John
Fullwood
1854-1931
John Fullwood worked in the West Midlands
during the last
quarter of the 19th century. He not only had an address in Broad
Street Birmingham, but also had one in Twickenham London.He was
born in 1854 and studied at Paris and Birmingham. A Landscape
painter, etcher and illustrator . Studied Paris and Birmingham,
Shown Royal Academy 21 times, RBA 99 times.John Fullwood was a
successful landscape painter, etcher and illustrator.. His
paintings were displayed at the Royal Academy on 21 occasions and
by the Royal Society of British Artists on 99 occasions. From about
1874 to 1900 he was based in Birmingham and lived in Broad Street.
He displayed no less than 67 paintings at the Royal Birmingham
Society of Artists exhibitions.Around 1900 John moved to Sussex and
worked there for about 10 years. He also had a house at Twickenham
and considered the display of his paintings in major London
galleries as the most important part of his career. John Fullwood
died at Twickenham on 9th September, 1931, at the age of 76. He was
a member of the Royal Society of British Artists and one of the
oldest members of the Royal Birmingham Society of Artists.
As a professional artist he regarded the
great London
exhibitions as most important for his career. However, the Midlands
was his main work place and between 1874 and 1900 he exhibited no
fewer than 67 paintings at the Royal Birmingham Society of Artists
exhibitions. By 1900 he had moved to Sussex where he continued
working for about another 10 years John published in 1880 a set of
etchings
that were and
originally bound as a volume called "Remnants of old Wolverhampton
and its environs". Although some of its views show other towns and
villages the bulk are in Wolverhampton.
