William Kineton Parkes (1865–1938) was an English novelist, art historian and librarian, known best for his publication concerning sculpture and his 1914 modernist novel Hardware: A Novel in Four Books. [1]
Parkes was born in Aston, Birmingham, one of six children of William Parkes, who worked in Birmingham's jewellery trade. [2] He was educated at King Edward's Grammar School in Aston and at Mason Science College, a predecessor of the University of Birmingham. [3] From 1891 to 1911 he was principal of the Nicholson Institute, Leek. [4] [5] [6]
During 1922 he published his two volume survey Sculpture of Today. The papers for this work and an unpublished third volume are possessed by the Victoria & Albert Museum. [7] A second two volume work The Art of Carved Sculpture was published in 1931. [8] He was a regular contributor to magazines such as Architectural Review, Apollo and The Studio. [8]
William Kineton Parkes (1865–1938) was an English novelist, art historian and librarian, known best for his publication concerning sculpture and his 1914 modernist novel Hardware: A Novel in Four Books. [1]
Parkes was born in Aston, Birmingham, one of six children of William Parkes, who worked in Birmingham's jewellery trade. [2] He was educated at King Edward's Grammar School in Aston and at Mason Science College, a predecessor of the University of Birmingham. [3] From 1891 to 1911 he was principal of the Nicholson Institute, Leek. [4] [5] [6]
During 1922 he published his two volume survey Sculpture of Today. The papers for this work and an unpublished third volume are possessed by the Victoria & Albert Museum. [7] A second two volume work The Art of Carved Sculpture was published in 1931. [8] He was a regular contributor to magazines such as Architectural Review, Apollo and The Studio. [8]