William Gear (1915-1997) was a painter, born on 2 August 1915 in Methil in the south-east of Fife, Scotland. Year 1915 ( MCMXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Painting (pān'tīng in Art, is the practice of applying Color to a Surface (support base such as e Events 338 BC - A Macedonian army led by Philip II defeated the combined forces of Athens and Thebes in the Year 1915 ( MCMXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Methil is the family name of a section of people who are currently centered in and around the village of Chittlancherry, Palakkad, Kerala, India Fife ( Gaelic: Fìobha) is a Council area of Scotland, situated between the Firth of Tay and the Firth of Forth, with inland Scotland ( Gaelic: Alba) is a Country in northwest Europethat occupies the northern third of the island of Great Britain. Born into a mining family, he studied at Edinburgh College of Art before travelling to Paris to study with Fernand Léger. Edinburgh College of Art (ECA is an art school in Edinburgh, Scotland, providing Tertiary education in art and design disciplines for over two thousand Paris (ˈpærɨs in English; in French) is the Capital of France and the country's largest city Joseph Fernand Henri Léger ( February 4, 1881 – August 17, 1955) was a French painter, sculptor, and
Following the Second World War he worked with the Allied Control Commission, with responsibility for securing art works. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including Following the termination of hostilities in World War II, the Allied Powers were in control of the defeated Axis countries In 1949 he exhibited with the CoBrA art group. Year 1949 ( MCMXLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. COBRA (or CoBrA) was a European Avant-garde movement active from 1949 to 1952.
He was curator of the Towner Gallery in Eastbourne from 1958 to 1964, after which he became head of the Faculty of Fine Art at Birmingham College of Art, a post from which he retired in 1975. Eastbourne ( is a large town and borough of East Sussex, on the south coast of England with an estimated population of 94816 as of 2007 Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. BirminghamBIADFineArtMargaretStreetjpg|thumb|The Fine Art Department on Margaret Street formerly the Birmingham School of Art]] The Birmingham Institute of Art and Design
He died on 27 February 1997 in Birmingham. Events 1560 - The Treaty of Berwick, which would expel the French from Scotland, is signed by England and the Congregation Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Birmingham ( ˈbɜːmɪŋəm Ber -ming-um
References
Obituary by Tessa Sidey in The Independent
Tate Gallery collection:http://www.tate.org.uk/servlet/ArtistWorks?cgroupid=999999961&artistid=1146&page=1
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