HAKE, Guy Donne Gordon, FRIBA, RWA, MA (Hon).*

Born in 1887 he became well known as an architecture artist in watercolour, crayon and pencil. He was educated at Christ`s Hospital and studied the Ecole des Beaux Arts in Paris and at the Architectural Association`s School. He came to Bristol and became Principal of the RWA School of Architecture and married Elizabeth, the daughter of Sir Robert Burnett KCVO. During World War 1 he served both in the infantry and in the RAF and was seriously wounded. In 1922 he was elected an artist member when he was living in Richmond Park Rd., Clifton and for 30 years he was a handsome and popular member. He had a kindly nature and a merry twinkle in his eye. He had a partiality for plus fours and wide brimmed felt hats. He also sported a small moustache. He exhibited at the RA, the RWA. and other galleries and was a FRIBA. He became the Secretary of the Bristol Society of Architects and President of the Bristol branch of the Design in Industry Association. He was also commissioned to design and supervise the interior alterations to modernise the Victoria Rooms and it was probably for his efforts in this connection that Bristol University invested him with an Honorary MA Degree. During his long association with the Tribe he was President of the Savages in 1930, 1938 and 1939. For a long time he was Editor of Grouse and a regular contributor. In 1951 he retired and was made a Life Member. He then moved to a pretty thatched cottage at Yarcombe near Honiton where he was able to indulge his favourite hobby of fly fishing and there he died aged 77. The Tribe possesses 35 of his evening sketches and set of crayon sketches of the Bomb Damage to Bristol were purchased by the Bristol Art Gallery. (Cecil Broome)