McCULLOCH, Joseph Ridley Radcliffe

1893 - 1961

Joseph Radcliffe and his wife Ethel

Joseph Ridley Radcliffe McCulloch was born at Leeds, Yorkshire on 16 February 1893, eldest child of William McCulloch (1865-1948), iron turner, and his wife Frances Eleanor née Wilson (1869-1945). In 1911, Joseph was an 18-year art student, living at 39 Burley Lodge Terrace, Leeds with his parents, 45-year-old William and 41-year-old Frances and two younger siblings, Fred 15 and Eleanor 9. Joseph was educated at Brudenell School, Leeds and studied at Leeds College of Art and the Royal Cambrian Academy of Art 1912-1915 under Gerald Moira (1867-1959) and after the First World War he continued his studies at the Académie Colarossi in Paris. An Associate of the Royal College Art and was painting master at Ipswich School of Art and a member of the Ipswich Fine Art Club 1923-1928 exhibiting in 1923 from 24 Russell Road, Ipswich five works, an oil 'My Digs' three watercolours 'Rainy, Ipswich Docks', 'Paris from Menton' and 'R & W Paul Ltd, Ipswich' and a pastel study, in 1924 he exhibited a watercolour 'Cranfield's and Paul's' and two black and white 'Head of a Boy' and 'Amanda', in 1925 an oil 'Head of a Girl', a pencil 'Mr H. Armitage' and a pencil & wash 'Rouen' which he also exhibited at the Royal Academy, his last exhibits at Ipswich were from 7 Stamford Bridge Studios, Chelsea in 1925, three works 'Porto Maurizio', 'Model Posing' and 'Sunshine and Rain'. He left Ipswich taking a position and Clapham School of Art and married at Chelsea Register Office on 19 May 1934, Ethel Louisa Stone (15 June 1910-1980), an artist's model, and in 1939 was an art master living at Great Cheyne Studio, Cheyne Road, Chelsea with his wife Ethel. He was of 8 Lombard Street, Leeds when he died at St George's Hospital, Rothwell, Yorkshire on 9 November 1961. He signed his works 'McCulloch'.

Royal Academy Exhibits
from 90 Rosebank Road, Belle Vue Road, Leeds
1921 561 Ilkley, Yorks - watercolour
from 7 Stamford Bridge Studios, Chelsea
1929 1089 Dieppe - line engraving
1930 802 Porto Maurizio - watercolour
         858 Rouen Cathedral - watercolour
1931 972 Burnsall, Yorkshire - watercolour
         1148 Porto Maurizio - etching
         1209 Hebden, near Grassington - chalk & wash
from Chelsea Arts Club, 143 Old Church Street, SW 3
1944 793 Sunday Morning, Brompton Oratory - watercolour
         806 A Square in London - pastel
         831 The House of Lutyens, Onslow Square - watercolour
1945 749 La Rochelle - watercolour
         753 News from Home - pastel
         781 Spring in Bolton Garden - watercolour
1946 799 La Rochelle - watercolour
         803 Rock, Padstow, Cornwall - watercolour
1949 858 Spring in Grosvenor Gardens - watercolour




Works by This Artist