George Loraine Stampa

George Loraine Stampa (1875–1951) was a British artist, a contributor to Punch and other illustrated papers and magazines.[1][2] He contributed to Punch for over 50 years and, according to his obituary in The Times, was well known for his 'drawings of London street urchins (collected under the title Ragamuffins), and of dogs (collected in an Anthology, In Praise of Dogs)'.[1]

George Loraine Stampa
Born(1875-11-29)29 November 1875
London, England
Died26 May 1951(1951-05-26) (aged 75)
London, England
EducationBedford Modern School
Known forBritish artist
Contributor to Punch

Early life

George Loraine Stampa (born as Giorgio Stampa, known as GL Stampa) was born in Constantinople on 29 November 1875, the son of George Dominic Stampa.[3] Stampa’s father was architect to Sultan Abdul Hamid but had to leave Turkey in 1878 following a political uprising.[4]

Stampa was educated at Appleby Grammar School, Bedford Modern School, Heatherly’s Art School (1892–93) and, as a contemporary of Heath Robinson and Lewis Baumer,[4] the Royal Academy Schools (1893–95).[3][5]

Stampa’s work

GL Stampa worked ‘in the same tradition as Charles Keene and Phil May, sharing their preference for the London streets, and making his name with cartoons and illustrations of urchins and their animal counterparts, mongrel dogs’.[4]

Stampa was a major contributor to Punch from 1894, most of the illustrated weeklies and all of Rudyard Kipling’s dog stories.[3] He was a designer of posters for London Transport[6] and ‘illustrator to the Punch theatre column, ‘At the Play’, which he passed to Ronald Searle in 1949’.[4] His work was also part of the painting event in the art competition at the 1928 Summer Olympics.[7]

Stampa exhibited at the Royal Institute of Painters and the Royal Academy.[3]

Personal life

Stampa was a member of the Savage Club and the Langham Sketch Club. In 1906 Stampa married Ethel Crowther (d. 1946). They had one son. Stampa died on 26 May 1951.[5]

References
  1. Obituary in The Times, Mr. G.L. Stampa, 28 May 1951, p.6
  2. Who’s Who, 1935, Published by A&C Black Limited, 1935
  3. Who’s Who In Art, Volume XIV, Bernard Dolman, The Art Trade Press, Ltd., 1962
  4. "GEORGE LORAINE STAMPA - original artwork for sale - Chris Beetles". chrisbeetles.com. Retrieved 19 January 2015.
  5. Who Was Who
  6. "Artist: George Loraine Stampa - Poster and poster artwork collection, London Transport Museum". ltmcollection.org. Retrieved 2014-07-17.
  7. "George Loraine Stampa". Olympedia. Retrieved 26 July 2020.
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