Gertrude Hermes (1901–1983)

Author of Wood Engravings: Being Illustrations to " Selborne " with Extracts from Gilbert White

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Image credit: Self-portrait wood engraving, 1949.

The Compleat Angler (1653) — Illustrator, some editions — 1,361 copies, 14 reviews

The Story of My Heart (1883) — Illustrator, some editions — 150 copies, 5 reviews

I Go By Sea, I Go By Land (1941) — Illustrator, some editions — 110 copies, 4 reviews

Legal name: Hermes, Gertrude Anna Bertha
Other names: HERMES, Gertrude Anna Bertha
HERMES, Gertrude
Birthdate: 1901-08-18
Date of death: 1983-05-09
Gender: female
Education: Beckenham School of Art (1921)
Brook Green School of Painting and Sculpture (1922)
Occupations: wood engraver
sculptor
print maker
Organizations: English Wood Engraving Society (member|1925-1931)
Penguin Books (commissioned illustrator)
Royal Society of Painter-Etchers and Engravers (associate|1949)
Royal Academy (associate|1963|academician|1971)
Awards and honors: Giles Bequest (first prize|1961)
Officer of the Order of the British Empire (1981)
Relationships: Hughes-Stanton, Blair (husband|1926|divorced|1933)
Nationality: England
Birthplace: Bickley, Kent, England
Place of death: Bristol, England
Associated Place (for map): England

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