Catalogue description Christmas Cards of Albert Pile

This record is held by Whitby Literary and Philosophical Society

Details of 0144
Reference: 0144
Title: Christmas Cards of Albert Pile
Description:

This collection consists of self-prepared Christmas cards sent by Mr and Mrs Albert Pile to Mr and Mrs Ronald Carr-Webb. The cards contain etchings of Wakefield and North Lancing Church and Indian ink sketches of Old Fylingdale Church, Goathland Church and "in Old Whitby".
Date: 1949-1958
Held by: Whitby Literary and Philosophical Society, not available at The National Archives
Language: English
Creator:

Pile, Albert Thomas, 1882-1981, artist
Physical description: 7 items
Access conditions:

Open
Subjects:
  • Carr-Webb family of Ilford, Essex
  • Webb, Carr-, family of Ilford, Essex
Administrative / biographical background:

This collection was deposited by Mr Ronald Carr-Webb of Dollis Hill, London in December 1988.

 

Albert Thomas Pile, MSM, FRSA, SGA was born in London, and studied at the Central School, Goldsmith's, Camberwell and Bournemouth Colleges of Art. He first visited Whitby on sketching holidays in the early 1940s. A civil servant, during the Second World War he was an official artist to the Information Ministry. He lived in Whitby in retirement and was a member of the Fylingdales Group.

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