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George Edward Lodge

January 01, 1970

George Edward Lodge FZS, (3 December 1860 – 5 February 1954)[1] was a British illustrator of birds and an authority on falconry.

George Edward Lodge
Lodge's great auk, from Evans' Birds
Born(1860-12-03)3 December 1860
Scrivelsby, Lincolnshire, England
Died5 February 1954(1954-02-05) (aged 93)
Frimley, Surrey, England
Resting placeSt Benedict’s, Horncastle, Lincolnshire
Known forPainting; wildlife conservation.
Notable workIllustrations for The Birds of the British Isles

Early life edit

George Edward Lodge was born at Scrivelsby, Lincolnshire. His father, Samuel Lodge (1829–1897), was a Canon of Lincoln Cathedral and rector of Scrivelsby, Lincolnshire. G. E. Lodge was the seventh child of eleven, and the fifth son. His brother is the photographer Reginald Badham Lodge (1852–1937).[citation needed]

He was educated at home, and became an accomplished taxidermist. He travelled abroad in search of birds and sport, visiting Norway, Sweden, the West Indies and the United States. He was, however, most at home in the Scottish Highlands.[citation needed]

He attended Lincoln School of Art[1] and studied and worked in London[2] before moving around 1920[3] to Camberley, Surrey.

Works edit

One of the earliest works for which he made illustrations was Lord Lilford’s Birds of Northamptonshire, in conjunction with Archibald Thorburn, whose skill as a bird-artist Lodge greatly admired. This admiration was returned as in the early 1910s Thorburn was approached by a representative of the New Zealand Government regarding a commission to provide plates for a proposed book of New Zealand native birds. Thorburn recommended Lodge for the commission and in 1913 Lodge began work. He studied bird skin specimens from a number of different collections in Britain including the Natural History Museum and eventually supplied 90 plates to the Wildlife Service of the Department of Internal Affairs of New Zealand. Due to the illness of the author the proposed book was never finished and the plates remained with the Department of Internal Affairs until they were transferred to the Dominion Museum in 1948. In 1983 the remaining[clarification needed] 89 plates were eventually published in the book George Edward Lodge: The Unpublished New Zealand Bird Paintings with text by C.A. Fleming.[4]

Lodge was also an expert at woodcuts, in which craft he contributed to books by Henry Seebohm and Badminton Library. His illustrations appeared in Beebe’s Monograph of the Pheasants and Eliot Howard’s Introduction to Bird Behaviour (1929).

He published his only book, Memoirs of an Artist Naturalist in 1946, illustrating it with his own pictures. One of his last acts, shortly before his eyesight became impaired, was to institute a trust fund[5] for the publication of original works in natural history: the first publication was The Birds of the British Isles by Dr David Bannerman, for which Lodge painted 377 illustrations depicting 435 species.

Conservation edit

Lodge took an active part in the conservation of wild life. He served for many years on the executive council of the Society for the Promotion of Nature Reserves, and was also an active member of the International Committee for Bird Protection. In 1945 he was elected Vice-President of the British Ornithologists' Union, the first artist to be so honoured.

Death and burial edit

Lodge died in hospital on 5 February 1954 at Frimley, Surrey[6] and his ashes were interred in the same churchyard as his parents' grave at St Benedict's, Horncastle, Lincolnshire.[7]

Recognition edit

The author of his obituary in The Times wrote:

A man of most exceptional charm and distinction, [Lodge] was recognized on both sides of the Atlantic as one of the finest bird-artists this country has ever produced. His wide experience in falconry doubtless gave him special knowledge of the hawk family, for he was a keen falconer from his earliest days. In the painting of birds of prey he had no rival in any country. He was primarily an artist but, being a good naturalist as well, he was able to depict his subjects among their natural surroundings and to make them look alive.[8]

An exhibition of Lodge's work, to mark the 150th anniversary of his birth, was held at Nature in Art, Gloucester, from 30 March–9 May 2010.

Bibliography edit

His illustrations were used in books including:

  • Baker, E C S (1900) The Indian Doves and Their Allies
  • Baker, E C S (1908) Indian Ducks and Their Allies
  • Baker, E C S (1921–1930) The Game-Birds of India, Burma and Ceylon
  • Bannerman, D A (1930–1951) Birds of Tropical West Africa
  • Bannerman, D A and Bannerman, W M (1958) Birds of Cyprus
  • Bannerman, D A and Bannerman, W M (1963–1968) Birds of the Atlantic Islands
  • Bannerman, D A and Bannerman, W M (1971) Handbook of the Birds of Cyprus and Migrants of the Middle East
  • Baxter, E V & Rintoul, L J (1953) The Birds of Scotland
  • Beebe, W (1926) Pheasants, their lives and homes
  • Chapin, J P (1932–1954) The Birds of the Belgian Congo
  • Coombes, R A H (1952) Mountain Birds
  • Evans, A H (1899) Birds
  • Fleming, C A (1983) George Edward Lodge - The Unpublished New Zealand Bird Paintings
  • Hollom, P A D (1960) The Popular Handbook of Rarer British Birds
  • Howard, Henry Eliot (1929) Introduction to Bird Behaviour
  • Howard, Henry Eliot (1940) A waterhen's world
  • Howard, Henry Eliot (1948) Territory in bird life
  • Hudson, W H (1895) British Birds
  • Jackson, F J – (1938) The Birds of Kenya Colony and the Uganda Protectorate
  • Kelsall & Munn (1905) The Birds of Hampshire and The Isle of Wight
  • Lilford (Lord) (1895) Notes on the Birds of Northamptonshire and Neighbourhood
  • Lodge, G E (1946) Memoirs of an Artist Naturalist
  • Mavrogordato, Jack (1960) A Hawk for the Bush. A treatise on the training of the Sparrow-hawk and other Short-winged Hawks
  • Meinertzhagen, R (1930) Nicoll's Birds of Egypt
  • Meinertzhagen, R (1954) Birds of Arabia
  • Meinertzhagen, R (1959) Pirates and Predators
  • Ogilvie-Grant, WE et al. (1912) The Gun at Home and Abroad
  • Rothschild, L. W. (1907) Extinct Birds
  • Savory J (ed) (1986) George Lodge, Artist Naturalist
  • Smith, R B (1905) Bird Life and Bird Lore
  • Vincent, J (1980) A Season of Birds

Biography edit

  • George Lodge - Artist Naturalist John Savory (Ed.), Croom Helm, 1986 ISBN 0-7099-3366-5
  • Obituary, J. K. Stanford, in The Field, 25 February 1954
  • Obituary in The Times Tuesday 9 February 1954 (page 9 column 1)

Notable relatives edit

References edit

  1. ^ a b Savory op. cit.
  2. ^ In 1897, when he was elected a member of the British Ornithologists Union, he lived in the so-called 'Verulam Buildings' in Gray's Inn. In 1902 he moved to the 'Thurloe Studios' on Thurloe Square.
  3. ^ According to the 1919 and 1920 members list of the BOU.
  4. ^ Fleming, F.A. George Edward Lodge: The Unpublished New Zealand Bird Paintings
  5. ^ www.georgeedwardlodgetrust.co.uk
  6. ^ Death announcement in The Times, Monday 8 February 1954
  7. ^ http://www.interment.net/data/eng/lincoln/st_benedict/index.htm Index of gravestones at St Benedict’s churchyard, Horncastle
  8. ^ Obituary in The Times, Tuesday 9 February 1954

External links edit

 
Wikimedia Commons has media related to George Edward Lodge.
 
Wikisource has original works by or about:
George Edward Lodge
  • Works by George Edward Lodge at Project Gutenberg
  • Works by or about George Edward Lodge at Internet Archive
  • Artworks in the collection of the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa
  • The Times' archive
  • Photograph of George Edward Lodge at the National Portrait Gallery, London

January 01, 1970
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George Edward Lodge FZS 3 December 1860 5 February 1954 1 was a British illustrator of birds and an authority on falconry George Edward LodgeLodge s great auk from Evans BirdsBorn 1860 12 03 3 December 1860Scrivelsby Lincolnshire EnglandDied5 February 1954 1954 02 05 aged 93 Frimley Surrey EnglandResting placeSt Benedict s Horncastle LincolnshireKnown forPainting wildlife conservation Notable workIllustrations for The Birds of the British Isles Contents 1 Early life 2 Works 3 Conservation 4 Death and burial 5 Recognition 6 Bibliography 6 1 Biography 7 Notable relatives 8 References 9 External linksEarly life editGeorge Edward Lodge was born at Scrivelsby Lincolnshire His father Samuel Lodge 1829 1897 was a Canon of Lincoln Cathedral and rector of Scrivelsby Lincolnshire G E Lodge was the seventh child of eleven and the fifth son His brother is the photographer Reginald Badham Lodge 1852 1937 citation needed He was educated at home and became an accomplished taxidermist He travelled abroad in search of birds and sport visiting Norway Sweden the West Indies and the United States He was however most at home in the Scottish Highlands citation needed He attended Lincoln School of Art 1 and studied and worked in London 2 before moving around 1920 3 to Camberley Surrey Works editOne of the earliest works for which he made illustrations was Lord Lilford s Birds of Northamptonshire in conjunction with Archibald Thorburn whose skill as a bird artist Lodge greatly admired This admiration was returned as in the early 1910s Thorburn was approached by a representative of the New Zealand Government regarding a commission to provide plates for a proposed book of New Zealand native birds Thorburn recommended Lodge for the commission and in 1913 Lodge began work He studied bird skin specimens from a number of different collections in Britain including the Natural History Museum and eventually supplied 90 plates to the Wildlife Service of the Department of Internal Affairs of New Zealand Due to the illness of the author the proposed book was never finished and the plates remained with the Department of Internal Affairs until they were transferred to the Dominion Museum in 1948 In 1983 the remaining clarification needed 89 plates were eventually published in the book George Edward Lodge The Unpublished New Zealand Bird Paintings with text by C A Fleming 4 Lodge was also an expert at woodcuts in which craft he contributed to books by Henry Seebohm and Badminton Library His illustrations appeared in Beebe s Monograph of the Pheasants and Eliot Howard s Introduction to Bird Behaviour 1929 He published his only book Memoirs of an Artist Naturalist in 1946 illustrating it with his own pictures One of his last acts shortly before his eyesight became impaired was to institute a trust fund 5 for the publication of original works in natural history the first publication was The Birds of the British Isles by Dr David Bannerman for which Lodge painted 377 illustrations depicting 435 species Conservation editLodge took an active part in the conservation of wild life He served for many years on the executive council of the Society for the Promotion of Nature Reserves and was also an active member of the International Committee for Bird Protection In 1945 he was elected Vice President of the British Ornithologists Union the first artist to be so honoured Death and burial editLodge died in hospital on 5 February 1954 at Frimley Surrey 6 and his ashes were interred in the same churchyard as his parents grave at St Benedict s Horncastle Lincolnshire 7 Recognition editThe author of his obituary in The Times wrote A man of most exceptional charm and distinction Lodge was recognized on both sides of the Atlantic as one of the finest bird artists this country has ever produced His wide experience in falconry doubtless gave him special knowledge of the hawk family for he was a keen falconer from his earliest days In the painting of birds of prey he had no rival in any country He was primarily an artist but being a good naturalist as well he was able to depict his subjects among their natural surroundings and to make them look alive 8 An exhibition of Lodge s work to mark the 150th anniversary of his birth was held at Nature in Art Gloucester from 30 March 9 May 2010 Bibliography editThis list is incomplete you can help by adding missing items August 2008 His illustrations were used in books including Baker E C S 1900 The Indian Doves and Their Allies Baker E C S 1908 Indian Ducks and Their Allies Baker E C S 1921 1930 The Game Birds of India Burma and Ceylon Bannerman D A 1930 1951 Birds of Tropical West Africa Bannerman D A and Bannerman W M 1958 Birds of Cyprus Bannerman D A and Bannerman W M 1963 1968 Birds of the Atlantic Islands Bannerman D A and Bannerman W M 1971 Handbook of the Birds of Cyprus and Migrants of the Middle East Baxter E V amp Rintoul L J 1953 The Birds of Scotland Beebe W 1926 Pheasants their lives and homes Chapin J P 1932 1954 The Birds of the Belgian Congo Coombes R A H 1952 Mountain Birds Evans A H 1899 Birds Fleming C A 1983 George Edward Lodge The Unpublished New Zealand Bird Paintings Hollom P A D 1960 The Popular Handbook of Rarer British Birds Howard Henry Eliot 1929 Introduction to Bird Behaviour Howard Henry Eliot 1940 A waterhen s world Howard Henry Eliot 1948 Territory in bird life Hudson W H 1895 British Birds Jackson F J 1938 The Birds of Kenya Colony and the Uganda Protectorate Kelsall amp Munn 1905 The Birds of Hampshire and The Isle of Wight Lilford Lord 1895 Notes on the Birds of Northamptonshire and Neighbourhood Lodge G E 1946 Memoirs of an Artist Naturalist Mavrogordato Jack 1960 A Hawk for the Bush A treatise on the training of the Sparrow hawk and other Short winged Hawks Meinertzhagen R 1930 Nicoll s Birds of Egypt Meinertzhagen R 1954 Birds of Arabia Meinertzhagen R 1959 Pirates and Predators Ogilvie Grant WE et al 1912 The Gun at Home and Abroad Rothschild L W 1907 Extinct Birds Savory J ed 1986 George Lodge Artist Naturalist Smith R B 1905 Bird Life and Bird Lore Vincent J 1980 A Season of Birds Biography edit George Lodge Artist Naturalist John Savory Ed Croom Helm 1986 ISBN 0 7099 3366 5 Obituary J K Stanford in The Field 25 February 1954 Obituary in The Times Tuesday 9 February 1954 page 9 column 1 Notable relatives editSir Oliver Joseph Lodge Physicist Sir Richard Lodge Historian Eleanor Constance Lodge Historian Carron O Lodge Artist Francis Graham Lodge ArtistReferences edit a b Savory op cit In 1897 when he was elected a member of the British Ornithologists Union he lived in the so called Verulam Buildings in Gray s Inn In 1902 he moved to the Thurloe Studios on Thurloe Square According to the 1919 and 1920 members list of the BOU Fleming F A George Edward Lodge The Unpublished New Zealand Bird Paintings www georgeedwardlodgetrust co uk Death announcement in The Times Monday 8 February 1954 http www interment net data eng lincoln st benedict index htm Index of gravestones at St Benedict s churchyard Horncastle Obituary in The Times Tuesday 9 February 1954External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to George Edward Lodge nbsp Wikisource has original works by or about George Edward Lodge Works by George Edward Lodge at Project Gutenberg Works by or about George Edward Lodge at Internet Archive Artworks in the collection of the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa Anthony Woodd Gallery The Times archive Photograph of George Edward Lodge at the National Portrait Gallery London Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title George Edward Lodge amp oldid 1221033840, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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