Rubery Bennett works of art ca. 1920-1980

Series 1: Sketches (1950-1970)

Series number
1
Series title
Sketches
Date
1950-1970
Scope and content

250 loose leaf drawings and over 700 drawings contained in 36 sketch books

Author / Creator
Rubery Bennett
Description
38 sketch books
3 volumes (sketches)
2 envelopes
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OMOSBOX Boxes 15381 and 15379 O/S
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Series 2: Paintings (1950-1970)

Series number
2
Series title
Paintings
Date
1950-1970
Scope and content

Collection of 22 small watercolour paintings, 6 monoprints for Christmas cards and one small oil painting. 

Author / Creator
Rubery Bennett
Description
22 paintings
6 monoprints
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OMOSBOX Box 15380 O/S
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Series 3: Photographs (1930-1960?)

Series number
3
Series title
Photographs
Date
1930-1960?
Scope and content

Seven original black and white photographs and two colour photographs. Photographs are mostly of Rubery Bennett, other artists with Rubery Bennett, and two of his wife Vi Bennett. There are also five reprints with three of these being duplicates from the original photographs.

Description
14 photographs
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OMOSBOX Box 15381 O/S
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Series 4: Objects (1930-1970?)

Series number
4
Series title
Objects
Date
1930-1970?
Scope and content

 An artist's "Plein Aire" oil painting case designed and used extensively by Rubery Bennett. The case is constructed of mahogany and plywood and contains storage for six wet oil paintings on card, a mixing palette, assorted paints, and painting and palette knives. One satchel, a raincoat and Rubery Bennett's British passport. 
 

Author / Creator
Rubery Bennett
Description
1 satchel
1 artist's box
1 raincoat
1 passport
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OMOSBOX Boxes 15378 and 13135 O/S
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Series 5: Ephemera (1947-1975?)

Series number
5
Series title
Ephemera
Date
1947-1975?
Scope and content

Collection of Rubery Bennett art exhibition catalogues, 2 bookplates created for Rubery Bennet by A. Henry Fullwood.

Description
1 envelope
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OMOSBOX Box 15381 O/S
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