biography of Archie GUNN (1863-1930)

Birth place: Taunton, Somersetshire, England

Addresses: NYC/Rockaway, NY

Profession: Miniature painter, portrait painter, illustrator, etcher, teacher

Studied: with his father, Archibald Gunn; Calderon Art Acad., London, with P. Calderon; Tettenham College, Staffordshire.

Exhibited: S. Indp. A., 1918, 1920, 1921

Comments: Illustrator: New York World; Truth. Best known for his designs for magazine covers. At seventeen he painted a portrait of Lord Beaconsfield that was given to Queen Victoria.