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Celebrating 60 Years of The Minories!
Celebrating 60 Years of The Minories! This exhibition is drawn from the collections of Colchester Art Society and the Victor Battle Lay Foundation. It concentrates on artists who were prominent during the early years of establishing The Minories as a leading gallery. Artists featured will include John Nash, Edward Bawden, Nigel Henderson, Henry Collins, Joyce Pallot, Roderic Barrett, Peter […] -
Sylvia St. George (1881-1950) Colchester from the North
Sylvia St. George (1881-1950) Colchester from the North Date: 1936 Medium: Oil on canvas Size: 38.5 x 46.5 cm Statement The location from which Colchester from the North was painted is south of the railway bridge in Bakers Lane, Colchester on land that is now a golf course. The whole area is more widely covered in trees than in the 1930’s, when it […] -
An Essay by Ronald Blythe
At the Minories: A Memory I used to believe that this fine house stood on the site of the house of the Minor Friars, but apparently not so. I was first taken there by my friend John Bensusan-Butt when I was about twenty-one. I was working at Colchester Public Library – and also at being a poet – and John […] -
Peter Godfey Coker
Biography Peter Godfrey Coker was born in 1926, the son of a businessman. He was brought up in Leytonstone where he acquired a love for music from his mother and engraving from his maternal grandmother. His artistic career began at St Martin’s School of Art where he studied between 1941 and 1943, before being interrupted by three years’ in the […] -
Michael Chase (1915-2001)
Biography Michael Chase was born in London the son of the painter and designer, William Chase and his wife Lillian. His artistic roots propelled him into the career of an art gallery administrator and later of an artist himself. His career began mainly after the Second World War, becoming a trainee in an interior decorating firm then swiftly going on […] -
Joan Bevan (1916-2008)
Statement Joan Margot Bevan (née Goddart) was born in July 1916. As a child she went to school in the Brighton area. Her father was a businessman who, when living in Chessington, collected rare animals .This collection was later the basis for Chessington Zoo. Consequently she, her younger sister and brother grew up surrounded by animals. The family also mingled […] -
Richard Perry Bedford (1883-1967) Grapes
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) Strange Creature VI Spider
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) Strange Creature III
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 […]
