Painting Drama at Sea: Bernard Gribble 1872-1962

Although he lived for many years in London, Gribble spent the second half of his career in Parkstone, becoming one of the best known Poole artists of the 20th century. The exhibition focuses on Gribble’s work as a marine painter and highlights his important work in the First World War. At the height of his fame during the First World War, Gribble was among the most significant painters of the war at sea, and he was an eyewitness of events such as the sinking of the German Fleet at Scapa Flow. He was employed by King George V and the U.S. Navy to paint grand naval pictures, and his work was collected by President Roosevelt and Jackie Onassis and hung in the Oval Office of the White House.

Source: http://www.culture24.org.uk/sw000100?id=EVENT439534