Kempe, C. E. / Kempe Studio
![Kempe Studio, detail of south window, south transept (1895), Hereford Cathedral. Kempe Studio, detail of south window, south transept (1895), Hereford Cathedral. | Photo: Peter Hildebrand](https://www.visitstainedglass.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Kempe-Hereford-573x323.jpg)
Kempe Studio, detail of south window, south transept (1895), Hereford Cathedral.
Photo: Peter Hildebrand
Charles Eamer Kempe (1837-1907) was one of the most remarkable and influential figures in Late Victorian and Edwardian church art. Despite using a variety of designers, Kempe’s name became synonymous with a distinctive style of stained glass deriving from late medieval and Renaissance models.
Sources:
Kempe: The Life, Art and Legacy of Charles Eamer Kempe by Adrian Barlow (The Lutterworth Press, 2018)
Espying Heaven: The Stained Glass of Charles Eamer Kemp and his Artists by Adrian Barlow (The Lutterworth Press, 2019)