† Kathleen Emily Temple-Bird (British 1879 - 1962) 'Young Westminster', portrait of John Temple-Bird in school uniform signed 'K.E. Temple-Bird 1931' (lower right) oil on canvas 74 x 51 cm, framed 83.5 x 60.5 cm another of the artist's son in a...

† Kathleen Emily Temple-Bird (British 1879 - 1962) 'Young Westminster', portrait of John Temple-Bird in school uniform signed 'K.E. Temple-Bird 1931' (lower right) oil on canvas 74 x 51 cm, framed 83.5 x 60.5 cm another of the artist's son in a College blazer, titled 'On Leave' signed and dated 1939 (lower left), oil on canvas mounted on board, 74 x 61 cm and another of the same sitter in Army uniform, unsigned, oil on canvas, 61 x 46 cm Qty: (3) Provenance: By family descent Exhibited: Young Westiminster: 1931 - Royal Society of Portrait Painters 1932 - Society of Women Artists 1933 - Ipswich Fine Art Club 1933 - Royal Academy 1936 - The Forum CLub 1937 - Royal Society of British Artists' Art Club 1942 - St Ives Art Club 1956 - Ridley Art Club 1956 - The Forum Club Footnote: The three portraits all depict the artists son, John Frank Temple-Bird (1917 - 1970). Educated at Westminster School, John joined the Royal Artillery in 1939, his career peaked as a Colonel and Garrison Commander in Shoeburyness, Essex in the mid 1960s. Click the following link for further details on John Temple-Bird - John Temple-Bird. With thanks to the artist’s family for providing these notes. Biography: Kathleen Temple-Bird was an artist, teacher and believer in Women’s suffrage. Having been brought up in Ipswich, she trained at the Slade School of Art before travelling to France and Italy. She later travelled alone across Canada, becoming Head of Art at Havergal College, Toronto. She married in 1911 and settled in London, where she exhibited the majority of her paintings, but moved to St Ives for the duration of the Second World War. Further details on the artist are available at the following website - Kathleen Temple-Bird Artist