Ken Smith
(Born 1938 in Rudston in East Riding of Yorkshire), Poetry
Ken Smith was a British poet and co-editor of Stand magazine from 1963-1972. One of his works, The Pity won the Gregory Award in 1964.
David Hockney
(Born 1937 in Bradford in West Yorkshire), Painting, Photography
Voted the most influential British artist of the 20th century.
Henry Spencer Moore
(Born 1898 in Castleford in West Yorkshire), Art, Sculpture
Henry Moore, British sculptor and artist, is known for monumental bronze sculptures, which are now displayed around the world as public works of art. If you visit Scotney Castle (Designed by Anthony Salvin) in Kent, you can see one of his works in the gardens.
Benjamin Creswick
(Born 1853 in Sheffield in South Yorkshire), Sculpture
As well as sculptor, Creswick also worked in metal and taught art. He is well know for his bust of the philanthropist John Ruskin.
Ralph Hedley
(Born 1848 in Richmond in North Yorkshire), Art, Wood carving and Illustration
Ralph Hedley, British artist, was known for his paintings of life in Northern England, wood carving and illustrations.
Albert Joseph Moore
(Born 1841 in York in North Yorkshire), Painting
Albert Moore, British artist, was known for his paintings of female figures with classical settings. This can be seen in his works such as A Garden, Canaries, Seagulls, The Loves of the Winds and the Seasons, An Open Book, Seashells and Silver. He was one of the fourteen children of portrait painter, William Moore.
John Atkinson Grimshaw
(Born 1836 in Leeds in West Yorkshire), Painting
John Atkinson Grimshaw, British artist, was born on this day in the year 1836. He painted landscapes and city scenes.
Frederic Leighton
(Born 1830 in Scarborough in North Yorkshire), Painting, Sculpture
Sir Frederic Leighton, English artist and sculptor, is best known for his paintings of historical and classical scenes.
Anna Bronte
(Born 1820 in Thornton in West Yorkshire), Fiction, Poetry
An English Poetess and writer of fiction. Anna was perhaps most famous for her second and final novel, The Tenant of Wildfell Hall.
William Powell Frith
(Born 1819 in Aldfield in North Yorkshire), Painting
William Powell Frith, English artist, is best known for his paintings of Victorian social scenes.
Patrick Branwell Bronte
(Born 1817 in Bradford in West Yorkshire), Painting, Poetry
Patrick Branwell Bronte, painter and poet, was the brother of writers Emily, Anne, and Charlotte Bronte.
John Harrison
(Born 1693 in Foulby in West Yorkshire), Automata, Clockmaking
As a clockmaker, Harrison invented the Marine chronometer, which kept time at sea. This meant that for the first time the crew could calculate their latitude.
