Main Page | See live article | Alphabetical index The Newlyn School is a term used to describe a colony of artists based in or near to Newlyn, a fishing village adjacent to Penzance, Cornwall, from the 1880s until the early 20th century. Newlyn had a number of things guaranteed to attract artists: fantastic light, cheap living, and the availability of inexpensive models. Everyday life in Newlyn and the area around was to become a staple of their work. The 'School of Painting', founded by Stanhope Forbes and his wife Elizabeth in 1899 promoted the study of figure painting. Newlyn School painters include: Stanhope Forbes Walter Langley Lamorna Birch Elizabeth Forbes Henry Scott Tuke Annie Walke Harold Knight Laura Knight Harold Harvey Norman Garstin Ayerst Ingram Frank Bramley This article is from Wikipedia. All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.