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Ernest Henry Short
1875–1959
Best known for writing lively books on art and the theatre, this British author ranged from sculpture and painting to vaudeville history. His work has remained accessible through library and public-domain editions, especially A History of Sculpture.
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A History of Sculpture
by Ernest Henry Short
About the author
Ernest Henry Short was a British writer born in 1875 and died in 1959. The bibliographic record for A History of Sculpture identifies him as “Ernest H. (Ernest Henry) Short, 1875–1959,” and the same name and dates appear across major library and archive records.
His books show a wide set of interests in visual art and performance. Confirmed titles include A History of Sculpture (published in the early 20th century and later made available by Project Gutenberg), The Painter in History, Watts, Fifty Years of Vaudeville, Theatrical Cavalcade, and Sixty Years of Theatre.
Taken together, those works suggest a writer who liked explaining culture in a broad, readable way, moving easily between art history and stage history. Reliable biographical detail beyond his dates and publications is limited in the sources I could confirm, so this profile focuses on the parts of his career that are clearly documented.