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699: 33: 123: 115: 718: 100: 265:. His study of Norse and Anglican archaeology made him widely recognised as a leading authority. Following Ruskin's death Collingwood continued to help for a while with secretarial work at Brantwood, but in 1905 went to University College, Reading (now the University of Reading) and served as professor of fine art from 1907 until 1911. 280:. He was a great climber and swimmer, and a tireless walker into advanced age. In 1927 he experienced the first of a series of strokes. His wife died in 1928, followed by Collingwood himself in 1932. He was buried in Coniston. 245:
are set. He produced hundreds of sketches and watercolours during this time (e.g. an imagined meeting of the medieval Althing), and published, with Stefánsson, an illustrated account of their expedition in 1899 under the title
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Following the Armistice of 1918, and the peace treaty of 1919, Collingwood's services were much in demand as a designer of War Memorials. His knowledge of and enthusiasm for Scandinavian crosses is displayed at
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in Coniston in 1901. It holds material related to Collingwood. However the archive of family papers, the Collingwood Collection, is now held at the Special Collections and Archives department of the
181:. In 1883 he married Edith Mary Isaac (1857–1928) and settled near to Ruskin in the Lake District. Collingwood edited a number of Ruskin's texts and published a biography of Ruskin in 1893. 432:
Beckett, J. V. (2011) The Cumberland and Westmorland Antiquarian and Archaeological Society and the Victoria County History, Transactions C&WAAS CW3, xi, pp.207-225 see page 211.
200:, and became a firm friend of the family, even proposing marriage to both Dora and Barbara (on separate occasions). After a summer of teaching Collingwood's grandchildren to sail in 143:. His father, also William, was a watercolour artist, and had married Marie Elisabeth Imhoff of Arbon, Switzerland in 1851. Soon young William was sketching with his father in the 93: 166:, Coniston. Two years later Collingwood was working at Brantwood with Ruskin and his associates. Ruskin admired his draughtsmanship, and so Collingwood studied at the 226:
Antiquarian and Archaeological Society. He wrote a large number of papers for its Transactions; becoming editor in 1900. Collingwood was particularly interested in
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where the memorial on Broadgate Meadows is a pastiche of an Anglian cross. The short verse at its base was penned by his close friend Canon
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For many years Collingwood dedicated himself to helping Ruskin, staying at Brantwood as Ruskin's assistant and travelling with him to
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and served as its president. In 1902 he co-authored again with Jón Stefánsson the first translation it published, a translation of
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who was chair of the memorial committee. Other examples of his Celtic type memorial crosses may be seen at
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of books. He used the names of some of Collingwood's grandchildren for his characters, the Swallows (see
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In 1897, Collingwood travelled to Iceland where he spent three months over the summer exploring with
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The Vikings and Victorian Lakeland: The Norse medievalism of W G Collingwood and his contemporaries
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met the Collingwoods and their children, Dora (later Mrs Ernest Altounyan), Barbara (later Mrs
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was sculpted by his daughter, Barbara. Other memorials designed by Collingwood may be seen at
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Collingwood joined the Admiralty intelligence division at the outbreak of the
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Illustrations by W. G. Collingwood from manuscripts and early print books.
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By the 1890s Collingwood had become a skilled painter and also joined the
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Possibly Collingwood's most lasting legacy was his influence on his son
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English author, artist, antiquary and professor of Fine Arts (1854–1932)
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The largest part of Collingwood's paintings of Iceland are held in the
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by W. G. Collingwood and J. Stefansson, at the Icelandic Saga Database
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Cumberland and Westmorland Antiquarian and Archaeological Society
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in Reykjavik: other locations include Abbot Hall Art Gallery.
99: 298: 753: 64: 162:. During the summer of 1873 Collingwood visited Ruskin at 73: 55: 61: 524:"William Gershom Collingwood (1854–1932) | Art UK" 70: 67: 52: 76: 58: 614:, J.M. Dent, 1930; rpt. F. Warne & Co., 1932 . 543:"Cardiff University unveils Collingwood Collection" 241:the sites around the country in which the medieval 49: 769: 230:culture and the Norsemen, and he wrote a novel, 234:which was a major influence on Arthur Ransome. 540: 509:. W.G.Collingwood, Jón Stefánsson. W.Holmes, 94:Cumberland and Westmorland Antiquarian Society 204:in 1928, Ransome wrote the first book in his 480: 478: 305:and the K Shoes factory in Kendal. That at 170:between 1876 and 1878. He exhibited at the 759:MyNDIR (My Norse Digital Image Repository) 601:'Collingwood, William Gershom (1854–1932)' 507:A Pilgrimage to the Saga-steads of Iceland 278:Northumbrian Crosses of the pre-Norman Age 248:A Pilgrimage to the Saga-steads of Iceland 110:; the Icelandic parliament, by Collingwood 475: 461:"W.G. Collingwood's Letters from Iceland" 96:(1920-32) and the Lake Artists' Society. 622:, The Rev. Canon Crewdson, S. L. Petty, 135:William Gershom Collingwood was born in 121: 113: 98: 31: 605:Oxford Dictionary of National Biography 405: 403: 401: 399: 397: 395: 393: 391: 389: 14: 823:Academics of the University of Reading 818:Alumni of the Slade School of Fine Art 770: 562: 442: 440: 438: 263:The Life and Death of Kormac the Skald 724:Three watercolours by W G Collingwood 661:, CWAAS Extra Series Vol XXXIV 2009. 321:. His diary for 1919–20, held in the 276:and perhaps his most important work, 848:People educated at Liverpool College 813:Alumni of University College, Oxford 739:– translation of the Icelandic saga 570:"Collingwood's Letters from Iceland" 386: 700:Works by or about W. G. Collingwood 435: 150:He received his early education at 92:, Cumbria, he was President of the 24: 534: 25: 864: 684: 575:Cumberland and Westmorland Herald 453: 363:, the philosopher and historian. 147:, North Wales, and Switzerland. 716: 380:Dictionary of Literary Biography 283: 253:Collingwood was a member of the 45: 746:Illustrations for Olive Bray's 541:Reisz, Matthew (August 2014). 516: 500: 426: 372: 13: 1: 833:Icelandic–English translators 793:20th-century English painters 783:19th-century English painters 593: 737:The Saga of Cormac the Skald 488:. National Museum of Iceland 421:Artist, Author and Antiquary 139:, the son of W. Collingwood 36:Self portrait as sea captain 7: 715:(public domain audiobooks) 626:, The Rev. E. M. Reynolds, 86:University College, Reading 41:William Gershom Collingwood 10: 869: 709:Works by W. G. Collingwood 691:Works by W. G. Collingwood 446:Who Was Who, Published by 347:Cardiff University Library 156:University College, Oxford 88:. A long-term resident of 632:Royal Watercolour Society 336: 106:, the law speaker of the 838:20th-century translators 748:The Elder or Poetic Edda 366: 341:Collingwood founded the 651:The Life of John Ruskin 450:. Online edition, 2020 423:. October 3, 1932, p.9 154:. In 1872, he went to 130: 843:20th-century essayists 618:with contributions by 548:Times Higher Education 323:Abbot Hall Art Gallery 127: 119: 118:Hawkshead War Memorial 111: 37: 788:English male painters 731:Thorstein of the Mere 624:Professor Edward Hull 448:A&C Black Limited 232:Thorstein of the Mere 125: 117: 102: 35: 383:on W. G. Collingwood 207:Swallows and Amazons 126:St Bees war memorial 729:Electronic book of 648:W. G. Collingwood, 628:W. P. Haskett-Smith 610:W. G. Collingwood, 417:Mr W.G. Collingwood 168:Slade School of Art 853:Guild of St George 828:Burials in Cumbria 599:James S. 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W.G. Collingwood

/ˈkɒlɪŋˌwʊd/
University College, Reading
Coniston
Cumberland and Westmorland Antiquarian Society

Althing


Liverpool
RWS
Lake District
Liverpool College
University College, Oxford
John Ruskin
Brantwood
Slade School of Art
Royal Academy
Switzerland
Arthur Ransome
Oscar Gnosspelius
Robin
Swallows and Amazons series
Roger Altounyan
Cumberland
Westmorland
Norse
Jón Stefánsson
Icelandic sagas

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