# Barbara Greg

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British artist (1900-1983)

Barbara Greg Born 30 April 1900 Styal, Cheshire, England Died 1983 (aged 82–83) Enfield, London Known for Wood engraving, illustration Spouse Norman Janes

**Barbara Greg** (30 April 1900 – 1983) was a British artist who illustrated a number of books.[1]

## Biography

Greg was born in [Styal](/source/Styal) in [Cheshire](/source/Cheshire) and was educated at [Bedales School](/source/Bedales_School).[2] She studied at the [Slade School of Art](/source/Slade_School_of_Art) in London between 1919 and 1923 where she was taught by her future husband, the artist Norman Janes, whom she married in 1925.[3][4] During this time she also took [wood engraving](/source/Wood_engraving) classes at the [Central School of Arts and Crafts](/source/Central_School_of_Arts_and_Crafts) and later, in 1926 and 1927, studied at the [Westminster School of Art](/source/Westminster_School_of_Art).[3] Greg's interest in wood engraving as a technique may have resulted from seeing her grandfathers' collection of works by [Thomas Bewick](/source/Thomas_Bewick).[2] She first exhibited a wood engraving in 1924 at the [Society of Wood Engravers](/source/Society_of_Wood_Engravers) and continued to do so on a regular basis until 1976.[2] Greg produced wood cut, or sometimes lino cut, designs for book dust jackets and endpapers, for calendars and also decorated piano rolls, often with musical subjects.[5][6] She illustrated several books mostly with natural history or countryside themes and contributed illustrations to the magazine *[Country Life](/source/Country_Life_(magazine))*.[7][4] Greg exhibited on a regular basis at the [Royal Academy](/source/Royal_Academy), with the [New English Art Club](/source/New_English_Art_Club), the [Royal Society of Painter-Etchers and Engravers](/source/Royal_Society_of_Painter-Etchers_and_Engravers), the [Royal Hibernian Academy](/source/Royal_Hibernian_Academy) and the [Royal Watercolour Society](/source/Royal_Watercolour_Society).[7] She was elected a member of the [Manchester Academy of Fine Arts](/source/Manchester_Academy_of_Fine_Arts) in 1925 and became an associate member of the Royal Society of Painter-Etchers and Engravers in 1940 and a full member in 1946.[2] In 1952 she became a full member of the Society of Wood Engravers.[2]

Greg lived in London and died in hospital at [Enfield](/source/London_Borough_of_Enfield) in north London in 1983.[7]

## Books illustrated

Books illustrated by Greg;-

- *A Fisherman's Log* by GL Ashley Dodd, (Constable, 1929)[3]

- *Enigmas of Natural History* by EL Grant Watson, (Cresset Press)[3][4]

- *More Enigmas of Natural History* by EL Grant Watson, (Cresset Press, 1937)[2]

- *The Poachers Handbook* by I Niall, (Heinemann, 1951)[3][4]

- *Fresh Woods* by I Niall, (Heinemann, 1951)[2]

- *Pastures New* by I Niall, (Heinemann, 1952)[2]

- *Letter to a Musical Boy* by M. Bruxner (OUP, 1958)[2]

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-SGray_1-0)** Sara Gray (2009). *The Dictionary of British Women Artists*. The Lutterworth Press. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [97807-18830847](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/97807-18830847).

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-Horne_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-Horne_2-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-Horne_2-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-Horne_2-3) [***e***](#cite_ref-Horne_2-4) [***f***](#cite_ref-Horne_2-5) [***g***](#cite_ref-Horne_2-6) [***h***](#cite_ref-Horne_2-7) [***i***](#cite_ref-Horne_2-8) Alan Horne (1994). *The Dictionary of 20th Century British Book Illustrators*. Antique Collectors' Club. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [1-85149-1082](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/1-85149-1082).

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-GMWaters_3-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-GMWaters_3-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-GMWaters_3-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-GMWaters_3-3) [***e***](#cite_ref-GMWaters_3-4) Grant M. Waters (1975). *Dictionary of British Artists Working 1900-1950*. Eastbourne Fine Art.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-RGarton_4-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-RGarton_4-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-RGarton_4-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-RGarton_4-3) Robin Garton (1992). *British Printmakers 1855-1955 A Century of Printmaking from the Etching Revival to St Ives*. Garton & Co / Scolar Press. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [0-85967-968-3](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-85967-968-3).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-Spalding_5-0)** [Frances Spalding](/source/Frances_Spalding) (1990). *20th Century Painters and Sculptors*. Antique Collectors' Club. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [1-85149-106-6](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/1-85149-106-6).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-BCbg_6-0)** ["Barbara Greg (1900-1983)"](http://visualarts.britishcouncil.org/collection/artists/greg-barbara-1900). *British Council*. Retrieved 7 August 2018.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-BuckmanVol1_7-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-BuckmanVol1_7-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-BuckmanVol1_7-2) David Buckman (2006). *Artists in Britain Since 1945 Vol 1, A to L*. Art Dictionaries Ltd. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [0-953260-95-X](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-953260-95-X).

## External links

[6 artworks by or after Barbara Greg](https://artuk.org/discover/artworks/search/actor:greg-barbara-19001983) at the [Art UK](/source/Art_UK) site

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