Lamorna Birch

Lamorna Birch
RA RWS
Born
Samuel John Birch

(1869-06-07)7 June 1869
Egremont, Cheshire, England[1]
Died7 January 1955(1955-01-07) (aged 85)
Penzance, Cornwall, England

Samuel John "Lamorna" Birch, RA, RWS (7 June 1869 – 7 January 1955) was an English artist in oils and watercolours. At the suggestion of fellow artist Stanhope Forbes, Birch adopted the soubriquet "Lamorna" to distinguish himself from Lionel Birch, an artist who was also working in the area at that time.[2]

  1. ^ Austin Wormleighton; Samuel John Lamorna Birch (1995). A painter laureate: Lamorna Birch and his circle. Sansom & Co. p. 40. ISBN 978-1-872971-24-7.
  2. ^ Ruhrmund, Frank (12 July 2018). "This super exhibition shows why critical acclaim was correct". The Cornishman. p. 15.