Speaker: Glyn L Evans
Kenneth Shoesmith, a British artist born in 1890, is renowned for his striking Art Deco posters and maritime-themed works. Deeply connected to Liverpool, a major port city, Shoesmith captured its bustling maritime life and ocean liners with elegance and precision. Working for companies like the Royal Mail Line and Cunard, he celebrated Liverpool’s seafaring heritage. His vivid, stylized designs helped define the city’s visual identity during the golden age of travel. In this talk description of the works of Shoesmith will be woven in with the poetry and prose of John Masefield.
Our speaker Glyn L Evans was born in Birkenhead and began his career in Liverpool in 1961 as a marine cargo insurance underwriter. He became along the way an Associate of the Chartered Insurance Institute, a Chartered Insurance Practitioner and a Member of the Institute of Export. Growing up on the banks of the River Mersey, Glyn developed a life-long interest in ships, being a keen ship photographer at one stage and amateur marine painter. Time is now taken up with writing on marine subjects for various publications. His four published books to date are ‘The Maritime Art of Kenneth D Shoesmith,’ ‘Dazzle-Painted Ships of World War I,’ ‘CARGOES – A Celebration of the Sea,’ and ‘Operation Title – Sink the Tirpitz.’
