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George Telfer Bear | |
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| Born | 30 October 1874 |
| Died | 29 June 1973 (aged 98) |
| Nationality | Scottish |
George Telfer Bear (30 October 1874 - 29 June 1973) was a Scottish painter.[1]
Life
[edit]His father was Ebenezer Bear (25 January 1851 - 28 April 1913) from Greenock, a hatter and hosier.
His mother was Jeanne Telfer (6 May 1854 - 9 May 1935) from Rosshall in Renfrewshire. Ebenezer and Jeanne married on 4 February 1874 in Greenock.
George Telfer Bear was born on 30 October 1874 in Greenock.
He married Sarah McQuarrie (26 December 1871 - 18 November 1956) on 19 July 1906 in Parkleven, Kilmacolm. They had 3 children.
After Sarah died, George remarried Magdalene Stewart Millar (1877 - 1963) in 1957 .
Art
[edit]He studied art at the Glasgow School of Art.
Death
[edit]He died at a hospital in Helensburgh on Friday 29 June 1973. The cremation took place at Cardross Crematorium.[2]
Works
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ The Dictionary of Scottish Painters. 1600 to the present. Paul Harris and Julian Halsby. Canongate Publishing. 1990.
- ^ https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=bN89AAAAIBAJ&pg=PA20&dq=George+Telfer+Bear&article_id=2125,703038&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiN46D3p_mCAxWsV0EAHbRMBBcQ6AF6BAgHEAI#v=onepage&q=George%20Telfer%20Bear&f=false
Category:1874 births
Category:1973 deaths
Category:Scottish male painters