Jack, George Washington Henry

George Washington Henry Jack (1855-1931) was an architect, but principally known for wood carving and furniture design. He worked with Morris & Co. as a furniture designer from 1885. He joined the office of Philip Webb in 1880, and took over the practice after Webb’s retirement in 1900. He taught wood-carving at the Central School of Arts and Crafts and the Royal College of Art. He published Woodcarving: Design and Workmanship in 1903, still a standard text.

He designed mosaics for Westminster Abbey and for the Anglican Cathedral in Seoul. He worked alongside Laurence Turner from about 1890 on decorative plasterwork. He also designed embroidery and cast-iron fireplaces.

Jack was a founder member of the Arts and Crafts Exhibition Society in 1887 and participated in all their exhibitions in London from 1888 to 1916. He exhibited at the Royal Academy in London in 1902, 1903 and 1910. He was elected a member of the Art Workers Guild in 1906.

Sources:
Arts & Crafts Churches by Alec Hamilton (Lund Humphries, 2020)
Jack, George Washington Henry 1855 – 1931 on Art History Research.net