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Richard Perry Bedford (1883-1967) Portfolio of shapes and plants – Anemone
Statement Richard Beford was a renowned sculptor who joined in 1903 the Victoria & Albert Museum where he became Keeper of the Department of Sculpture from 1924 to 1938 and of the Department of Circulation from 1938 to 1946. In 1947- 8 he was Curator of Pictures at the Ministry of Works. Born the son of George Bedford, headmaster of […] -
Richard Perry Bedford (1883-1967)
Statement Richard Beford was a renowned sculptor who joined in 1903 the Victoria & Albert Museum where he became Keeper of the Department of Sculpture from 1924 to 1938 and of the Department of Circulation from 1938 to 1946. In 1947- 8 he was Curator of Pictures at the Ministry of Works. Born the son of George Bedford, headmaster of […] -
Richard Perry Bedford (1883-1967) Plant Drawing
Statement Richard Beford was a renowned sculptor who joined in 1903 the Victoria & Albert Museum where he became Keeper of the Department of Sculpture from 1924 to 1938 and of the Department of Circulation from 1938 to 1946. In 1947- 8 he was Curator of Pictures at the Ministry of Works. Born the son of George Bedford, headmaster of […] -
Painting returns home
A significant painting by a renowned Colchester artist has returned home after spending several years in an American collection. Colchester’s Victor Batte-Lay Foundation, based at the Minories, bought the work of art by the early 19th century artist John Vine who lived in the town on Maldon Road. His painting of a colt was acquired from North Carolina earlier this year. […] -
Edward Bawden (1903-1989) Mechanical Tuition
Edward Bawden – Mechanical Tuition Biography Edward Bawden was born in 1903 in Braintree, Essex. He was a painter, an illustrator and a graphic artist, who began his training under the artist Paul Nash in the 1920’s. He studied at the Royal College of Art in London with Eric Ravilious, and was described by Paul Nash as ‘an extraordinary outbreak […] -
Michael Ayrton (1921-1975) Two Men in a Bar
Biography Michael Ayrton prolifically sought artistic and intellectual expression in a multitude of forms. Like a twentieth-century ‘Renaissance Man’, he was a painter, etcher, novelist, art historian, set and costume designer, art critic for Spectator magazine (1944-6), BBC radio and television broadcaster, and illustrator. Best known for his sculpture and drawings, Ayrton preferred to simply call himself an ‘image-maker’ Born […] -
Michael Ayrton (1921-1975) – Kore
Biography Michael Ayrton prolifically sought artistic and intellectual expression in a multitude of forms. Like a twentieth-century ‘Renaissance Man’, he was a painter, etcher, novelist, art historian, set and costume designer, art critic for Spectator magazine (1944-6), BBC radio and television broadcaster, and illustrator. Best known for his sculpture and drawings, Ayrton preferred to simply call himself an ‘image-maker’ Born […]
