and The Pond, Mill Hill. It is clear from his work that Page was influenced by Walter Dexter and the King’s Lynn Tradition.
In addition to his work as an engraver, Page was well-known in Norfolk as a watercolourist, specialising in local landscapes and portraits. He also drew humorous illustrations and made films. He died of consumption at the age of 43 whilst a teacher at the Royal Masonic School.
The exhibition highlights one of King’s Lynn’s own lesser-known, yet credible artists, offering the opportunity to follow his artistic career through a productive lifetime and posthumously give Page appropriate recognition.
This exhibition has been made possible by the generosity of private collectors and many works have not been seen in public before.
£3, £2 concessions
5pm on Tuesday 19 July, Friday 22 July,
Tuesday 26 July and Thursday 28 July
Tours for a maximum of 20 people last approximately 30 minutes and can be booked in advance on 01553 779095.
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Friday 18th May 2012